Catching More Trout with the Slick Willy Fly
I first tied on a slick willy fly a few years back when the water was high and murky, and honestly, it changed my whole perspective on streamer fishing. I was standing knee-deep in a cold stretch of the Madison, watching my usual nymphs drift by without so much as a nudge. The sun was dipping low, and the fish just weren't interested in anything small or subtle. That's when a buddy of mine reached into his box, pulled out this streamlined, slightly flashy streamer, and told me to give it a shot. Within three casts, I had a brown trout hammering the line like it owed him money. ...