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When fly fishing for muskie, northern pike, largemouth bass and smallmouth bass, are larger flies better for catching big fish?

Big Flies For Big Fish... right?

Big flies equals big fish, at least that's what we're all told. Is it actually true?

fish pale pat's rubber legs fly patterns when fly fishing the stonefly molt

weird flies that work

The Stonefly Molt

fly fishing for bonefish in Hawaii, Bahamas, Seychelles

Famous Saltwater Fish Rivaling Cutthroat Diversity

there's a saltwater equivalent in the fly fishing world that's more diverse than cutthroat but less commonly discussed

Flies displayed include: chubby chernobyl, clouser minnow, barr's meat whistle, popper, crazy charlie, and turneffe crab

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Behind the Scenes

Unveiling the creative process from idea to ink for Due West Angler's distinctive articles on fly fishing + science + conservation

Foggy view of the South Boulder Creek tailwater, taken while hiking and fly fishing

Tailstone Rivers: What Are They and How Do They Work?

how do tailwaters transform back into freestone rivers? (fly fishing)

Useful Biology: What A Fish Tail Teaches Anglers

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Useful Biology: What A Fish Tail Teaches Anglers

We can learn clues about fish by simply understanding how tail shapes differ (Fly Fishing)

pink pookie fly pattern, pink grasshopper fly pattern, pink hopper fly

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Pink Grasshoppers Really Do Exist

In our never-ending quest to explain why unexpected colors work as fly patterns I found some insights in an unlikely place... the museum...

Eleven Mile Canyon stretch of the South Platte, Colorado, how do trout respond to fishing pressure?

The Science of Rest: Trout Get Burnout Too

Do fish remember being caught? And how long would it take to reset the timid behavior of previously hooked fish throughout an entire fishery?

Wading and fly fishing the Gunnison River, Colorado, tactics for fly fishing rivers with low trout density

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Tips for Streams with Low Fish Density

Lets take a look at how we approach rivers based on fish density and discuss what fishing rivers with fewer fish per mile have to offer

Fly fishing for largemouth bass with bass poppers and streamers

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Understanding Warmwater Lakes

In warmwater fly fishing, especially bass fishing, we often just throw poppers and streamers with little emphasis on understanding the reasoning for these tactics

Fly fishing in western Wyoming

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The Warmwater-Coldwater Connection

Let's take a look at the surprising way that warmwater can support coldwater fisheries

The Research Hub at Due West Anglers HQ

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End of the Year Round Up: Best of 2021

We revisit the best fly fishing articles from 2021. Covering topics from alpine ice-off to fish behavior.

Releasing a Rainbow trout from the Pueblo Tailwater, Colorado

The Dynamics of Fish Spooking

Why do fish spook? Why don't fish spook? Let's investigate.

fly fishing the Salt River, Wyoming

Sibling Rivalry? Behavioral Differences When Browns and Rainbows Share a Stream

Rainbow Trout vs Brown Trout , the Ultimate Battle