In a typical winter I don’t go fishing much between late December and the end of January, but I always try to make at least a few trips to the river just to see what’s happening. This winter has been ...

Nymph fishing is undoubtedly the most effective method for catching trout. Unfortunately, the way that most people do it isn’t terribly entertaining. In my experience, you can only watch a strike ...

FISHING — Strike indicators are especially important to fall fly fishing as surface activity tapers off on the region’s trout stream. The guides at Red’s Fly Shop on the Yakima River have prepared the ...

"Indicator fishing . . . becomes a more important method for me when bank fishing. Pulling flies will generate an “eat or be spooked” response from trout as your flies streak by them. This is great ...

European-style nymphing is growing in popularity on trout waters across the United States, and fly rod manufacturers have taken notice. Orvis follows suit with the new Helios 3F. European nymphing is ...

Successful nymphing starts with your setup. A two-fly nymph rig is often the way to go – it allows you to cover a wider range of the water column, and it adds variety to your patterns. I’ll typically ...

When anglers gather together, talk of how many fish were caught while nymphing on a recent outing inevitably rises. Deep dredging with heavy double-beaded 20 inches or inverted hooks with tungsten ...

European nymphing often appears to be complicated and confusing. But fret not, it’s not as difficult as it seems. It might seem like there are a million different ways to nymph fish, but ultimately, ...

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Admitting to my affinity for nymphing seems like confessing I prefer Darth Vader over Luke Skywalker. But there was a block of years where it didn’t matter where we were, what we were fishing or ...