April means many things to fly fishers. For most, it rings in the fair-weather fishing season, as the first waves of blue ...

A great way to fish a caddis hatch is to fish an emerger pattern on a short dropper tied to the hook bend of a caddis dry fly. As for dries, once again, there’s rarely a need to overthink patterns.

For fly anglers, this means dragging nymphs ... it can still be worth fishing on the surface with a generic pattern like an Adams, stimulator, or caddis. If that doesn’t pan out, tie on a ...