Getting started with fly tying doesn’t have to be daunting, especially with the wealth of fly shops around here, the amazing ...

Discover the story behind Fran Betters' iconic "Usual" fly pattern, a simple two-material design that became legendary on the ...

Learn to tie the Kaufman Stone, a proven stonefly nymph pattern created by Pacific Northwest fly tier Randall Kaufman in 1973 ...

Anglers who've used a Hare’s Ear Nymph, Walt’s Worm or Adams Dry Fly, can learn how to create them for themselves this winter, as the Mountain Laurel Chapter of Trout Unlimited is offering its annual ...

As winter creeps in it often means a drop in opportunity for fly fishermen. That depends on where you live, of course, but for many of us, river time becomes vise time. If you’re new to fly tying, ...

Fly fishing isn't only about fly fishing. It's a much broader net that encompasses literature, painting, sculpture, culture, lifestyle, and the always popular, fly tying. I wouldn't say I'm a ...

Fly-fishing and Maine, together, bring a number of things to mind straightaway: the quicksilver flash of brook trout, trailblazing guide “Fly Rod” Crosby, Carrie Stevens’s iconic Gray Ghost fly, ...

Emergers and nymphs are often lumped together because they’re both fished subsurface, and they both imitate aquatic insects in pre-adult life stages. Some nymphs and emergers may look similar, but ...

With a gust of wind, the ice and snow have swapped places for rain and puddles. It may only be March, but spring is in the air. No doubt, many folks are not ready to retire their tip-ups, but with ...

Anyone who's gone fishing in and around Kamloops, B.C., has likely come across Mo Bradley. Whether through his work at the local outdoor supplies store, his fly fishing television program or the ...

There’s no official fly-tying season, but if there was it would be in the depths of winter. The image of a fly tier hunched over their fly-tying vise on a cold winter’s night is about as romantic as ...