On July 20, 1969, as Neil Armstrong was becoming the first man to put bootprints on the moon, I was getting my first introduction to the sport of fly-fishing on an icy mountain stream in Idaho. It ...

ASHEVILLE – There's yoga and there's meditation. There's chanting and there's deep-belly breathing. And then there's fly-tying. For those of us trying to get away from the stress of the flashy, ...

Getting started in fly tying doesn’t have to be daunting, especially with the wealth of fly shops around here, the amazing books available, and the treasure troves of information on the internet these ...

Aleta is a writer living in the Rocky Mountain foothills of Santa Fe, New Mexico. She enjoys vinyasa flow on the park grass with her two young boys. New perk: Easily find new routes and hidden gems, ...

, fast-shooting heads, fast-drying UV resin, and even pre-made wings, legs, and tails that let you whip up flies faster than ever. This might be why spun-hair bass bugs aren’t commonplace in fly boxes ...

TWIN FALLS — While hooks are not as easy to burn as soufflé, learning to tie flies is similar to learning how to cook, local experts say. It’s five minutes for the basics, a lifetime to master. With ...

The wedged head of a Drunk & Disorderly creates an action that puts trout in kill mode. (Photo: Joe Cermele) The first time I ever fished a Drunk & Disorderly, I hated the fly. A friend had given the ...

It’s winter. It’s a pandemic. Temperatures are hovering somewhere a bit above or well below zero. Vaccines for COVID-19 are being distributed, but most of us still don’t have them. Instead of staring ...