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Updated: The 20 Best Carp Flies

As you explore your home water, keep in mind what they are eating to select the best carp

Jay Zimmerman with updates by Daryl Eakins

Two Caddis Patterns for Every Situation

Two caddis patterns for every situation, Butch and Goober.

Kelly Galloup

Changing the Nymph Game with Realistic Action

Designing multi-articulated flies to imitate mayflies, stoneflies, and other aquatic trout

Blane Chocklett

A Fly Angler's Game of Nods

Choosing the right style of dry fly will help you catch more “Alpha Trout.”

Paul Weamer

Fly Fisherman Throwback: Clouser's Deep Minnow

It sinks like an anvil and imitates almost all baitfish.

Lefty Kreh

Fly Fisherman Throwback: The Soft-Hackled Fly

Witness here the re-birth of a century-old tradition, almost lost to us in the nymph and dry

Sylvester Nemes

A Modern Fly Box

Top flies to catch trout.

Dennis Pastucha

Organizing Your Fly Box

Simplify your system for fly-box organization.

George Daniel

Fly Fisherman Throwback: The Wulff Flies

The creator of a classic fly series explains how it happened.

Lee Wulff

Beetle Patterns for Summer Trout

When matching the hatch doesn't work, a beetle pattern may be your pinch hitter. Regardless of

Rene' Harrop

Fly Fisherman Throwback: Demystifying Bass Poppers

Each type of popper fly possesses its own peculiar attraction–it is often a trial-and-error

Gary LaFontaine

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