Fly tying and football season go together like peanut butter and jelly. For me and many fly tyers in the valley, not much is better than setting up a vise in front of a TV screen with a football game ...

A canoe or kayak float may get fly flinging anglers into business with white bass. The float from Twin Bridges to ...

A few days ago, the trout were rising to midges. I could go into the details of which river, water temperature, weather, and everything else that goes into a day of fly fishing, but for now it’s ...

In theory, fly-fishing is a simple sport: Pick a body of water, choose a fly-fishing rod, select your “fly” (or bait), tie a secure knot, cast your line and, hopefully, land a fish on the other end.

These five tried-and-true trout flies are often overlooked because they're considered a bit outdated. We don't buy it.

AS A KID growing up in Athens, Alabama, Brandon Bailes used to spend a lot of time in his grandfather’s woodshop. His grandpa would cut a block of cedar for Bailes, then sketch something on it—the ...

What’s the best way to catch a fish: impressionism or realism? A new book, “The History of Fly-Fishing in Fifty Flies” (Stewart, Tabori & Chang, $22.50) by writer and angler Ian Whitelaw, charts the ...