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Winter Redfish Flies: Best Patterns & How to Fish Them in Cold Water

Sunset redfish | photo by perry Quick answer: The best winter redfish flies are small, subtle, and fished slowly. Pack...

Winter Fly Box Guide: Top 5 Trout Flies and How to Fish Them in Cold Water

Bead Head Pheasant Tail Nymph Winter fly tying is the quickest way to prep for winter trout fishing. Cold water pushes...

Light-Eye Clouser Minnow: How to Tie and Fish It for Winter Bass, Crappie, and Walleye

Light-Eye Clouser Minnow Winter fly fishing for warmwater species demands a different approach than summer. When water...

Winter Bass, Pike, Panfish, and More: The Winter Warmwater Fly Box

No matter the species, it all boils down to two things Neutral and slow-fall baitfish patterns are the ticket, because...

No Hatch? No Problem: Winter Trout Flies and Rigging (Simple System)

photo by AJ and Jenny Swentosky January rivers can feel blank: cold water, quiet surface, and zero obvious hatch...

Winter Panfish, Warmest Light: The Sun-Patch Fly Box for Bluegill & Crappie

Winter doesn't shut down panfish fishing; it just concentrates it. Bluegill and crappie remain active and catchable...

3 Classic Fly Patterns Worth Revisiting This Fall

Fall fishing often requires a more technical approach, as water levels drop and hatches become smaller and scarcer...

How to Tie the Northern Magic Pike Fly

Written by Dwayne “Chip” Cromarty, Cree River Lodge In the fly-fishing world, “guide flies” are patterns that...