Beginning fly anglers first need to understand the function of a fly rod before wading into the piles of available rods to purchase one.
Functions include the following:
Casting — A fly rod is a tool…
Originating in Japan, Tenkara-style fly fishing has existed for at least the past 200 years, but it may have been used far earlier. It is one of the most popular methods of angling among fresh-water…
“On the Big Blackfoot River above the mouth of Belmont Creek the banks are fringed by large Ponderosa pines. In the slanting sun of late afternoon the shadows of great branches reached from across…
As I mentioned a couple months ago, this would be the year I would break down and use a wading staff. Though any initial reluctance was probably due to an unwillingness to concede to age, I now wish…
The faint smell of saltwater invaded my nostrils as my guide brought his MAKO flats boat up on to plane and sped across the mirror smooth waters of Campeche Bay, Mexico. "Welcome to the world of…
Most of us have been there. You are on a boat or maybe shore fishing and your buddies or even kids are just pulling them in left and right. But not you; the fish just won't bite or the strikes are…
Fly fishing isn't just about trout. And it's nothing like the movies. Don't let misinformation make you believe you can't be a fly angler — it's not as hard as you might think.
Brad Pitt etched…
This is a confusing time of year for a guy like me. Our lakes are still frozen, so I'll be chasing lake trout this afternoon with my sonar unit instead of turkey hunting and fly fishing.
One of my…
In the midst of the last snow storm of the year (fingers crossed) here in Wisconsin, I couldn't help but think of the smallmouth spawn being just a month or two away. During this period, gigantic…
When high water, combined with flowing ice, prevented me from running the Allegheny River for smallmouht bass, I decided to do what any angler would do: find other fishing options.
Foam strike…
If you take a quick look into your fly box, what do you see? Do you have barrage of gold bead head nymph patterns lining your fly box or a run of the traditional weighted nymphs? In most cases,…
As spring starts to show through the snow and ice that has held the landscape hostage for the last five months, fly anglers begin preparing for the upcoming season. Checking fly rods, lines and…
