On July 20, 1969, as Neil Armstrong was becoming the first man to put bootprints on the moon, I was getting my first introduction to the sport of fly-fishing on an icy mountain stream in Idaho. It ...

Editor's note: This article is the second in a three-part series. Next time: Starting off with a few good fly patterns. Intimidated. That's a pretty good way to describe how I felt a couple of springs ...

These three fly patterns will build the foundation for any future flies you might want to tie. Winter is the best time to get ...

_We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn more › Tom Whiting noticed a pattern. It was the early 1990s, and fly-tiers from around the ...

Fly fishing enthusiasts from across the country will gather in Houston for the 2010 Texas FlyFishers 18th Annual Dr. Ed Rizzolo Fly Tying Festival to be held Saturday, Feb. 6 at Bethany Christian ...

, fast-shooting heads, fast-drying UV resin, and even pre-made wings, legs, and tails that let you whip up flies faster than ever. This might be why spun-hair bass bugs aren’t commonplace in fly boxes ...

WARRENTON -- Forty years ago, on a secret chicken farm in Warrenton, Henry Hoffman started a revolution in fly-fishing. Hoffman, 73, is a meticulous fly-fisherman who spent decades studying the ...

WINNECONNE - Wisconsin has a long, rich heritage in fly tying. The Weber Tackle Company of Stevens Point was established in 1888 and for most of the next century was a leading national purveyor of fly ...

Ken Sink Trout Unlimited began its beginner fly-tying classes Saturday at United Methodist Church in Indiana. Roger Phillips, of Saltsburg, helped Logan Bowman, 12, with his project. The chapter will ...

He opens a silver box about the size of a thin paperback book to reveal several rows of neatly displayed flies. The yellow-and-black imitation bugs are lined up side-by-side. There’s a row of crane ...

VAIL — Judges for the field of about 15 in the GoPro Mountain Games Fly Tying Competition on Friday at Golden Peak couldn’t determine a winner after three rounds, so the top three went head-to-head-to ...