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 ...

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” ...

Successful fly fishing is largely dependent on using the right pattern. Lists of “go-to” flies exist in many publications and online resources, and every seasoned angler has those few patterns they ...

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 ...

Steve Moss offered these tips, geared especially to winter fly fishing, based on his 15 years of fly fishing experience on the Spokane River. •When swinging a fly pattern in the current, whether it’s ...

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, ...

The humid May evening appeared ideal for fishing — from our perspective, anyway. And by “our,” I’m referring to Chris Smith and me. The sky was overcast, and the humid spring air was pregnant with ...