TUNKHANNOCK – Christina Turner stood near the pond at the Sugar Hollow Trout Hatchery, but hesitated to pick up a fly fishing rod, like the others who had served in the Armed Forces. Turner took her ...

Thanks to films (and novellas) like A River Runs Through It along with historical figures like James A. Hensall waxing eloquent about the way it calms "over-taxed brains and wearied nerves," ...

Thank goodness for innovations in fly-tying, or else we’d be forced to continue catching fish on the same flies, season after season. This winter, I’ve decided to climb aboard the jig hook bandwagon.

One thing I pondered recently on a river in Montana: Maybe fly-fishing doesn’t have to be about hooking fish. The sport, or art, or however you regard it, is in reading the river, thinking like a ...

The Mickey Finn bucktail streamer has been catching North Country trout and salmon since the 1930s. Learn the history and techniques behind this iconic yellow and red fly pattern.

February is almost over, the skies are getting bluer, I haven't worn a thermal vest for weeks. And the trout season will soon open. Hurrah! Meanwhile, over cups of tea and jugs of ale, a debate rages ...

Fishing duo Cole and Jay fly fish for huge bluegill in a loaded spot.

Fly fishing at its most basic level is just another technique for catching fish. On a deeper level, it’s both a blood sport and an art form that is partly based around making the act of fishing more ...

The New York Times sports subsection reports today that Japanese tenkara fishing, a form of fly fishing without a reel, ” has begun to attract anglers in the United States .” Poaching on Jack Shafer’s ...

Calling all anglers! The International Fly-Fishing Festival returns to Manistee this weekend. This is the second year of the event, with tickets on sale for this Saturday and Sunday. Executive ...