I just finished setting up the card table over the dogs’ kennel box in the back room. It’ll probably stay up at least until the trout opener, because it holds all the fly tying materials to the left ...

Here's a step-by-step of fly fisherman Gary Jones ' top three dry flies for the Mother's Day caddis hatch. Secure the thread on a size 16 dry fly hook and dub it with a blend of olive and grey dubbing ...

Last week, I offered some suggestions on assembling a basic assortment of nymph patterns for early-season trout in our region. This week, I’ll present a similar discussion targeting dry-fly patterns.

Besides that holiday with the flowers, candy and doubled restaurant prices, mid-February brings something else: the onset of dry fly fever. This is about the time of year when even people like me, who ...