DetailsNymph fly patterns are created to imitate immature forms of aquatic insects. These patterns are generally very realistic containing several sets of legs, antennaes, and even tiny sets of eyes. A good bet is if there are no signs of insects on the waters surface and you cannot see
Spring weather lifts the burden of old man winter off southern Alberta and coaxes fly fishers from their vices onto open rivers. As some of the only open water around, early migrants bring the river to life. Franklin’s gulls break the silence of winter, ducks are flashing their breeding plumage, and soon swallows will fill the sky in a frenzy. Itching to just get back on the river, expectations are tempered with shaking the dust off your cast and soaking some rays in mind. Low water temperatures hold fish from being active early, but quality trout still show themselves.
