It's payback time in North Alabama. Throughout the spawn, bluegills and other panfish harass nesting bass, rushing in to gulp down eggs and fry anytime the parent fish are distracted. But the bass get ...

"The Morning Hatch" is a daily dose of anything fly fishing, human interest, and sometimes from left field. It will be short, informative, and hopefully entertaining. Enjoy it as a morning starter ...

The white fly line shot low over the water and unfurled, straightening the leader and dropping the tiny bug delicately to the shaded surface under an overhanging tree. A bluegill shot to the surface ...