Fly fishing for trout on a stream or river could be addictive. The ability of an angler to try and present an imitation fly ...

This article was originally published in the July/August edition of Yampa Valley Adventures Magazine. “You don’t need beauty ...

LIKE in any great sport, there is a low level of anxiety, tension and excitement that builds as the game begins.

Only five ladies per country are chosen to compete in the World Ladies Fly Fishing Championship. Lucinda van Niekerk from Dullstroom, is one of the South African team.

When I put this question to a seasoned and highly successful Big Eddy veteran, he said, “never use anything smaller than a 3x ...

Image via Shutterstock A fisherman showed off his skills by catching a massive, record-breaking trout using just a small fly ...

Shelby Holder used a 1-weight fly rod to fight the massive tiger trout for 30 minutes in a narrow stretch of the Hams Fork ...

Tight-line nymphing is all about maintaining contact with your flies underwater – it’s accomplished by keeping your fly line off the water and holding the leader taut throughout your drift.

After you’ve made your cast, lift the rod tip so that your fly line is suspended above the water – ideally, your sighter and the tippet tied below it are the only parts of your leader that ...

Match that with a 7 ½ to 12-foot tapered leader, ending with a 5X-7X tippet. A light tippet will keep drag to a minimum and allow a natural presentation of the fly, but it will also increase the need ...

Line cutters, often referred to as ‘nippers,’ are one of those necessary tools for a variety of reasons. Modern line construction enhances the surface and structure of tippet. Using your teeth to cut ...

W hen I first started trout fishing, I was given an invaluable piece of advice: start with dry flies. Talk to any trout angler, and they’ll tell you that fishing with subsurface flies simply catches ...