Tight-line nymphing is all about maintaining contact with your flies underwater – it’s accomplished by keeping your fly line off the water and holding the leader taut throughout your drift.

This especially applies to the fall streamer fishing we’re all enjoying on the freestones. If a trout is following your big fly, you’re on the right track. We all know to carry many colors and sizes ...

Final Thoughts Fly fishing is not the easiest or the most effective way to catch a fish. The draw of the sport is the challenge and the adventure that lies therein. Embrace these aspects. If you just ...

I typically fish with smaller flies in the winter, and 99 percent of winter fly fishing is nymph fishing. At any time of the year, midges comprise more than 50 percent of a trout’s diet.

The Patagonia School of Fly Fishing In a new book, Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard evangelizes a back-to-basics Japanese technique for fly fishing By Michael Hsu March 28, 2014 11:48 am ET Share ...

April 3, 2015 2:36 pm ET Share Resize ‘The History of Fly Fishing in Fifty Flies’ A new book by writer and angler Ian Whitelaw charts the development of the sport over the past six centuries.