Don't let your fly fishing skills get rusty. Learn how to double haul this off-season and see a huge improvement in your casting accuracy, distance, and technique. Practice now for good days on the ...

Learning to cast a fly rod well involves a lot of moving pieces. Putting them all together is no easy feat; it takes time and effort. I've been casting a fly rod for over thirty years. During the ...

A good fly reel will last a lifetime and help bring countless fish to hand. Fly fishing at its most basic level is just another technique for catching fish. On a deeper level, it’s both a blood sport ...

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.

Norman Maclean and a host of other authors weaved word images onto pages to capture the feeling, the grace and rhythm of fly-fishing. Casting can indeed look like an art form when practiced by some ...

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Take me to your leader, and chances are we’ll be able to fix some of your flyfishing problems. Leaders are among the basic elements of fly tackle, but the essentials of leader design and performance ...

For some reason you received a new fly rod, reel, line, leaders and some flies for Christmas. You received these items because you either asked for them or a friend or significant other wants to drive ...

June 11, free park day. No vehicle permits needed. 10:30 a.m.-noon June 11, Lady's-slipper walk. Meet at the River Inn Interpretive Center. 1-3 p.m. June 11, Discovery Table - Geology Rocks!, River ...

SPRUCE PINE - Now in its seventh year, the Gold-Level Casting for Hope Fly-Fishing Competition is putting every fish to work to fight cancer. The three-day competition, presented by MasterNymph, is ...

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 ...