I was casting a 6-weight all night, and I just couldn’t get my line to lay out in the 20 mph wind. In fact, it was so windy we had to spot-lock the bow of the flats boat in the opposite direction and ...

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.

SAUGUS — The eight college students were told to form a line, fly rods raised in the air, to be inspected. They looked more than a bit like soldiers, though the battle they were about to undertake is ...

In fact, Smith founded and sold his first fishing-based company, which made lures, before he graduated from college.

Recently, I had the pleasure of having my two youngest grandchildren, ages 4 and 7, visit me. When they arrived, they informed me they wanted to catch fish, not cast for fish, but catch. I was ...