There are as many types of fishing reels as there are types of fishing. Big, small, fast, slow, spinning, baitcasting, ...

PARSHALL — The fact that Daniel Galhardo has fly-fished for more than four years now without a reel, weighted fly line, leader, split shot or strike indicator is intriguing.

If you are trying to tie a size 20 fly on a 5X leader, the line may be too thick to fit through the eye of the hook. Rather than replacing a 5X leader with a 6X or 7X, you can tie a couple feet of ...

Because the reel holds the line on your fly rod, it should match the rod’s weight. If you’re using larger flies, you can compensate with a 6-weight reel on a 5-weight rod, or vice versa.

A fly-fishing rod, flies, a floatant, indicators, waders, boots, sun protection, glasses, a fly line, nippers, a net and a waterproof backpack to carry it all is just the tip of the iceberg.

Walk into just about any fly shop, and you’ll see a whole wall stocked with trout leader options. 9 ft 5x, 7.5 ft 4x, 12ft 4x – for most new fly anglers, the labels are a collection of numbers ...

The popper-head fly we use is 9 inches long by 2 inches wide. It’s made from foam and feathers and weighs less than 1 ounce. We use a 550-grain shooting-head fly line in order to get it out to a spot ...

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 ...

We tested the best fishing line for trout, whether you're looking for fluorocarbon, monofilament, and braid. For fly fishing or conventional, these are our top choices for landing more trout.