Catching a true grand slam-a permit, bonefish, and tarpon in a single day-is the epitome of saltwater fly fishing. Many anglers go their whole saltwater careers chasing a slam, traveling to far-off ...
There’s much more to fly fishing than tying on a fly and whipping your line around a pond. Casting, hook setting and reeling all demand a level of finesse that goes beyond what anglers experience when ...
In theory, fly-fishing is a simple sport: Pick a body of water, choose a fly-fishing rod, select your “fly” (or bait), tie a secure knot, cast your line and, hopefully, land a fish on the other end.
Catching a giant marlin is difficult enough, but trying to do it with fly fishing gear turns the challenge into something far ...
That shallow, choppy water that you usually pass by in search of deep pools? That’s right where rainbows like to be. Riffles offer oxygen-rich water and a steady stream of food, making them prime ...
Naturalist Andy Saunders, of Syracuse, has an unconventional approach to summer bass fishing. He likes to swing flies on the Salmon River using a 13-foot, two-handed Spey rod, a type of fly-fishing ...
The Drunk and Disorderly streamer, created by Tommy Lynch. The light brown with silver flash, tied by Joe Cermele, is what I had most of my success on. | photo by Ken Baldwin I just wrapped up a week ...
I have fly fished for various warm-water fish. I have cast flies for bass, catfish, panfish, and carp. The one species I had not cast my fly toward, until now, was a gar. I had heard about it. But ...