For this edition of MidCurrent’s 2026 Fly Fishing Gift Guide, we’ve put together a list that runs from small accessories that make a real difference on the ...

George Daniel walks through dropshot nymphing, where a split shot hangs below your flies and does the work of getting them down. That lets you fish lighter nymphs that drift more naturally and snag ...

If your forward cast feels off, think about how you’d throw a paper airplane. That’s what Capt. Chris Myers suggests visualizing when working on your casting technique, keeping your hand and forearm ...

Squirmy Worms are known for falling apart, and Montana Fly Company built Trina’s Squirm Material to fix just that. In this tutorial, MFC ties a two-tone version on a jig hook with a tungsten bead that ...

Cheech of Fly Fish Food packs three tying techniques into this Skill Builder. You’ll see how to get big beads to sit right on jig hooks, when to reach for crosscut rabbit strips over standard ones, ...

Colorado voters have turned down Amendment 83, which would have written a right to hunt, fish, and harvest wildlife into the state constitution and made hunting and fishing the preferred means of ...

In 1960, no one clamored for rods made by Glenn Brackett, Tom Morgan, or Mike Clark, but today those makers command top dollar for their exquisite bamboo creations. For Bernard Ramanauskas, this is ...

Answer: To fish a fly on the swing, you cast across or down and across the current and let the line come tight. From there, the current pulls the fly across the river in an arc until it hangs straight ...

After 13 years guiding trout on the Henry’s Fork and in Montana, Colton Schofield opens up the boat box he carries every day, whether he’s in his drift boat, a friend’s jet boat or a raft. Along with ...

A run of El Niño-driven storms has pushed Colorado’s statewide snowpack to 125 percent of average as of Nov. 3, and the San Juan Mountains are carrying their highest total for that date since 2005, ...

Charlie’s back with his monthly fly-roundup. For November, his picks cover when low water puts the best fishing on the tailwaters. He starts with small Baetis and midge patterns like the purple ...