Over the last few years, I’ve noticed a big uptick in beginner fly anglers. My gauge for this is my inbox. Listeners of my podcasts know that I do my best to answer emailed questions, and a huge ...

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.

There’s much more to fly fishing than tying on a fly and whipping your line around a pond. Casting, hook setting and reeling all demand a level of finesse that goes beyond what anglers experience when ...

I've had the privilege of teaching classes at Angler's Covey, and one of the more frequent questions I hear is, "What kind of fly rod setup do I need to fly-fish in Colorado?" My responses are as ...

Fly fishing is ingrained in American culture — Ernest Hemingway and Norman MacLean romanticised it fiction, outdoor brands like Patagonia and Yeti do the same through photos and videos of adventure.

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BACK IN MAY, I drove to Yarmouth, Maine, to visit the Maine Fly Co. I was there to pick up a custom fly rod they’d made for me and to go fishing with owner and founder Jeff Davis. I expected to find a ...

ABSAROKEE, Mont. – By the time he moved to Montana, Bob Kimball was 70 years old and reluctant to venture into the mountains to pursue his favorite pastime of fly -fishing. “I should have come up ...