Category Archives: Fishing Tips

This fly is productive in the spring, early summer and fall. It is visible from a distance and can entice trout to bite when little else can.

This pattern imitates a long-body “swimmer” mayfly and is productive when fished with bump and tug motions in back eddies.

This fly is a very good performer in the shallow fast runs and in small streams, and catches the trout’s attention from a very long distance.

This is great pattern for drifting the back-eddies and runs. Use an indicator in May and June for some great back eddy action, and fish the runs from August to October.

This red bloodworm chironomid is one of Rod’s favorite nymphing patterns, and is used 4-10 feed down with a split shot weight and an indicator.

This pattern is used during and after the big caddis hatch. Trout normally won’t take a dry fly until they run out of pupa and emerging caddis.

This signature caddis pupa fly is used near the end of the caddis hatch. At this time of the year the caddis are smaller and darker.

This pattern works well before the big caddis hatch, during the caddis hatch, and when there is very little on the water surface.