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I make it a practice to always carry a few mouse patterns in my fly box when fishing for trout. You don’t need an entire box dedicated to mouse flies, but keep a couple ready—you might just get ...

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_We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn more › Watching or hearing a trout hammer a mouse pattern on the surface is not only one of ...

I always carry a mouse imitation in my fly box for that one time when everything aligns and you can catch a big trout on a mouse. Don't let the rainbow trout fool you. It's been passed off as a ...

In preparation for a sacred day in the lives of many Northern Michigan outdoors people — that being opening day of trout season on April 28 — I asked several local fly fishing fanatics what six flies ...

The anglers targeted the pond much like bass fishermen work shorelines in summer, but with 5-weight fly rods and top water flies.

I often hear people who don’t fly fish talk about how difficult it is to catch a trout on the fly. I’ll let you in on a little secret: Fly fishing isn’t as hard as it may seem. Like anything, there ...

Don't let the rainbow trout fool you. It's been passed off as a gentleman's fish, a fragile creature, and needs to be handled with kid gloves. That is not the fish that I pursue. The trout I know have ...