What do trout eat during the winter? (and how to imitate them)
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What do trout eat during the winter? (and how to imitate them)

Many fishermen find winter to be a miserable time to fish, the trout are sluggish and the temperatures cold. Well, they are missing out, because on warm winter days the fishing can be spectacular. In this article, I will share some hints on how to catch trout during even the coldest of months. Surface –…

Hopper Season Is Now (7 Excellent Grasshopper Fly Patterns To Catch More Trout)

Hopper Season Is Now (7 Excellent Grasshopper Fly Patterns To Catch More Trout)

Late summer, during the hopper the afternoon is one of my favorite times to fly fish. There is little that is more exciting than watching the swirls and splash as a trout rises from the depths to consume a hopper fly. There are three main ways to fish a hopper. As a dry fly, targeting…

6 Pheasant Tail Nymph Variations (The Ultimate Trout Fly?)

6 Pheasant Tail Nymph Variations (The Ultimate Trout Fly?)

Pheasant tails are some of the most fished nymphs for trout. Initially designed to imitate mayfly nymphs of the baetis family it quickly become apparent that trout mistook them for a wide range of mayfly, caddis, and other aquatic species. Choosing which pheasant tail nymph (PTN) to fish can be difficult, simply because there are dozens if not hundreds of variations of pheasant tail nymphs. So, which…