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.

"The Morning Hatch" is a daily dose of anything fly fishing, human interest, and sometimes from left field. It will be short, sweet, informative, and hopefully entertaining. Look at it as a morning ...

If you are looking for a real adventure, an exotic location, battles with big, strong, angry fish on a fly rod, the waters of the Amazon jungle are all of that and more. One question I get asked all ...

Father’s Day makes for a great excuse to get dad out on the water. That the holiday is in the middle of June—arguably the best fishing month of the year—makes it all even better. Tarpon and bonefish ...

In my experience, the best fishing guide usually isn’t the most expensive one – or the one with the pretty website that shows up as the first result on your Google search. Often, it’s the guy who’s ...

What is there to learn about fly fishing from an 85-year-old Cuban storyteller whose family was fortunate to escape the ...

Ever wonder what it’s like to step in the boots of a fishing guide? By all means, guide life is not for everyone, and requires someone who truly lives and breathes fly fishing. From working weeks on ...

“Most other people who come fly-fishing or who guide are so focused on the fish and wanting to catch these big trophy fish, and that’s about it,” says Erica Nelson, one of only two Indigenous women ...

Fly fishing The guides at Silver Bow Fly Shop said Spokane River flows are finally dropping down to a semi-reasonable level ...

Bristol Bay’s world class sport fishing draws visitors from thousands of miles away. It’s not only fishing that brings people to the area’s rivers and lakes – many come from far away to work in the ...

An Erie steelhead fly fishing guide wants to expand the horizons of those who seek these migrating fish each fall and winter. Karl Weixlmann, 62, has been guiding anglers for 28 years on various ...