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The trout-approved Rubber Legs fly. / Photo by Jasper Taback I like to fish dry flies. It’s not that I dislike nymph fishing, but there’s something truly special about watching a trout rise to your ...

A close second would be, “What (or how many) fly patterns do I need to have to be successful most of the time? Those are both valid queries, and ones which reflect the quintessence of fly-fishing. On ...

Inadvertently, I created a fly pattern that not only bounced along on the bottom, had the shape and shade of many species of caddis larva, and also had the strong attractant of adhering bubbles. Bingo ...