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Simple Baitfish Lefty’s Deceiver is probably one of the most well known baitfish imitations next to the clouser minnow. A rather simple design of just bucktail and feathers has fooled fish for decades  and any angler would be hard pressed to come across any saltwater guide who doesn’t have a[...]

It’s fall in coastal New England and for some that means leaf peeping in New Hampshire. For many of the anglers in our midst it’s albie time! The little tunny, false albacore, Euthynnus alteratus is a fish that drives our obsessions, wakes us up from a deep sleep, and fires[...]

Alter Ego No streamer selection would be complete without a swim-style fly in the mix.  Whether you are targeting trout, smallmouth bass or even larger predators like pike or musky, swim flies are designs that are typically neutrally buoyant and react to the angler's imparted actions with the fly line.[...]

Shucked Up Emerger Many diehard trout anglers yearn for the warmer, longer days of spring and summer, and the sight of mayflies blanketing the water, with trout feeding recklessly as these tiny sailboat-like morsels drift downstream. There are many winging options out there for dry flies. CDC is one of the most[...]

Written by Pro Staff Mike Lum based in Southwest Montana, Pictures by Joe Dilschneider from the Madison River Fishing Company At around 2 a.m. on November 30th 2021, a piece of newly installed equipment within the structure of Hebgen Dam on the upper Madison River in SW Montana failed, causing dam intake[...]