When you can see trout feeding just below the surface but can’t seem to match what they’re eating, this fly often does the trick. It’s realistic and unassuming, and it’s an excellent last ...

and any given trout will ultimately eat far more of subsurface nymphs during a season than bugs on the surface. The amount of nymph fly patterns available out there is staggering, and some of them ...

The writer shows off a Venango County, Pa., trout that was attracted to an “Iron Mike” fly. (Photos by Jerry Bush) ...