A dry dropper is a two-fly rig that combines a dry fly and either a nymph or emerger, allowing you to fish on the surface and subsurface at the same time. If you’re fishing shallow water but not ...

Seasonal changes also play a role in determining which method is more effective. During colder months, when trout are less active and tend to hug the bottom of the water column, nymphing with a fly ...

Plastics on the drop-shot on a ‘dead-stick’ presentation are also effective, and there are plenty of fish to be caught ...

When you absolutely, positively have to catch a fish, live bait is the only way to go, period. While artificial lures are variously new, improved, or otherwise hyped worldwide, the lowly worm and its ...

From an African fly fishing adventure for tigerfish, to the unexpected impact of the Bassmaster EQ tournaments on the Classic, a tour of the 5 best trout towns around Yellowstone, these stories ...

Fly fishing is a year-round pursuit. Even during the coldest months of the year you can find actively feeding fish, and you don’t have to race to the water hours before sunrise for the best action.

California wildlife officials stocked 22 North State waters with trout in the 6 months leading up to the 2025 trout season opening on April 26. This trout season looks to be a good one after the wet, ...

California trout fishing season opens April 26, 2025 How to get a California fishing license Best places to trout fish in northern Shasta and southern Siskiyou counties See list of North State lakes ...