Father’s Day is a natural for fly-fishing gear, positioned as it is right smack in the middle of the best fishing month of the year, when the trout are sipping mayflies, the bonefish are tailing for ...

Not so long ago, most fly-fishers probably thought the only kind of rods that required two hands to cast were spinning or bait-casting rigs — and big ones, at that. A fly rod was cast with one hand, ...

Over the last few years, I’ve noticed a big uptick in beginner fly anglers. My gauge for this is my inbox. Listeners of my podcasts know that I do my best to answer emailed questions, and a huge ...

Nov. 3—Spey anglers, those who prefer two-handed fly rods, are having a good run of late on the Clearwater River. Kyriacos Panayiotou, of McCall, landed a 41-inch steelhead while swinging flies Oct. 6 ...

Traditional Spey fishing is closely associated with steelhead, salmon, and big rivers. It’s a popular fly fishing technique in the Pacific Northwest that requires long rods, special lines, and ...

Even when fish don't cooperate, fishing for bream with popping bugs and a fly rod is beautiful in its simplicity.