As we polled into the back of a creek not much wider than the skiff, our guide said you’re only going to get one shot at these fish. We turned a bend and there they were just 50 feet away, tails out ...
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 ...
Even in close quarters, the ability to cast far will serve you well. / photo by Jasper Taback When I started fly fishing for trout, I was told to focus on making short, accurate casts. I think it was ...
Immersing yourself in the great outdoors, unwinding, reconnecting with nature and indulging in a sport Herbert Hoover once described as “a chance to wash one’s soul with pure air,” fishing holds a ...
Fly-fishing and gear fishing - sometimes it's a Ford vs. Chevy thing. You're one or the other. Fly fishing originated by imitating bait fishermen, and since then it has evolved into a different sport.
Fly fishing is ingrained in American culture — Ernest Hemingway and Norman MacLean romanticised it fiction, outdoor brands like Patagonia and Yeti do the same through photos and videos of adventure.
Since the Bears were off and the world was too much with me, a dear friend and I went fishing in Michigan. Everything was ...
I did three days on the Okavango River in Africa, chasing tigerfish with a fly rod. It was the most terrifying, memorable, fun, and best fly fishing trip ...
This fall, fly fisherman Phil Gonzales landed the biggest rainbow trout of his life while tossing a lure with a spinning rod. “To be honest with you, I don’t even know what the lure was,” Gonzales ...