Big Bait Equals Big Fish: Fly Fishing With a Mouse Pattern For Trophy Trout. Story by Ken Baldwin • 12h. I make it a practice to always carry a few mouse patterns in my fly box when fishing for ...

For the longest time, anglers would tell me that what they landed their fish on was a San Juan worm. And even though I used various worm patterns, I never could seem to catch anything on one.

The trout-approved Rubber Legs fly. / Photo by Jasper Taback I like to fish dry flies. It’s not that I dislike nymph fishing, but there’s something truly special about watching a trout rise to ...

Soft hackles have been catching fish since the invention of fly fishing. Here's how to fish a soft hackle fly, plus 6 killer patterns. Join the 1871 Club Now : Members-only Hats, 2x F&S Issues ...

However, even during these fly fishing doldrums, it's still possible to convince fish to eat flies during the heat of the day. These are five tried-and-true patterns your fly box needs for this ...

Here’s a sampling of the patterns that will tempt the fussiest fish to take, even in broad daylight on a fat 3X tippet. Join the 1871 Club Now : Members-only Hats, 2x F&S Issues & $15 Merch ...

Fly fishing for trout on a stream or river could be addictive ... Sulphurs or even a caddis fly or they could be kept as a ...

Beginners will appreciate this style of fishing because they don’t have to worry about strike detection—the eats are rarely subtle. The visual aspect is the main reason why surface flies are so fun to ...

The beauty of fly fishing for bluegills is that fly selection isn’t very complicated. Considering that pretty much any bluegill will sip a cricket, slurp a bit of worm, or nip a tiny ball of white ...

Trying for perch with the reopening of perch fishing in Illinois' Lake Michigan waters, signs of steelhead and hot (emphasis on hot) summer patterns lead this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing ...

I make it a practice to always carry a few mouse patterns in my fly box when fishing for trout. You don’t need an entire box dedicated to mouse flies, but keep a couple ready—you might just ...