"The Morning Hatch" is a daily dose of anything fly fishing, human interest, and sometimes from left field. It will be short, ...

SEE IT Why It Made the Cut: An all-around trout setup that fishes like a top-of-the-line rod at a friendly price. Key Features Line weight: 5 wt Rod Length: 9 ft Warranty: 25-year warranty Pros No ...

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 ...

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 ...

To the uninitiated, choosing the right type of fly fishing line can be rather daunting. Unlike conventional rods and reels, which rely on the weight of the lure or rig to cast effectively, a fly rod ...

Fly lines: Made to be used with a fly rod, these lines are heavy so they can propel the fly during casting. They are not suited for conventional fishing (spinning or baitcasting).

The Basics Of This "Specialty" Fly Fishing Line This basic explanation is enough to give you a working understanding of this specialty fly line. Just remember, a shooting head literally means the ...

Preparing A New Fly Line For Fishing Modifying your new fly line out of the box will help improve your casting. By kolakowski January 20, 2010 at 7:48PM (The Minnesota Star Tribune) ...

Give It a Try As with most fly fishing lessons, it’s best to learn by doing. Pick up a few spools of tippet, and see what it feels like to fish a size 15 fly on 4x compared to 5x. Pretty soon ...

It seems so simple and basic, yet I wonder about the technique, particularly of fishing just one fly both wet (sinking) and dry (floating). "With an 11-foot rod and a 14-plus foot line, you have a ...