Utah Winter Fly Fishing: Which Rivers Actually Fish in December, January, and February
Utah winter fly fishing comes down to which dams keep releasing water. Here's a ranking of the rivers that fish December through February, with last winter's real flows, the best hours, the bugs, and the ones to skip.
White River Shad Kill: A December-to-February Fly Fishing Playbook
The White River shad kill isn't a hatch you can circle on a calendar. It's a flow event. Here's how to read Bull Shoals generation, which white flies actually match a dead threadfin, and what to do on the days the dam sits quiet.
Fly Fishing on Your Lunch Break: How to Get a Real Hour on the Water
Fly fishing on your lunch break isn't a gimmick. Here's the drive-time math that decides whether it's worth going, the go bag that lives in the truck, how to handle wet feet before a 1:15 meeting, and why one run fished properly beats a mile covered.
Lower Provo River Fly Fishing in Fall: Access, Flows, and Pre-Spawn Browns
A pullout-by-pullout guide to Lower Provo River fly fishing below Deer Creek Dam in October and November: where to park in Provo Canyon, how the dam's fall releases change the wade, and how to fish pre-spawn browns without stepping on redds.
Daytime Channel Catfish: How to Catch Cats Midday in Summer Heat
You don't have to wait for dark. Here's how to catch daytime channel catfish in summer heat by targeting deep holes, bridge shade, and the right scent trail.
Trico Spinner Falls in July: The 7 AM Window Every Tailwater Angler Should Plan Around
The Trico spinner fall on July tailwaters runs on the kind of clock you can almost set a watch by. When the air hits 68F over slick water on the Bighorn, Missouri, or South Holston, you get a 90-minute window of size 22 dry fly fishing, then a second act with drowned spinners that almost nobody fishes.
Summer River Smallmouth Bass: Fishing Current, Boulders, and Eddies When Lakes Get Hot
Lake bass go catatonic in August. Summer river smallmouth bass do the opposite: they pile into oxygenated current behind boulders and feed all day. Here's how to wade, read seams, and pick between a tube, a Ned, and topwater.
Best Catfish Rod and Reel Combos Under $100 for 2026
The best catfish rod and reel combos under $100 for 2026, picked apart by species, bait size, and how much snaggy timber you're fishing. Three combos, honest tradeoffs, and the bait-matching most buying guides skip.
How to Fly Fish From a Drift Boat: A First-Timer's Guide to Your First Guided Float
Your first guided float on the Madison, Yellowstone, or Green is mostly about not getting in your guide's way. Here's how to fly fish from a drift boat like you've done it before: where to cast, how to set the hook, which seat to grab, and how much to tip.
Hex Hatch 2026: Night Fishing the Hexagenia Limbata in Michigan, Wisconsin, and the Upper Midwest
A region-by-region guide to the 2026 hex hatch across the Upper Midwest. When the Au Sable, Manistee, Brule, Namekagon, and Wolf fire each night, the dusk window in clock terms, leader and fly setups for fishing in the dark, and how to read a Hexagenia limbata spinnerfall by ear.