Last week, I offered some suggestions on assembling a basic assortment of nymph patterns for early-season trout in our region. This week, I’ll present a similar discussion targeting dry-fly patterns.

What do you picture when you think of fly fishing for trout? If your answer is casting a bug imitation that floats and then watching a fish rise to sip it off the surface, I’d say you fall in with the ...

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 ...

Bozeman-area fly-fishing guide, fly designer and tyer Willy Self will be tying and demonstrating his lake fly patterns at East Rosebud Fly and Tackle on Saturday from 1-3 p.m. East Rosebud Fly and ...