There’s much more to fly fishing than tying on a fly and whipping your line around a pond. Casting, hook setting and reeling all demand a level of finesse that goes beyond what anglers experience when ...
Fly fishing is synonymous with trout. When most people think about fly fishing, they conjure images of mountain streams and fish sipping mayflies and caddisflies off the surface. It’s true that the ...
Fly fishing has consumed me and given me a life. Even as a hobby, it was something I could get lost in. It challenged me creatively, physically, skillfully, and mentally. It is art, athletics, sport, ...
Traditional Spey fishing is closely associated with steelhead, salmon, and big rivers. It's a popular fly fishing technique in the Pacific Northwest that requires long rods, special lines, and ...
What do you picture when you think of fly fishing for trout? If your answer is casting a bug imitation that floats and then watching a fish rise to sip it off the surface, I’d say you fall in with the ...
Fly fishing guides won't likely tell you their real secrets to success right away (you've got to earn the privilege), but there's one tip they'll readily share, even with perfect strangers: Fly ...
Picture this: Crisp, early-morning air, the sound of a rushing stream, and (of course) a six-pack of one of the season's finest brews. Sounds pretty damn perfect, right? You're just missing one thing: ...
Where do you do that ’round these parts?” The answer is almost anywhere, if you know when to get there, what to bring and how to use it. Capt. Gordon shares his tips.
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 requires someone who truly lives and breathes fly fishing. From working weeks on ...
Shaun Jeszenka is a fly-fishing guide and the owner of Frontier Anglers in Dillon, Montana. After starting as a seasonal guide, he gained experience until he was able to buy his own fly shop. To run ...
Olympic Fly fishers of Edmonds presents Yakima fishing guide, casting instructor and fly- tying educator Mark Shimazu at its ...