COLD WATER Archives - Page 4 of 5

BLUE WINGED OLIVE CRIPPLE FLY PATTERN [VIDEO]

The famous tailwaters and spring creeks of the West and East produce some amazing mayfly hatches. In the West, blue winded olives are some of the first mayflies to welcome spring but also some of the last to hatch in the fall. Gray days with a light drizzle can be the...

CONFIDENT DRY FLY FISHING FOR TROUT

by JUSTIN HANSON

Every fly fishing angler loves to fish topwater, whether it be poppers or dry flies. Some anglers will fish topwater at any cost, even if that means they’ll get few fish on a given day. Others know that you can be really successful almost always fishing below the...

BLOOD MIDGE LARVA FLY PATTERN [VIDEO]

by JUSTIN HANSON

During the winter and early spring, midge are a huge food source for, particularly in tailwaters. The midge has a complete metamorphosis, which means that it has a larval and a pupal form. When there is an active hatch, the pupa is more often than not what the fish...

BLACK MIDGE PUPA FLY PATTERN [VIDEO]

by JUSTIN HANSON

Buzzers or chironomids are the stuff of stillwater fishing throughout the open-water period but particularly in the spring and early summer. These insects are usually large (#16 – #10), and the trout just gorge on them. Contrast these with the “midge” from...

FLY FISHING SLOW FOR STILLWATER TROUT

by JUSTIN HANSON

Stillwater trout fishing can be amazingly fun and rewarding. Stillwater trout are usually a lot bigger, the food sources are enormous, and the opportunity for solitary fishing is much higher, since stillwaters are often much more expansive. Like with any freshwater...

FLY FISHING NYMPHS IN CLEAR WATER [VIDEO]

by JUSTIN HANSON

Fly fishing nymphs in clear water has its own unique challenges and opportunities. On one level, you can see the fish in most cases. On another, they can see you very easily unless you stay low and blend in with your surroundings. Fly fishing nymphs in clear water in...