Learning to fly fish is difficult. There are a lot of moving parts and knowledge needed. It is a lifelong learning journey. At first, it's frustrating, but the "lifelong learning" aspect is what ...

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 ...

The amount of new fly anglers entering the river in the past year has been astounding. Urbanites across Colorado are heading to the mountains for a much needed COVID-19 escape. Even locals who have ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. The secret to great fly fishing? According to Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard and Blue Ribbon ...

The first time I went fly fishing, my buddy summed up the sport in five words: “hurling money into the river.” That definitely felt like the case as I proceeded to lose $10 worth of store-bought flies ...

The river is flowing high right now with the peak of runoff nowhere in sight. Sequestered to float fishing or stillwaters, anglers may not feel as adept in their angling proficiency. Don’t let that ...

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Take me to your leader, and chances are we’ll be able to fix some of your flyfishing problems. Leaders are among the basic elements of fly tackle, but the essentials of leader design and performance ...

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 ...

You will begin to depend more on yourself and less on gadgets and gear. More on "a feeling" and less on what the textbooks say. When you hook into a fish—especially a big one—chaos comes fast. The ...