Casters Fly Shop / Dave Hise Blog

Of all the fly patterns bouncing around the interwebs, we rarely see any aimed specifically at representing an important food source to various freshwater species found throughout the Americas, Asia a … read more

Flymen Nymph Head Evolution BeadheadsSize 12 Daiichi 1120 Scud Hook and Nymph Head BeadSecure 2 bobbins; one around the bend of the hook and 1 behind the beadSecure a strand of Trout Line Catgut the l … read more

2015 has been a great year of trout fishing in southwestern Virginia thus far. The waters I frequent with my anglers have produced a few good fish through the years but this year has been abnormally o … read more

This is a simple Step By Step of the Wiggler Variant. The Wiggler Variant is a tried and true burrowing mayfly/small minnow imitation that is excellent for trout, steelhead, carp and/or bass, It is si … read more

There is a plethora of patterns that can be used for trout during the late winter/early spring in the mid-Atlantic/southeast US. It is the time of the year that many different aquatic insects are scur … read more