Traditionally fished in the down-and-across presentation common to wet flies, the natural materials of a soft hackle fly impart dramatic and lifelike motion in river currents, resembling mayflies and ...

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.

A couple of years ago, I was fishing with a group of fly fishermen that included two or three younger guys in their mid to late twenties, as I recall. All of them had a bit of fly-fishing experience, ...

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The earliest recorded reference to fishing with an artificial fly, he says, comes from Macedonia around 3,000 years ago. A description of a simple fly from those ancient times, made from red wool and ...

"A recent survey by the Northwoods Sporting Journal of a dozen seasoned Maine trout fishermen produced some common denominators worth mentioning." ...