Streamer fishing ... fly fishing, you’re used to lifting the rod in the air to set the hook after a strike. In streamer fishing, however, this move will cost you a lot of fish. Quite often, a ...

Hatch' is a daily dose of anything fly fishing, human interest, and sometimes from left field. It will be short, sweet, ...

Shelby Holder of Kemmerer had already broken three of his four fly rods when he decided to go fishing early on June 6. He ...

Fly anglers are an opinionated bunch, and the single “best” fly rod for trout will differ from one person to the next depending on their budget, skillset, and the style of fishing they like to do. And ...

Fly fishing at its most basic level is just another ... The two main ways to do this are by lifting up quickly with the rod, known as a “trout set,” or by stripping line firmly with the rod tip ...

Whether or not you’re going to ever throw a 100-foot cast isn’t important. The steps you take to get more distance on your ...

Fly fishing is to fishing what road cycling ... Keep reading… With this in mind, a five-weight, nine-foot, medium-action rod is the best all-around setup for trout, panfish and smaller bass. Stepping ...

During a strong insect hatch, expect to see rainbows rising and sipping in big numbers – stock up ... on trout streams evolved into a budding career writing about all things fly fishing.

A dry dropper is a two-fly rig that combines a dry fly and either a nymph or emerger, allowing you to fish on the surface and subsurface at the same time. If you’re fishing shallow water but not ...

All the while they’re staying vigilant of rods and reels being forever lost to the water — as in the case of this writer, who lost a beat-up ... trout or whatever fish they are chasing. Fly ...

BELCHERTOWN/WARE LINE — John Katzenbach set off ... geared up with the standard tools of anyone who has spent years fishing the Swift River. He wore waders and a vest. He had a fly rod and ...