Here’s a practical video from The New Fly Fisher, in which Rob Heal explains the subtleties and value of high-stick nymphing, while fishing for trout in Idaho. The secret is that the method permits your to keep most, if not all, of your fly line off the water, which indicates your flies and sign can wander more naturally.
What the 2026 Snow Drought Means for Your Summer Fly Fishing
Picture by Mitch Bowers It's mid-January. By now, Western river passages are typically buried under a soothing blanket of white-- deposit for July hatches and August dry-fly action. However this year, a look at the SNOTEL map exposes a...




