Last week, I wrote about my four favorite hopper-style flies that work wonders on our local rivers and creeks. This week is all about the flies we place below the hopper, the dropper fly. Most dropper ...

FAIRBANKS — When you are talking dry flies, most people think of elk hair caddis or mosquitos, which for good reason you should always have in your box. A while back, though, I saw a grayling chow ...

If you come into the fly shop and ask what is working, you will be likely to leave the shop with at least one “hopper” fly. The caddisflies are still flying around, but the trout are not as committed ...

Fly patterns that imitate grasshoppers sure have changed. When you're dads and grandfathers fly fished, there was mostly just one pattern - a Joe's hopper - that everyone used. It was tied with yellow ...