How to Tie and Fish the Mop Fly
The term “guide flies” describes flies that can save the day and put fish in the net but are ridiculously quick and easy to tie. The Mop...
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Ralph Scherder
- Mar 15
- 5 min
What is a Flybrary?
The first time I saw a Flybrary was on Kettle Creek, near the lower limit of the project area. Stuck in this little panel were numerous...
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Ralph Scherder
- Jan 18
- 5 min
Top 10 Flies for Winter Fly Fishing in Pennsylvania
Winter fly fishing in Pennsylvania is all about simplicity. There’s no need to carry a wide range of flies to match a hatch – although we...
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Ralph Scherder
- Jan 14
- 5 min
Fishing and Tying Squirmy Wormy Flies
Squirmy Wormy flies catch fish. Period. They’re not fancy. They’re not sophisticated. Heck, I know a good handful of fly fishermen who...
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Ralph Scherder
- Jun 23, 2022
- 5 min
Getting Skunked with Dignity: Early Summer Midges
A handful of palomino trout circled the pool in front of me. They went round and round, all five of them, searching their watery confines...
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Ralph Scherder
- May 29, 2022
- 4 min
A Tale of Two Streams: Chasing Drakes
The evening began on the lower end of First Fork’s Delayed Harvest section. The afternoon rain had cleared into a beautiful evening – a...
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Ralph Scherder
- Apr 23, 2022
- 6 min
April Showers Bring...Blue Quills on First Fork!
I caught two trout on my first two casts before I realized there was a full scale Blue Quill hatch going on and trout were rising all...
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Ralph Scherder
- Nov 13, 2021
- 6 min
Favorite Steelhead Flies
True story. A few days ago, I was fishing with my buddy Dylon Hoelzli on Elk Creek near Erie, PA, and overhead a group of guys talking...
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Ralph Scherder
- Nov 13, 2021
- 4 min
Tips for Tying Killer Egg Patterns
When fishing for fall trout or Steelhead, an assortment of egg patterns deserves a place in every fly box. Eggs make up a huge part of...
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Ralph Scherder
- Jun 2, 2021
- 6 min
Sulphurs in the Rain
Memorial Day Weekend started with a hard rain that brought the streams up to normal levels. In fact, over the years, I can recall more...
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Ralph Scherder
- May 21, 2021
- 4 min
In the Fly Box: Walt's Worm and the Sexy Walt
Once mid-May rolls around, I change up my tandem rigs a little bit. Rather than use an egg pattern as the point fly, I prefer the simple...
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Ralph Scherder
- May 5, 2021
- 4 min
Mayfly Life Cycle: From Nymph to Dun to Spinner
The world of a fly fisher revolves around mayflies. Visit some streams during certain times of year, such as late May when the Green...
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Ralph Scherder
- Apr 9, 2021
- 5 min
The April Caddis: Fishing and Tying Grannoms
Clouds of Grannoms filled the morning air. They came out of the water in waves, one huge flurry after another. There were so many...
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Ralph Scherder
- Apr 5, 2021
- 4 min
Small but Mighty: Fishing the Zebra Midge
I wish I had discovered the effectiveness of tiny flies when I was younger and had younger eyes instead of only within the past five...
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Ralph Scherder
- Apr 2, 2021
- 4 min
In the Fly Box: Hot Head Wooly Buggers
There are so many variations of Wooly Buggers available today that sometimes it’s hard to keep track. As new materials are developed and...
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Ralph Scherder
- Feb 24, 2021
- 8 min
Masking Hatches and Selective Trout
Masking hatches are “usually” a large fly that’s emerging about the same time as a smaller fly. The smaller fly is usually less obvious,...
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Ralph Scherder
- Jan 22, 2021
- 3 min
Make Mine A Frenchie
Every fly angler has a confidence fly in their box, one they turn to when nothing else is working, and one that usually produces during...
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Ralph Scherder
- Jan 11, 2021
- 3 min
Caddisflies Top to Bottom
Caddisflies are perhaps the most abundant and prolific fly hatches found on Pennsylvania trout streams. They come in a vast variety of...
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Ralph Scherder
- Dec 20, 2020
- 4 min
Dobsonflies and the Fly Fisher
Megaloptera sounds more like the name of a prehistoric flying dinosaur than a modern day insect, but if you’re a fisherman, you probably...
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Ralph Scherder
- Dec 17, 2020
- 4 min
Gettin' Stoned: An Introduction to Stoneflies
Stoneflies are one of the most common aquatic insects found in trout waters throughout North America. They come in a variety of colors...
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