If you’re looking for giant fish or huge numbers of fish, small stream trout fishing probably isn’t for you. Small streams require technical fishing, patience, and the willingness to get excited about ...

No small stream fly box would be complete without a hopper pattern. In late summer and early fall, small streams become absolutely inundated with terrestrial insects – if you see a grasshopper or two ...

There are a lot of numbers in fly fishing, and some of the numbering may not make sense to the uninitiated—or to the initiated, for that matter. A higher number means a smaller hook, yet the opposite ...

As the summer months approach, dreams of small stream trout fishing resurface. In most parts of the country, alpine streams won’t even be reachable until May or June – unless you’ve got a pair of ...

A big part of my plan for this summer is to spend more time fishing small streams with the goal of simplifying my fly fishing. It’s easy to have all kinds of expectations when you set this kind of ...

For me, small stream trout fishing is synonymous with dry fly fishing. You could fish a nymph rig or tie on a dropper, but why would you? If you’re fishing right after it’s rained and the water is ...