Tips & Tutorials
Stoneflies are the biggest, meatiest insect in most Western rivers — and trout know it. Here's how to fish them year-round as nymphs, then capitalize on the salmonfly and golden stone dry fly window when it arrives.
Spring runoff doesn't shut down the fishing — it changes the rules. The anglers who understand the timing windows, know where fish relocate in high water, and carry the right gear for mobile bank fishing will have some of their best days of the season while everyone else waits for June.
The caddis hatch doesn't give itself away easily. Trout are rising, bugs are flying, and most anglers still go home empty-handed — because they're fishing the wrong stage. Learn to read four rise signals and you'll know exactly which fly to tie on before you make your first cast.
Most experienced anglers don't need more flies — they need fewer, organized better. This guide breaks down the exact three-box system for early spring: what to carry, what to cut, and which boxes keep you fishing faster when conditions shift.
The March Brown isn't just a single fly — it's a system. This month's Fly of the Month covers the full March Brown lifecycle, from nymphs crawling along the bottom weeks before any visible emergence, to wet flies swung through soft seams, to emergers trapped in the film, to dries riding the surface when conditions finally align. Fish the system, not just the rise.
