When it comes to catching cold-weather risers, larger midge-cluster patterns are often more effective. These are the most effective patterns for catching trout in the winter.

In the summer when trout seems to be most active, a minimalist fly angler could fish a dry hopper pattern, starting the middle of July through October, and do very well, or choose from several ...

Tie on a floating adult pattern and use standard upstream dry-fly techniques. Patterns that work as searching dries include Elk Hair Caddis, Stimulator, Goddard Caddis and X-Caddis.

You cast the fly, let it drop to the level of the trout with an upstream mend, and then strip it back up to you. This time you’ve succeeded in showing the fly, but not the flee–at least, not the way ...

Make room in your fly box for a few mouse flies. Once you experience the thrill of catching a big trout on a "Mouse," you'll understand the obsession. Here are my two favorite patterns to get you ...

When a fish rises to a dry fly, you'll see exactly where in the run it decided to eat. With time, you’ll start to identify feeding patterns that you can apply to any trout river you’ll fish.

I always carry a mouse imitation in my fly box for that one time when everything aligns and you can catch a big trout on a mouse.

Q: Favorite fly pattern? A: If there’s no hatch, a purple prince charming. You won’t see that in a pattern book. I belong to a group called Laughing Trout. They know it.

For this part of the fly fishing world, there are four things to consider in your fly patterns: size, shape, color, and action. Trout get super focused on what food sources they are seeing the most ...

The fly will follow the bubble, but you may need to vary the speed of your retrieve to get the fish to bite. You can use a floating fly pattern or one that sinks.