Leech patterns are some of the most versatile artificials we fly fishers have. All waters have leeches in some form or another, and trout see them as prime groceries whenever they encounter them. Most ...

When I was young we had a cabin in northern Wisconsin where my dad would invite his childhood friends to come and fish. One such friend had a fear for the leeches we used regularly for bait. He would ...

In preparation for a sacred day in the lives of many Northern Michigan outdoors people — that being opening day of trout season on April 28 — I asked several local fly fishing fanatics what six flies ...