For the longest time, anglers would tell me that what they landed their fish on was a San Juan worm. And even though I used various worm patterns, I never could seem to catch anything on one. Of ...

Editor’s note: This is another in a series of favorite flies used by members of Schuylkill County Trout Unlimited. By the time any lingering spring-like days of June are replaced by the summer weather ...

I recently had an interesting conversation with a client that left me wondering if most anglers believe the San Juan worm fly pattern is a junk fly used by guides because it’s cheap and easy to tie.

This is a pattern that I have come up with after searching all over the place to find a worm fly pattern that I could use for bass around our area. When I was fishing conventional tackle, I always ...

A close second would be, “What (or how many) fly patterns do I need to have to be successful most of the time? Those are both valid queries, and ones which reflect the quintessence of fly-fishing. On ...