Couple of thoughts about small river and stream fly fishing.

A brief description of a basic Czech nymph pattern.

I was lucky in that I could watch closely all the development work on the Czech nymphs...

One simple recipe how to prepare grayling in Russian way.

Squirmy Worms or Squirmy Wormy - Overperform many so far most killing patterns!

Fishing tips for the first visit of the mighty river Váh, probably the best fly fishing river in Slovakia.

I am standing in midstream, watching trout rising upstream from me and trying to decide which trout I should cast to first without spooking the others. Executing my cast to the trout I had selected, he was quickly hooked and landed with very little disturbance. Watching the other trout and the water, I noticed afair hatch of insects starting to emerge. Now I’m seeing other trout rising to the left, right, and downstream.

Basic information about one of the basic fly tying material - tungsten beads - and couple of tunsten bead patterns from Jiri Klima.

Red Tag - one of the most universal flies for trout, grayling and chub.

Exclusive interview with the author of the book Tying Flies with CDC - Leon Links.