If you ask some dry-fly purists (those who only fish with surface imitations), using a San Juan worm is bait fishing - but to each his own.

Everything you need to know about fly fishing nymphs, including five must-have patterns and the easiest way to catch trout with them.

Bank fishing has been good on the river. n Donna Moore, Lakeridge, Fort Peck. Fort Peck Reservoir (Hell Creek): Quite a few big walleyes were caught during the Hell Creek Tournament last weekend.

If you’re fishing a larger nymph without much success, cut a length of thin tippet and drop a Zebra Midge off of it. Trout are often attracted to the larger nymph but will eat the trailing fly.

Galloup has been a fly-fishing guide since he was 15 —that's 45 years ago. His career began when he was helping out a tackle shop and there was a need to guide a kid and no one else was available.

This basic casting stroke is also sometimes referred to as the “10 and 2” stroke. This has to do with the fly rod’s position when it’s stopped during the back cast and forward cast. If you picture a ...

Spencer is a fly fishing writer based in Utah. A member of the Outdoor Writers Association of America, he's a columnist for the Standard-Examiner, KSL.com, Fishwest, and Trout Life.

I often hear people who don’t fly fish talk about how difficult or impossible it is to catch a trout on the fly. I’ll let you in on a little secret: Fly fishing isn’t as hard as it may seem.

Jon Harp, former head guide/owner of Conejos River Anglers in Antonito, was interviewed about the Conejos on the “Ask About Fly Fishing - Internet Radio” show several years ago.

FOSTER FALLS, Va. (WFXR) — I can remember fly fishing with my father as a child nearly 60 years on the lake behind our house in Ohio. We were fishing for bluegill with tiny ant flies and filling ...