First-time fly-tyers wanting to learn the basics? Waynesville Parks & Rec and Cataloochee Chapter of Trout Unlimited are partnering to bring you three evening classes in February.

We are out here on the lower Niagara River in the month of December, and today we're looking for trout. We're going to be running a T-Turn bait rig, using the new x-small T-Turn, with a line down to a ...

The wedged head of a Drunk & Disorderly creates an action that puts trout in kill mode. (Photo: Joe Cermele) The first time I ever fished a Drunk & Disorderly, I hated the fly. A friend had given the ...

There’s much more to fly fishing than tying on a fly and whipping your line around a pond. Casting, hook setting and reeling all demand a level of finesse that goes beyond what anglers experience when ...

, fast-shooting heads, fast-drying UV resin, and even pre-made wings, legs, and tails that let you whip up flies faster than ever. This might be why spun-hair bass bugs aren’t commonplace in fly boxes ...

When you’re fly-fishing, you have to think like a fish, Brandon Batt said. And the last thing fish are thinking about, he said, is the price of fly-fishing gear. “That fish doesn’t care what rods you ...

Contrary to that Rolling Stones' oldie, fly-tiers get plenty of satisfaction. Especially when the fish they catch has one of their hand-crafted flies sticking in its mouth. That's one reason why ...

Do you have the ambition to tie your own flies? Getting started doesn’t have to be daunting, especially with the wealth of fly shops around here, the amazing books available and the treasure trove of ...

The Magic City Fly Fishers teach Rose Park Elementary School students how to tie flies during the club's two-week-long workshop at the school. Each winter, the Magic City Fly Fishers rotate between ...

To understand the Alberto knot, one must first understand the Albright knot. Invented more than half a century ago by famed Florida Keys fly fishing guide Jimmy Albright, the knot’s purpose was to ...

For some of us, as we head into the holiday season our thoughts start turning to… fly tying. It’s not too early to start planning for the 2015 fishing season; the Aldo Leopold Chapter of Trout ...