To the uninitiated, choosing the right type of fly fishing line can be rather daunting. Unlike conventional rods and reels, which rely on the weight of the lure or rig to cast effectively, a fly rod ...

Fly fishing at its most basic level is just another technique for catching fish. On a deeper level, it’s both a blood sport and an art form that is partly based around making the act of fishing more ...

Tom Meier calls it "fly fishing at its simplest." "It just involves a rod, a line and a fly - no reel," he said. "As for the fly, the Japanese masters only use one pattern. I'm working on that." Meier ...

Call it a wish list, a candy store for the pros, or perhaps a three-casting-ring circus, but the just-concluded International Fly Tackle Dealer Show is sure to have an influence on fly-fishermen ...

Famed fly fishing writer John Gierach once wrote a book called Standing in a River Waving a Stick. Well, fly fishing looks a lot like that. And the stick in question is a fly rod. It’s the rod that ...

Wading streams with a fly rod in hand may be the most traditional approach to the sport, but floating rivers in a raft or driftboat, leisurely watching the scenery pass by, has its merits too. The ...

I was standing in the fly fishing section of the venerable L.L. Bean store in Freeport, Maine, trying to gauge the action of an 8-weight fly rod when a man sidled up to me and whispered in a ...

Do this one thing, and you will increase your catch rate by getting your fly in front of more fish. A Chromatic Peanut originated by Russ Maddin and tied by Max Werkman of Werkman Outfitters. / photo ...

I remember standing in the small sporting goods section of the post-exchange and looking at the bubble-wrapped fly fishing rod hanging on the wall. When I was a kid, I read every book and magazine ...