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How to Cast a Fly Rod in Wind

Successful fly casting in wind requires four fundamental...

5 Fresh Flies for Bigger Bonefish on a Winter Escape

Image by Rick Mikesell Winter in Colorado has stayed pretty...

How to Fish When Your Cold Hands Don't Work Right

Cold water doesn't just slow trout down—it exposes every...

Ask MidCurrent: When is it Right to Fish a Fly Wrong?

Question: Watching George Daniel's video on smallmouth...

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Tiny Tactics: 5 Tricks for Catching More Winter Trout on Midges

For most of the year, I'm a big-fly guy. During the spring, I drift large rubber-legged nymphs beneath indicators and...

January Winter Steelhead: How to Read Water and Find Fish in Cold, High Flows

Winter steelhead aren’t everywhere. In January—cold water, short days, and frequent flow swings—steelhead stack...

Sight‑Fishing the Flats: How to Spot and Stalk Bonefish, Redfish, and Permit

Sight‑fishing on saltwater flats is hunting with a fly rod. Instead of blind casting, you read light, bottom...

Winter Nymphing 101

Dead-Drift Techniques for Cold-Water Trout There's a particular kind of quiet that settles over a trout stream in...

The Two-Rod Winter Fly Fishing System: All the Gear You Need for January

Winter fly fishing doesn't require a truck full of equipment. Two rods—one for swimming flies, one for suspending...

Balanced Flies Under Indicators: Stop Stripping and Embrace the Stillness

Crappie are prime winter targets for indicator rigs When water temperatures sink into the 35–50°F range, the...

How to Catch Fish After a Cold Front: A Winter Fly Fishing Guide

Cold fronts are infamous for shutting down fishing. But understanding what actually happens after a front passes—and...

Winter Nymphing 101: Dead-Drift Nymph Techniques for Cold Trout

Fly fishing the South Fork in winter | A.J. & Jennie Swentosky photo The river looks asleep in winter: shelf ice on...