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Your Go-To Fly Patterns for Smallmouth Bass

If you haven’t tried chasing smallmouth bass with a fly rod, you’re in for a treat. These fish are the perfect mix of power ...
"The Morning Hatch" is a daily dose of anything fly fishing, human interest, and sometimes from left field. It will be short, informative, and hopefully entertaining. Enjoy it as a morning starter ...
Bass fishing is about as iconic a summer activity as eating hotdogs at baseball games and launching fireworks on the Fourth of July. It’s a time for warm, sunny days on the water, chucking baits and ...
I live in one of the most trout-rich states. Idaho is chock-full of blue-ribbon waters, and fly anglers descend upon them ­every spring. I like to target trout as much as the next guy, but I can only ...
Fly fishing for bass isn’t always easy, and there are more effective ways to put a bunch of fish in the boat. But if there’s a more exciting way to catch bass, I haven’t found it yet. If you want to ...
From Largemouth vs Smallmouth and the Debate Over Which Bass is Best, to 5 Proven Tips to Catch Your Personal Best Largemouth, to Colorado’s premier fly fishing destinations, these stories captured ...
When I arrived back in the Midwest, the warmer than usual late-summer weather was replaced by a cold front that sunk air and water temperatures downward on the Fahrenheit scale. Refusing to be ...
Summer can be cruel to a devout trout fisherman. I found that out during the relentless drought of 2016. By July, flows on the Farmington River—my home water in Connecticut—were reduced to a pathetic ...
ASHLAND - Luke Kavajecz had been thinking about this day of smallmouth bass fishing on Chequamegon Bay of Lake Superior. The 31-year-old guide from Washburn is a thoughtful, soft-spoken guy by nature.
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Stormtracker8 Meteorologist Matt DiNardo sat down with Captain Josh Laferty of Virginia Trophy Guides to discuss fly fishing for muskies and smallmouth bass. The pair began by ...