If you find yourself stumped by picky trout with any regularity, it’s probably time for you to learn how to fish a soft hackle fly. These time-tested patterns are characterized by their wispy, “buggy” ...

Have you ever wished there was an easy way to get into fly tying and fly fishing for trout? There is: fishing soft hackle flies. Soft hackle flies are simple wet flies, consisting at their most basic ...

Here is another in a series of favorite flies used by Schuylkill County Trout Unlimited members. One of the more prolific hatches often encountered by fly fishermen on cool, overcast and even drizzly ...

Dodging raindrops continues to be the way it is. The bugs are still hatching, but be prepared to change fishing tactics to match the weather. So far, so good on most waters. Pennsylvania Fish and Boat ...

Fly fishing for trout on a stream or river could be addictive. The ability of an angler to try and present an imitation fly that looks very much like a natural in the current and allow it to move in ...

The winter issue of Trout Unlimited’s “Trout” magazine inspired me to want to return this spring to my fly fishing roots — swinging a type of wet flies known as “soft hackles.” Soft hackles are simple ...

Soft hackle wet flies are about as old as fly fishing, but are still some of the most effective patterns around. Soft hackles are used in all of the waters we fish, from big rivers and spring creeks, ...

ROCK CREEK - Effortlessly, with a flick of his 111/2-foot rod, Bill Gray roll casts 40 feet of line over a deep, swift run. Another flick of the long, limber rod mends the line, swimming the brace of ...

The feeling in the early-morning air reflects the onset of autumn. A tinge of color tickles at the leaves across the mountain. The river displays a deep, contemplative tone — another sign of fall. The ...