Fly selection for spring trout fishing is essential to angling success – without the correct fly you’re not imitating the available food source. In no particular order, here are six favorite patterns – well, technically seven due to a tie – for the next several weeks on any local trout water. Carry these fly patterns [...]
onWater Fly Fishing, an Outdoor Recreation technology provider, announces the launch of the onWater App for anglers and the fly fishing community. This new app and platform is now available with iOS and Android for mobile devices and tablets, and for desktop via onwaterapp.com. This innovative platform delivers highly detailed, GPS-enabled angling maps along with [...]
Here is the onWater 2023 Fly Fishing Resolutions List for the New Year! We left out the most obvious one – to fish more – as few of us fish as much as we’d like. However, with new goals in mind, there's never been a better time to get out and Explore Your Water. Introduce [...]
by Scott Carver, onWater CEO and co-founder Recently members of the onWater team took a break from building a world class fishing app and spent a day fishing in winter. Our crew chose to enjoy some of the recent warm weather here in the Rockies to reap some fishing rewards. Normally this time of year [...]
onWater's own Patrick Straub discusses some tips for safety for fly fishing in winter. Use these helpful tips to ensure you enjoy future fly fishing trips. During a recent winter fly fishing outing on the Gallatin River, my angling companions were a few water ouzels, several bighorn sheep, and a moose that casually crossed upstream [...]
DTX, Sharkwave, Perception, Wonderline, HD Power, Amplitude. These do not add horsepower to a Camaro. These are models of popular fly lines. They won't help you cruise the strip on a Friday night, but choosing the right fly line can ensure you gain more enjoyment from your fishing. Here are some fly fishing tips from [...]
If you've been fishing wiht streamers long enough, you've heard these before. “The tug is the drug.” “Streamer addict.” “Streamer junkie.” “Strip it and rip it.” Sounding more like lines spoken by pro fishermen on the bass circuit, the list of catchy euphemisms streamer anglers use is lengthy. Fortunately, late fall is when streamer anglers [...]
Fall is finally here—many of the leaves on our Western rivers are changing, stream flows are low and water temperatures are cold, and it is time for us to wear fleece and wool. After a long summer of hot and dry conditions, the onset of fall means opportunities for your next fly fishing outing is [...]
Now that March is over, April brings on fishing season in earnest and this is the time of year we want to be on the lookout for springtime hatches and warming water temperatures, and to dust off the drift boat and tune the trailer. We are a month or so away from the well-known caddis [...]