Here are 7 tips before the fly fishing season officially begins to give you a head start for a successful year. Spring is close, so it's time to get your gear together and make sure it's all in ...

A shooting head fly line can be an asset in certain fly fishing situations. Once you learn the basics of this fly line you will understand when and how to use it, and find that it is an easy line to ...

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An all-around trout setup that fishes like a top-of-the-line rod at a friendly price. The lineup offers rods up to an 8 wt for larger fish and even comes in a 10 ft 3 wt for euro nymphing. A ...

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 ...

Casting a limber fly rod is the only way to get a fish on the line for lots of anglers. Yet there are hold outs who think fly fishing is difficult, expensive and some kind of elite angling sport.

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 ...

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 ...