Not a nymph, not a dry fly, but somewhere in between. Fly fishing with emerger flies can be a game-changer during the early stages of a hatch.

John Barr’s Black Back Baetis Emerger. John ties a bunch of patterns available the world-over, and this newest offering has fish making bad decisions across the Rocky Mountain West. It’s basically a ...

With spring quickly approaching, it’s time for anglers to prepare their fly boxes for matching a few more hatches. Baetis — also referred to as Blue Winged Olive mayflies, Caddis Skip to main ...

The next was the old duffel bag of fly-fishing gear becoming too small ... but better have something smaller. • Barr’s emerger: For the times trout are taking something just below the surface ...