On July 20, 1969, as Neil Armstrong was becoming the first man to put bootprints on the moon, I was getting my first introduction to the sport of fly-fishing on an icy mountain stream in Idaho. It ...

Getting started with fly tying doesn’t have to be daunting, especially with the wealth of fly shops around here, the amazing books available, and the treasure troves of information on the internet ...

Editor's note: This article is the third in a three-part series. As flies go, the red-and-white Lefty's deceiverlike pattern I had tied one recent evening sure wouldn't have won any awards. It wasn't ...

If you like tying flies, it stands to reason that you would prefer complicated patterns, since they require more tying. There’s not much sense of accomplishment in making a fly out of just one ...

I just finished setting up the card table over the dogs’ kennel box in the back room. It’ll probably stay up at least until the trout opener, because it holds all the fly tying materials to the left ...

On May 14th Fly South in Nashville is hosting a tying for Largemouth, Pike, and Musky class at the shop. Idylwilde signature tier Troy Basso will be teaching tying and fishing techniques for warm ...

_We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn more › Tom Whiting noticed a pattern. It was the early 1990s, and fly-tiers from around the ...

, fast-shooting heads, fast-drying UV resin, and even pre-made wings, legs, and tails that let you whip up flies faster than ever. This might be why spun-hair bass bugs aren’t commonplace in fly boxes ...

WARRENTON -- Forty years ago, on a secret chicken farm in Warrenton, Henry Hoffman started a revolution in fly-fishing. Hoffman, 73, is a meticulous fly-fisherman who spent decades studying the ...