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.

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

One of the major reasons I (and many of you) live here is because there is a piece of water for every approach and style of fly fishing in the Roaring Fork Valley. The “newest” (in fact, oldest) style ...

Natural, of course, does not mean easy. In bait fishing, a sinker adds heft—and a fish-scaring splash—to a cast. In contrast, propelling an ultralight fly the way Wulff does is akin to pitching a ...

It was the first fly reel I purchased. Originally, I fished it on another consigned rod: a two-piece Browning Diana five-weight, which my friend Bernie Okuniewski gave to me many years ago.

Tippet: The small section of line added to the end of the leader where you'll attach your fly. Beer: An alcoholic drink flavored with hops that turns even your worst fishing day into a good one.

It was the first fly reel I purchased. Originally, I fished it on another consigned rod: a two-piece Browning Diana five-weight, which my friend Bernie Okuniewski gave to me many years ago.

Nick tied on a pheasant tail nymph with an egg pattern above it, and I used the same. With a strike indicator (fly-fishing bobber) attached about 8 feet above the line, we lightly cast our ...