A good fly reel will last a lifetime and help bring countless fish to hand. Fly fishing at its most basic level is just another technique for catching fish. On a deeper level, it’s both a blood sport ...

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.

"The Morning Hatch" is a daily dose of anything fly fishing, human interest, and sometimes from left field. It will be short, sweet, informative, and hopefully entertaining. Look at it as a morning ...

Successful nymphing starts with your setup. A two-fly nymph rig is often the way to go – it allows you to cover a wider range of the water column, and it adds variety to your patterns. I’ll typically ...

Father’s Day makes for a great excuse to get dad out on the water. That the holiday is in the middle of June—arguably the best fishing month of the year—makes it all even better. Tarpon and bonefish ...

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 ...

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 ...

In my experience, the best fishing guide usually isn’t the most expensive one – or the one with the pretty website that shows up as the first result on your Google search. Often, it’s the guy who’s ...

We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn more › What do you picture when you think of fly fishing for trout? If your answer is casting ...

Whether you have never hired a guide or have utilized them for years, you will see marked differences in styles, attitudes, and experience levels. Many anglers can’t appreciate terrific fishing guides ...

The sun is shining and the weather is great. But amid days of traveling, barbecuing, hiking popular trails and boating on the Dillon Reservoir, it can sometimes feel like summer in Summit County lacks ...

The great thing about Father’s Day for dads who fly fish? The day happens to be right in the meat of the best part of fly fishing season (at least for those of us in the northern hemisphere). This ...