Fly Fishing Reel and Line for Fishing Small Streams Get the cheapest reel you can find. The vast majority of fish you’ll be catching will never go on the reel; it’s merely a line retention device.

Accuracy is Everything When Fly Fishing Small Streams It’s fun to see how far you can cast, no doubt – and getting distance on your cast can be tremendously helpful, but not on small streams.

It might seem needlessly esoteric to compare the stream to a sonnet, but in this case the parallels are striking. Sonnets are ...

Small streams pack everything good about fly fishing into a small space – there’s no better place to learn about trout, moving water, and what draws you to them. Published May 10, 2025 JASPER ...

The most joy I receive from fly fishing comes via small streams. I have had the good fortune to fly fish in lots of places for a big water and fish experience, and I have enjoyed every one. But ...

When the large rivers are flowing high and murky, don't overlook small streams and creeks to satisfy your desire to go fly fishing. While the location of these streams may be secret, the rewards ...

5 Must Have Fly Fishing Nymphs. The amount of nymph fly patterns available out there is staggering, and some of them are extremely detailed and developed for very specific situations and presentation.

I thought about this as I was fly fishing in a small stream that flows into the Gallatin River. The Gallatin River is a large river that is very popular in Montana and Wyoming.

Why Small Streams Make Better Fly Anglers. Story by Jasper Taback • 15m. I f you’re looking for giant fish or huge numbers of fish, small stream trout fishing probably isn’t for you.