The key to nymph fishing is getting the fly to drift in a natural manner close to the bottom, but not on the bottom. In "The Orvis Ultimate Book of Fly Fishing," Tom Rosenbauer writes, "Most of the ...

The Importance of Depth Nymphs spend most of their time among the rocks and debris of lakes and rivers. Because of this, it is where you will find the fish that feed on nymphs, and it's where you want ...

The river’s waking up, pushing muddy color and rising. Fly anglers looking for alternatives to the less-than-perfect conditions or in need of safer locations for young anglers are appearing around ...

Successful nymphing starts with your setup. A two-fly nymph rig is often the way to go – it allows you to cover a wider range of the water column, and it adds variety to your patterns. I’ll typically ...

The trout-approved Rubber Legs fly. / Photo by Jasper Taback I like to fish dry flies. It’s not that I dislike nymph fishing, but there’s something truly special about watching a trout rise to your ...

I’ll admit it – fly fishing with nymphs isn’t my favorite thing in the world. I prefer to watch a dry fly float downstream than an indicator, and subsurface eats don’t quite do it for me like dry fly ...