Fly fishing is synonymous with trout. When most people think about fly fishing, they conjure images of mountain streams 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.

There’s much more to fly fishing than tying on a fly and whipping your line around a pond. Casting, hook setting and reeling all demand a level of finesse that goes beyond what anglers experience when ...

In New York’s Catskills, the cradle of American dry fly fishing, a total beginner learns the sport—and its history ...

So your grandfather’s or father’s or uncle’s old bamboo fly rod has been passed on to you. What do you do with it? If you ask ...

Loop is a brand that’s not as familiar to American anglers because they’ve largely sold their gear in the European market.

Casting a limber fly rod is the only way to get a fish on the line for lots of anglers. Yet there are hold outs who think fly fishing is difficult, expensive and some kind of elite angling sport.

Fly fishing is to fishing what road cycling is to biking, stick-shifting is to driving and using a straight razor is to shaving. It’s a sport that requires precision, poise and patience and grants ...

There are a lot of numbers in fly fishing, and some of the numbering may not make sense to the uninitiated—or to the initiated, for that matter. A higher number means a smaller hook, yet the opposite ...

It's one of a handful of businesses in Eugene and Springfield that specializes in fly fishing equipment. Mitzner, 52, said he ...