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Eric Hurst is part of House of Fly's small batch tyer program. Two of his flies, the Thrasher and Agent Scully, are giving up big rewards wherever they are thrown. They work East, West, and all places between. In this article Hurst describes each pattern and tells why they take fish.

Montana's Rocky Mountain Front offers fertile prairie lakes where the trout grow big and the wind blows hard. Although drought has severely diminished trout populations in these reservoirs, there are still some big rainbows to be had. Fred Telleen, who works for The Trout Shop and House of Fly, put the hurt on a half-dozen of those brutes just yesterday.

All flies have a story to tell and this particular fly, the Airhead, partially tells the story of Gary LaFontaine and his battles with the terminal illness ALS. In addition, this story tells how some flies can bring people together, even fathers and daughters who have dealt with the ups and downs of parenthood and the teenage years.

House of Fly's Fred Telleen heads to Montana's Missouri River to test his favorite "grab zones." Unfortunately, the fish aren't there, forcing Telleen to change his tactics and his locations until he finally solves the puzzle. His methodology could help you on the water when your typical tactics fail.

Author Greg Thomas visits Montana's Bighorn River and finds a wad of brown and rainbow trout on a three-day streamer eat. He also finds a bunch of dead waterfowl, spurring thoughts of covid and avian flu.

Author Greg Thomas joins steelhead guru Jeff Hickman on the Oregon Coast where they fish through a deluge and end up beacing three wild steelhead and debate the merits of hatchery versus native fish.

Whether searching for a gift, or just adding to your angling library Hogan’s A Passion For Steelhead is sort of a must-have, especially if you live and fish in the Pacific Northwest. Hogan lived the life, fished the rivers, caught the fish, and has a unique ability to teach, whether you’re standing next to him in the water, or simply taking an afternoon or evening to read his words. No matter how experienced you are with steelhead, this book will enhance your skills and give you an opportunity to keep dreaming.

I believe Miami could be the best inner-city fly-fishing community in the United States, with its unlimited waterways and canals, and amazing fish targets, such as peacock bass, largemouth bass, snook and tarpon. All are likely players on nearly all the city’s waterbodies. The problem is this: all the anglers, including young aspiring anglers who use bikes as transportation, know they aren’t really supposed to be fishing those posted waters. So, we got to thinking: What can we do about this?

House of Fly's Missouri River Trout Spey Camp offers an opportunity to learn all things trout spey from one of the Missouri River's absolute trout spey gurus, Mr. Fred Telleen. And, you just might put the biggest brown trout of your life in the bottom of the net.

Calvin Fuller's steelhead education started on the banks of Washington State's Skagit River and was assisted by some of the most legendary names in steelheading, including Harry Lemiere, Dec Hogan, and Ed Ward, among others. Here's Calvin's story.

Breaking norms, like fishing fast instead of slow, can lead you to more steelhead on the Pacific Northwest's wildest rivers.

For steelhead anglers who prefer the swung fly, Idaho’s Clearwater River stands out as one of the premier fisheries in the Lower 48. It’s a big, broad river with a reliable return of large fish and offers miles of prime water that’s tailor-made for spey casting.