And it is not just the casting, if you look deeper into fly fishing you will see that you are stepping into a whole new world ...

The biggest thing in fly-fishing since nylon leaders, fly lines made with something other than silk, and graphite fly rods is a new casting technique that allows long, precise casts without the usual ...

When I guided, I made it a practice to step away from my anglers and let them fish. From a distance I would watch and see if I could discern the strengths and weaknesses in their game: why were they ...

"Spring," Robin Williams once said, "is nature's way of saying ‘Let's party!'" To the nation's 6 million fly fishermen, spring is nature's way of saying, "Get on the river!" In the popular imagination ...

A good fly reel will last a lifetime and help bring countless fish to hand. Fly fishing at its most basic level is just another technique for catching fish. On a deeper level, it’s both a blood sport ...

Flyfishing for trout isn’t a complicated, difficult sport. A close look reveals that a successful flyfisherman has mastered several basic abilities: casting smoothly and accurately, knowing how to ...

Prime hopper season runs from late summer into early fall. When warm water and low flows slow the regular aquatic insect hatches, trout start looking elsewhere for calories. The good news is that ...

There are certain fly fishing tips and tricks you pick up along the way that aren't flashy, but they make things easier, set up smoother, and sometimes lead to more fish. You won't often read about ...

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If you’ve been casting flies on local streams lately, surely you’ve seen a few looks (followed by refusals) from those wary trout. When we see the fish refusing naturals in addition to our offerings, ...

Don't let the rainbow trout fool you. It's been passed off as a gentleman's fish, a fragile creature, and needs to be handled with kid gloves. That is not the fish that I pursue. The trout I know have ...