Catching More Trout with the Zirdle Bug Fly
If you haven't tied on a zirdle bug fly yet, you're honestly missing out on some of the best river action you can find during the shoulder seasons. It's one of those patterns that looks a bit chaotic in your fly box—kind of the mess of rubber legs and fuzzy fur—but once it hits the water, it transforms into a dinner bell for hungry trout. It's not the prettiest fly in the world, and it certainly won't win any beauty contests against a perfectly wrapped dry fly, however it flat-out catches fish when other things fail. ...