Fly fishing has consumed me and given me a life. Even as a hobby, it was something I could get lost in. It challenged me creatively, physically, skillfully, and mentally. It is art, athletics, sport, ...

The beauty of fly fishing is that we never “cap out”; there is always something to learn, appreciate, and strive for in our ...

The Basics of Fly Fishing Presentation • Casting: For most trout fishing scenarios, you won't have to make a long, booming cast. What is more important is your ability to make accurate, and clean, ...

You will have an opportunity to flail and, with practice, prevail on Aug. 9 when the Santiam Flycasters holds its annual Fly Casting Clinic. There is no charge to participate in the 6 p.m. event on ...

Norman Maclean and a host of other authors weaved word images onto pages to capture the feeling, the grace and rhythm of fly-fishing. Casting can indeed look like an art form when practiced by some ...

The last few times I traveled to the South Platte River at Deckers I left my favorite one-hand fly rod at home on purpose. It’s the perfect rod for the midge hatches that sometime occur on sunny ...

Learning to fly fish can seem daunting because there is so much to learn. The truth is, it's a lifetime of learning, so don't look at it as a mountain in front of you; instead, learn each lesson as it ...

Raincountry Flyfishers, Juneau’s collective of fly fishing enthusiasts, meets twice a month to tie flys and work on technique. The group meets on the second and fourth Wednesday of every month. For ...

July 25: Fly Casting Lessons, free, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., FFA certified fly casting instructors Peter Alves and Dan Pribanic, Chagrin River Outfitters, 100 N. Main St., Chagrin Falls. Call 440-247-7110.

In his story “The Angler,” author Washington Irving found inspiration from an old fisherman, writing, “There is certainly something in angling that tends to produce a gentleness of spirit and a pure ...

"'Presentation is everything.' No wiser words were told to me early in my fly fishing learning curve. It's a fact, the fly angler who is skilled in the presentation of his fly will catch more fish." ...