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 ...
Getting started with fly tying doesn’t have to be daunting, especially with the wealth of fly shops around here, the amazing books available, and the treasure troves of information on the internet ...
These damsel flies show nymph and adult patterns. The one on the top right is tied with a blue newspaper bag, recycled from the Standard-Examiner delivery one morning. It had been a dark and stormy ...
Mike Schmidt is unabashed about his favorite form of fly fishing. He enjoys streamer fishing with big flies that resemble small fish that really big fish like to eat; five-inch flies that swim ...
The first time I went fly fishing, my buddy summed up the sport in five words: “hurling money into the river.” That definitely felt like the case as I proceeded to lose $10 worth of store-bought flies ...
With a gust of wind, the ice and snow have swapped places for rain and puddles. It may only be March, but spring is in the air. No doubt, many folks are not ready to retire their tip-ups, but with ...