Fly fishing is synonymous with trout. When most people think about fly fishing, they conjure images of mountain streams and fish sipping mayflies and caddisflies off the surface. It's true that the ...

There’s much more to fly fishing than tying on a fly and whipping your line around a pond. Casting, hook setting and reeling all demand a level of finesse that goes beyond what anglers experience when ...

You will begin to depend more on yourself and less on gadgets and gear. More on "a feeling" and less on what the textbooks say. When you hook into a fish—especially a big one—chaos comes fast. The ...

These fish are known for their long, wing-like fins that enable them to leap out of the water and glide for long distances. The term "flying" might be a bit misleading because these fish can't flap ...

How and when to twitch your dry flies to catch more trout.

Fly fishers who feel a bit of intimidation thinking about fly fishing in stillwaters often wonder how to get to the fish. Lakes and reservoirs are big. Reaching depths and anything beyond the stretch ...

If you haven't fly fished with any of the new fiberglass rods being built today, you are missing out. "Glass" has a feel and rhythm to it that you won't find in carbon fiber. These aren't the heavy ...

Fly fishing is a year-round pursuit. Even during the coldest months of the year you can find actively feeding fish, and you don’t have to race to the water hours before sunrise for the best action.

It was the end of May on the tumbling Beaverkill River in New York’s Catskill Mountains, and an annual ritual was under way. The plump mayflies known as green drakes were emerging on the water. Trout, ...

Fly fishing during the spring runoff can be intimidating. Sure, high, off-color rivers can be confusing and hard to read, but fish are still biting in these conditions. Plus, you might even have the ...

From a distance, I watched as a bright yellow maple leaf gently disengaged itself from the branch it had been attached to since April because of the aging process and a swift northerly breeze. The ...