A close second would be, “What (or how many) fly patterns do I need to have to be successful most of the time? Those are both valid queries, and ones which reflect the quintessence of fly-fishing. On ...

Being “sustainable” is apparently all the rage these days. Fall and spring hunting go hand in hand with the fly-tier’s bench, and harvesting meat and materials can coincide. Flies are still tied by ...

As the days shorten and the temperature drops, I start plotting a methodical fly-tying program, one that ensures the most essential flies are tied long before they’re needed. A day for hare’s ear and ...

Sustainability is the watchword these days, and harvesting meat for your freezer can also pay dividends for you and your fly-tying friends. Fall hunting goes hand in hand with the tyers bench; ...

Most fly fisherman understand the theory behind matching the hatch, which says, in effect, that when a specific species of insect is hatching on the river and the fish are actively feeding on them, ...

This is arguably the most exciting method because you get to watch a fish rise to pluck a fly off the surface. You'll use flies that imitate insects that are hatching off the water or "attractor" ...

Many anglers would argue that you could catch a fish on any trout stream in the world with Frank Sawyer’s pheasant tail nymph. Frank was a river keeper on the Hampshire Avon and created this fly we ...