On July 20, 1969, as Neil Armstrong was becoming the first man to put bootprints on the moon, I was getting my first introduction to the sport of fly-fishing on an icy mountain stream in Idaho. It ...

As winter creeps in it often means a drop in opportunity for fly fishermen. That depends on where you live, of course, but for many of us, river time becomes vise time. If you’re new to fly tying, ...

Like the life process of many of the insects it seeks to imitate, fly tying is a metamorphosis. It starts with a bare, lifeless hook. But with care and discipline, it builds in layers, a wrap of ...