"The Morning Hatch" is a daily dose of anything fly fishing, human interest, and sometimes from left field. It will be short, informative, and hopefully entertaining. Enjoy it as a morning starter ...

BERRYVILLE -- By any standard, the first Smallmouth Shootout to benefit The Mayfly Project on the Kings River June 24 was successful. The Mayfly Project is a 501(c)(3) organization that uses fly ...

From Horse Creek Resort it's about a ten-minute boat ride to Miller's Camp. If you study a map of Dale Hollow Lake however, you won't ever find a place called Miller's Camp. "My friends call it Miller ...

If you haven’t tried chasing smallmouth bass with a fly rod, you’re in for a treat. These fish are the perfect mix of power and attitude, and they’ll give you a fight you won’t forget. While ...

I live in one of the most trout-rich states. Idaho is chock-full of blue-ribbon waters, and fly anglers descend upon them ­every spring. I like to target trout as much as the next guy, but I can only ...

HASTINGS -- Long shadows had fallen across the Thornapple River when Mike Zalewski set his hook and began tussling with a nice smallmouth bass. The bronzeback had come out of the depths and hit his ...

A faction of eastern fly fishers who hang their hats on smallmouth bass cling to a small set of heroes. One of which is Bob Clouser. Most recognize Bob as the inventor of the ever famous Clouser ...

The Drunk and Disorderly streamer, created by Tommy Lynch. The light brown with silver flash, tied by Joe Cermele, is what I had most of my success on. | photo by Ken Baldwin I just wrapped up a week ...

ON THE ST. LOUIS RIVER -- Ouitdee Carson stands on the bow deck of his boat, scanning the St. Louis River. It's dusk on an evening in July. Carson, a Duluth fly-fishing guide, is looking for ...