The local rivers are holding some incredible fly fishing between their banks. Anglers looking to maximize their time on the water are resorting to fishing with dry dropper rigs and for good reasons.

Using a nymph as a dropper with a dry fly makes all the sense in the world, and I’ve seen it recommended many times — and yet I’ve only tried it occasionally and half-heartedly. But after catching a ...

For those of you who are new to the game or have been holed up in some dark, far-off place, I would like to introduce and recommend a very effective way to fish our rivers and streams here in the ...

Here are three setups I keep going back to every spring. The fishing grounds where I deploy these rigs are in western Maine, principally the Rapid and Lower Magalloway rivers, though I expect they ...

Tom Tardiff of Robinson shows that even on small lakes, trolling with a two-fly dropper line can lead to a “double your fun” moment when a pair of trout strike at once. Credit: Bill Graves At least 30 ...

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 ...

Nearly every insect is hatching — from green drakes to PMDs, BWOs, midges, caddis and craneflies on local rivers, especially the Fryingpan River. Along with the plethora of aquatic insects, local ...

There is plenty of fishable water on every stretch of the Spokane River this week, and the trout don't seem to be concentrated in any one place. Silver Bow Fly Shop reports good action on dry-dropper ...

A big part of my plan for this summer is to spend more time fishing small streams with the goal of simplifying my fly fishing. It’s easy to have all kinds of expectations when you set this kind of ...

Along with the plethora of aquatic (from the water) insects we’re seeing lately, local rivers have plentiful terrestrial (not from the water) grasshoppers along the banks and are settling in to prime ...