Learning how to fly fish takes practice, but with time, you’ll eventually learn what it feels like to master it. Well, at least be sufficient at it; I would argue mastery takes decades.

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 ...

Expand Your Fly Fishing Arsenal There are plenty of trout anglers that only fish with dry flies and nymphs. They’re both great ways to catch trout, until they’re not.

How to Fish It Casting a dry dropper rig will feel a lot like casting a dry fly, just with a bit of added weight. The real nuance involved in dry dropper fishing is learning to detect subsurface eats.

Is there something new that you want to learn to do or add to your life, but you’ve been struggling to find the time, energy, ...

Shave and a Hair Bug: How to Tie and Fish Deer-Hair Flies Spun-hair files are secret weapons for bass, pike, and trout. Here are the best fly patterns, fly-tying tips, and big-fish tactics ...

Don't Overlook Fly Fishing the Small Creeks Often overlooked by even the most seasoned anglers, small water fly fishing can be extremely rewarding and fun — if you approach it the right way.

Fly fishing requires specialized tackle, namely fly rods and fly lines, to cast lightweight lures known as flies—which traditionally imitated insects but can now imitate a vast array of fish food.

First, getting your fly fishing flies down into the strike zone. Second, picking the right fly and matching the hatch. If you are able to achieve both of these, you will put tons of trout in the net.

No matter how long you’ve been fly fishing, I encourage you to make a dedicated bluegill mission or two this summer. To help get you on the right track, here’s a breakdown of my favorite gear, flies, ...

"The Evening Hatch" is a daily dose of anything fly fishing, human interest, and sometimes from left field. It will be short, ...

The other camp—which I happen to fall into—consists of people who fly fish for carp or lean on tactics and specialized gear developed in Europe where carp are held in high regard as sport fish.