This book has it all for those who are wont to cast warm-water flies -- and those folks are legion these days. There are sharp, well-lit photos, pithy and accurate histories of each fly (though ...

More than 50 percent of the average trout’s diet consists of tiny midges, and it’s these microscopic insects that you’ll most likely find flying above local streams this month. But don’t knock ...

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.

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Ever wonder what it’s like to step in the boots of a fishing guide? By all means, guide life is not for everyone, and ...

On July 1, 1924, Carrie G. Stevens cast a homemade fishing fly into the outlet of Mooselookmeguntic Lake and netted a 6-pound, 13-ounce brook trout. Her Gray Ghost — featuring white hairs from a ...

Freezing water. Hands too numb to tie on a fly. Eyes watering in the biting wind. Winter doesn’t sound like the best occasion to pull out the ol’ tackle box. But angling experts claim the chilliest ...

Accomplished fly angler and photographer Steve Schweitzer has a passion for hiking Colorado’s high country. Those talents and passion led to the publishing of two books on hiking and fly fishing in ...