Looking out the front window of the truck all I could see were endless rolling hills lined with potato fields. Chris, my intrepid guide, pulled off the paved road and we drove down a rough two track until we reached an open area. No water was in sight as Chris swung the truck and trailer [...]
Fly fishing and failures go hand-in-hand, and we want to see some of your best. Enter the #FaiIOnTheFly Contest and win one of several gift cards, a fly rod, fly lines, and more. Share your greatest fishing fails on the gram to be entered for your chance to win an awesome prize package including a [...]
We've seen the photos of Joe Humphreys holding monstrous trout at night. When fish grow large, they generally become nocturnal. So the key to targeting the biggest fish in your water is to hit them after the sun sets and the crowds are gone. Here are some tips for fly fishing after dark to target [...]
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 [...]
A moderately strong storm system moved through the northern Rockies last week, giving a slight bump to the region's snowpack. For anglers living in southcentral Montana, northern Wyoming, and along Colorado's front range the 7-day change in snowpack was positive. Even with the recent storm, snowpack across the US West is lagging compared to long-term [...]
What a difference a month makes in our Western US snowpack map! Although current snowpack across the West isn't bad, it isn't great either. Akin to getting a participation ribbon instead of a first place ribbon, the snowpack across the West has "lots of opportunities for growth." So, keep hanging in there for the good [...]
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 [...]
The heat is on throughout the US West and trout in many of our rivers are beginning to feel the negative effects. Join fellow anglers and take the pledge: No Fish Dry July. From our friends at Keep Fish Wet: With many places enduring extreme drought and water temperatures much higher than normal, we encourage [...]
As much of the US West saw below average snow and precipitation in late March and April, so goes the mountain snowpack data. A few spots increased their snowpack--like southcentral Montana and a few drainages in northern Wyoming--but most of the West's major drainages saw levels drop to below historical averages. Central Oregon saw the [...]
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 [...]