To the uninitiated, there’s a certain mystique surrounding the art of fly fishing. Actually, the mystique is there for many experienced fly fishers, too - just a different sort.
Anyway, if you’re reading this, you’ve likely caught the bug. You’ve probably watched spell-bound at least once while an experienced fly fisher rythmically false casts […]

A month or so ago, in Learning from the Classics, I wrote about the classic books on fly-fishing, and what a rich source of techniques and tips those can be.
I just found another example from a 1920’s book, Practical Fly Fishing by Larry St. John.
This excerpt deals with the “when”, “where”, and “how” of […]

Anyone else hear about this?
I got an email this morning that said Pete Mang was nabbed on a surveillance camera sneaking fishing flies from the Sportsman Warehouse in Aurora CO.
The flies were reportedly worth only about $13…which made it all the more embarrassing since Pete Mang is the Deputy Director of the Colorado […]

Fishing with two (or more) fly patterns at the same time increases your chances of a strike just by virtue of the fact that you will have more bait in the water, but it’s also a good way to experiment when fishing an unfamiliar body of water, or when you’re not sure what fly pattern […]

A lot of things determine the best line weight to use when fly fishing.
Probably the most expensive mistake you could make would be to use only the manufacturer’s recommended line weight for a given rod. If you do that, you’ll need to own a different rod for fishing each change in current […]