Tips & Tutorials
Summer is the best time to learn fly fishing — warm water, active fish, and insects everywhere. But which flies should you actually start with? These 25 proven patterns cover dries, nymphs, terrestrials, and streamers for trout, giving any beginner a foundational fly box and the confidence to step to the water ready to catch fish.
Most anglers fish the salmonfly hatch like a one-day event. The ones who understand the wave fish it for four to six weeks — moving up-elevation as warming water releases nymphs higher into the watershed each week. Here's how to map your own pilgrimage on any Western river.
From high-floating attractors to deep-diving tungsten jigs, these 12 fly patterns are proven producers for July fly fishing. As summer conditions settle in, trout shift toward opportunistic feeding—making dry flies, terrestrials, and flashy nymphs your most versatile tools. Whether you're fishing pocket water in the mountains or smooth tailouts on your local river, this guide breaks down the flies, tactics, and pro tips to help you hook more fish during the hottest month of the season.
From Mother’s Day Caddis to Green Drakes, May brings a surge of insect activity across trout streams in the U.S. Discover the top 10 hatches to watch and the fly patterns you’ll need to match them this spring.
