Above my own fly-tying bench is a frame displaying two rare classic salmon flies from the workshop of Paul Little, the man considered by many to be Britain’s best tyer.

The recent Irish Fly Fair in Galway saw the launch of the latest encyclopaedic work on classic salmon flies by Waterville angling historian, Martin Lanigan-O’Keeffe. The historian, whose ...

Burton, who has been tying flies for 15 years, took a class to learn the basics. Since then he has progressed to make increasingly complex designs, including classic salmon flies.

He's also in demand on the fly-fishing lecture circuit around the world as both a master salmon fly tier and as an authority on the history of classic fly patterns.

The Stories Behind Five Classic Maine Fly Patterns The “Tom Brady of fishing flies,” an overachieving underdog, and more. By Ronald Joseph Illustrations by Jada Fitch From our June 2021 issue On July ...

Called the Classic Salmon Initiative, SAM’s goal is to encourage public support for the kind of sport fisheries management that will produce special salmon waters that produce bragging-size fish.