The thing about this book – even though it has been in print for fifteen years – it's as relevant to fly anglers today as yesterday's catch, and it underscores the fundamentals of fly angling as timeless and universal.

The next day the weather started to get warmer. We did some more hiking in the morning, and I found more blackberries. I also found a lot of gooseberries. When we got back that afternoon I headed out to the stream again. I headed to end of the campground and went back to where I had got out the day before.

"You sure you're up to this? You know that it's quite a hike back into the lake. We could just toss the boat in the river and float for the day."

"Nope, I want to fish the lake today. The big caddis should be hatching and I know how those big old cutthroats love those big old caddis. I have a hankering to tie into one of those big old cutts."

There are lots of crayfish patterns (a quick check of the FOTW archives found at least 6 crawfish patterns), and this is understandable when you consider how important this freshwater crustacean is to the diet of many fish species. In waters where the crawfish is plentiful, they make up two-thirds or more of the diet of the adult smallmouth bass. Crawfish also are an important staple to largemouth bass, bluegill, and trout. On a trip to New Orleans a few years ago, I even found them tasty myself!

This is a recipe from my mother-in-laws family recipe book. The Vadnais family is a mixture of Canadian French and Canadian Indigenous Canadians. This recipe makes 6 French Pork Pies.

July 20th a full day on Armstrong Spring Creek is the assignment, I got to tell you this is tough way to make a living. (Chuckle)  Neil was able to join me for this day long adventure on Armstrong's, the Lady Fisher showed as well to watch and offer advice as you know she has been having problem with her shoulders and presently is not fishing very much.

It is often necessary to ask the right question. "What is the best fly to use for bluegill?" is such a question. Of course, no two people will give you the same answer.

Adult bluegill feed primarily on insects. That means they will eat insects to the exclusion of everything else unless food is scarce enough to force them to seek out other items. They will eat insects in any stage of the insect's life cycle and are not particular; eating whatever insect is currently available. However, should availability include damsel flies, they will usually be near the top of the menu.

As reported in PART 1, afternoon of October 25th was one of the most memorable dry-fly fishing experience in my life. October 26th, in spite of sunny and windy afternoon, BWO hatch was good (at where I call "Windbreak" spot). I fished the same way with happy results. On October 27th, weather turned out to be very suitable not only for BWO hatch but for streamers and large soft-hackles.

The beauty of fly fishing for trout extends far beyond simply landing fish. The real allure of our sport lies in the fact that we can never truly master every nuance of the game and there is always room for improvement. The lifetime process of expanding our knowledge base and skill set is the journey that most of us cherish. As a professional fly fishing guide I work diligently to share the finer points of the sport with many of my guests, but at the end of the day it is important that we have interacted with enough trout to keep engagement levels high.

Standing thigh deep in the water of a Pennsylvania limestone stream I was enjoying the cold pressure against my waders. It was a welcome feeling during an otherwise hot summer. The morning had been slow to this point, with little-to-no hatch activity. Yet I had been able to pound up 3 fish with the always productive Elk-hair Caddis as first light had welcomed my presence. It seemed I had scarcely moved but to shift my weight for the past 2 hours as I glanced over the pool.