The smallmouth bass bite is entering one of its best windows of the year. Rivers are warming, fish are active, and fly ...

"The Morning Hatch" is a daily dose of anything fly fishing, human interest, and sometimes from left field. It will be short, informative, and hopefully entertaining. Enjoy it as a morning starter ...

BERRYVILLE -- By any standard, the first Smallmouth Shootout to benefit The Mayfly Project on the Kings River June 24 was successful. The Mayfly Project is a 501(c)(3) organization that uses fly ...

From Horse Creek Resort it's about a ten-minute boat ride to Miller's Camp. If you study a map of Dale Hollow Lake however, you won't ever find a place called Miller's Camp. "My friends call it Miller ...

If you haven’t tried chasing smallmouth bass with a fly rod, you’re in for a treat. These fish are the perfect mix of power and attitude, and they’ll give you a fight you won’t forget. While ...

I live in one of the most trout-rich states. Idaho is chock-full of blue-ribbon waters, and fly anglers descend upon them ­every spring. I like to target trout as much as the next guy, but I can only ...

HASTINGS -- Long shadows had fallen across the Thornapple River when Mike Zalewski set his hook and began tussling with a nice smallmouth bass. The bronzeback had come out of the depths and hit his ...

ON THE ST. LOUIS RIVER -- Ouitdee Carson stands on the bow deck of his boat, scanning the St. Louis River. It's dusk on an evening in July. Carson, a Duluth fly-fishing guide, is looking for ...

A faction of eastern fly fishers who hang their hats on smallmouth bass cling to a small set of heroes. One of which is Bob Clouser. Most recognize Bob as the inventor of the ever famous Clouser ...