From fly fishing tips to must-have flies to a hand-crafted German fly reel maker, these stories captured our Sports Illustrated fishing reader’s attention on Fishing on SI this past week. Want to make ...

A few days ago, the trout were rising to midges. I could go into the details of which river, water temperature, weather, and everything else that goes into a day of fly fishing, but for now it’s ...

The white miller dry-fly is used to imitate the classic, all-white flies found during the fading sunset in the late summer.

When I first started trout fishing, I was given an invaluable piece of advice: start with dry flies. Talk to any trout angler, and they’ll tell you that fishing with subsurface flies simply catches ...

Certain dry fly patterns have proven effective for decades, the author keeps several boxes of these favorites in various sizes. Credit: Courtesy of Bill Graves With so many shooting options in early ...

River water temperatures are rising. Aquatic insect activity fluctuates daily with the rise and fall in water temperature. Along with that increase is a rise in trout attention. Mayflies and caddis ...

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 ...

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Irresistible Adams — There are a multitude of Adams-style dry flies, and the Irresistible is the answer during rising river levels. The tightly packed and trimmed deer hair body gives this fly the ...

Jason Mitzner owns Home Waters Fly Fishing and Guide Service in Eugene, Oregon. Mitzner recommends investing in quality gear and practicing consistently to learn fly fishing. The shop offers equipment ...