A Beginner's Guide to Fly Fishing for Trout

Now that you know the food items fish eat and know your basic casting principles, it's time to get to the meat of fly fishing: presenting the fly. Presenting the fly isn't just about casting; it's the entire strategy of not only putting the fly where the trout will eat it, but also allowing the fly to move in a natural manner.

Dry-Fly Fishing for Trout

In most dry-fly fishing, a "natural" presentation is dead-drift, which means your floating fly is moving at the same speed and direction as the surface current. [Some insects such as stoneflies and caddis skitter or crawl across the surface of the water and require a "skated" dry fly. Other surface flies such as bass popping...

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