It's the off-season for most of us in the United States, but that doesn't mean your fly fishing progress should shut down until the Spring. Think of it like sports: you are the athlete, and you can ...

They were casting on a soccer pitch that was covered in clover, honing their skills to be used on future trips to the Brule for trout, or the Cloquet for smallmouth bass or maybe a little Douglas ...

Flyfishing for trout isn’t a complicated, difficult sport. A close look reveals that a successful flyfisherman has mastered several basic abilities: casting smoothly and accurately, knowing how to ...

When I guided, I made it a practice to step away from my anglers and let them fish. From a distance I would watch and see if I could discern the strengths and weaknesses in their game: why were they ...

Starting out with fly fishing can be equal parts exciting and confusing. There’s so much to figure out—gear, casting, reading water—and it’s easy to feel like you’re in over your head. Here’s the ...

Fly fishing is to fishing what road cycling is to biking, stick-shifting is to driving and using a straight razor is to shaving. It’s a sport that requires precision, poise and patience and grants ...

To the uninitiated, choosing the right type of fly fishing line can be rather daunting. Unlike conventional rods and reels, which rely on the weight of the lure or rig to cast effectively, a fly rod ...

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 ...

Brad Elfers has been fly fishing long enough to know there’s something special about the fly fishing community in Juneau. “It’s funny how some sports that can appear to be complicated can become a ...