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Brad Trumbo dead-drifting a caddis for rainbows on the Tucannon River, Washington. If you’re a fly-fisherman, think back on your first trout on the fly. Can you remember it? Turns out I cannot, but I ...

A football coach, an author and a “riverkeeper” walk into a fly shop one autumn afternoon. What do they walk out with? If you’re waiting for a punch line, relax; fall fly fishing is no joke to these ...

We fly-fishers really look forward to the fall, with its cool weather and big trout. But when it arrives, it races by at breakneck speed, or at least that’s how it seems to me. Once the streams begin ...

One of the region’s most iconic outdoor experiences is fly fishing on the McKenzie River. October is a very special time on the McKenzie River. The days are shortening, the leaves are changing color ...

Here’s a dry fly reminiscent of the Goddard’s Caddis, one of my all-time favorite caddis patterns. With its wing and antennae it rides stable on the water and its profile makes it a great choice in ...