Here is a mix of fly fishing articles—on techniques, strategies, rivers and other waters—Skip has published with a variety of
fly-fishing and outdoor magazines over the past 20-some years.
You'll find all sorts of great information here.
Want to find out what it feels like to hook one wild-fighting salmon after another off the Washington Coast, and how to make that happen?
Or perhaps you'd like to know when and where to fish big attractor dry flies for big trout? We'll explore all this, and more.
The links at the bottom of this page will take you to the articles by Skip(and a few written by Carol). From simple skills
to cutting-edge techniques, you'll find new ways to catch more fish among the pages.
If you read about this sport to learn, to catch more fish, or just for fun, enjoy exploring what we offer here.
Bass Back in the Salad
The Bass-Bluegill Lap
The Bass-Bluegill Lap Flies
Bring the Big Attractor Dry Flies, Part 1
Bring the Big Attractor Dry Flies, Part 2
Neah Bay Salmon, Way Out West
Standard Indicator Nymph Fishing Part 1
Standard Indicator Nymph Fishing Part 2
Ten Ways to Improve Your Nymph Fishing
The Truth About Chironomids Part One
The Truth About Chironomids Part Two
The Truth About Chironomids Part Three
Back to Skip Morris Home Page from Fly Fishing Articles
Check out Carol's Etsy store, CarolAMorrisFlyFish for original gifts for the fly fisher:
Click here to hear Skip's interviews on popular podcasts...
Skip has a new literary essay in Big Sky Journal's annual Fly Fishing issue, called "Montana Mayflies" released February 1, 2024. Skip wrote; Carol painted. Here's the link to Big Sky Journal to check it out:
Ephemeral Hitchhiker, a painting by Carol Ann Morris
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Skip's literary essayMontana Mayflies in Big Sky Journal's February 2024 Fly Fishing issue...
Top 12 Dry Flies for Trout Streams: How, When, and Where to Fish Them, is now available on Amazon as an ebook...check it out! Click on the links below to go to the information page on Top 12 Dry Flies (the link to Amazon is at the bottom of the page...)
Top 12 Dry Flies for Trout Streams: How, When, and Where to Fish Them
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Top 12 Dry Flies for Trout Streams: How, When, and Where to Fish Them (the link to Amazon is at the bottom of the page)...
Top 12 Nymphs for Trout Streams: How, When, and Where to Fish Them, 2nd Edition, originally published as an e-book only, is now available on Amazon as a paperback...check it out! Click on the links below to go to the information page on Top 12 Nymphs (the link to Amazon is at the bottom of the page...)
Top 12 Nymphs for Trout Streams: How, When, and Where to Fish Them (2nd Edition)
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Top 12 Nymphs for Trout Streams: How, When, and Where to Fish Them (2nd Edition). . .
Click here to get more information about Skip's e-book,
500 Trout Streams...
365 Fly Fishing Tips for Trout, Bass, and Panfish
Click here to get more information about Skip's latest book,
365 Tips for Trout, Bass, and Panfish...
Go to Skip Morris's Trout Fly Proportion Chart
Skip's ultra-popular Predator—a hit fly for bluegills and other panfishes and largemouth bass (also catches smallmouth bass and trout)—is being tied commercially by the Solitude Fly Company.
The Predator
CLICK HERE to learn more about or to purchase the Predator...
Tying the Predator
CLICK HERE to see Skip's detailed video on how to tie the Predator...