From a distance, I watched as a bright yellow maple leaf gently disengaged itself from the branch it had been attached to ...

BASALT – Dry-fly fishing is just around the corner. As an epic spring runoff begins to subside, our local waters will begin to clear rapidly and, as the waters warm up just a bit, we will begin to see ...

guides these days, Tom Sadler likes to boost his clients’ chances of catching trout by having them fish with two flies instead of one. He sets them up with the kind of rig known as dry dropper: one ...

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 ...

When you hear “New York,” you probably don’t picture lush green valleys, pristine waterways, and drift boat fishing. I know I certainly didn’t. When I first heard about a chance to get into some ...

If you would rather fish dry flies than any other style of fishing there is to employ, you definitely live in the right place. One would argue, if you’re stubborn enough, you could fish a dry fly on ...

Fly-fishing can be a very gear-intense activity. Getting what you need can seem like an endless journey back and forth to the fly shop. A lot of guides and avid anglers try to minimize what they are ...

BILLINGS — With the extreme heat wave that has, and is expected to continue to bake much of the region, it is recommended to fish early or late for best success. Fishing early or late will also ...

Welcome to this year’s final Billings Gazette fishing report. From our perspective, it has been a solid year of fishing throughout the Big Sky state. This week the Big Hole River is fishing well ...

The right dry fly box keeps delicate flies looking like new and hackles bushy for an epic hatch on the river. The ultimate fly box for dry fly purists with strong construction and numerous ...

Two holes or 200 holes? Float fishing is the best way to cover the most amount of water in the least amount of time. You are able to access areas that are otherwise private and tend to have fish that ...

For those of you who are new to the game or have been holed up in some dark, far-off place, I would like to introduce and recommend a very effective way to fish our rivers and streams here in the ...