The trick to getting good at casting isn't a secret, high tech, or ground breaking. it's all about practice, practice, practice. Show up at the park, the pond, your backyard – doesn't matter. Rip a ...

When I started fly fishing for trout, I was told to focus on making short, accurate casts. I think it was good advice, for the most part. On many trout rivers, the ability to cast a fly 40 feet is all ...

They were casting on a soccer pitch that was covered in clover, honing their skills to be used on future trips to the Brule for trout, or the Cloquet for smallmouth bass or maybe a little Douglas ...

Jason Harmon wouldn't fish for trout with a 10-foot pole. He prefers a 20-footer. Harmon, a fly fishing guide on the White River below Bull Shoals Dam, casts to a different drummer when he's after ...

Traditional Spey fishing is closely associated with steelhead, salmon, and big rivers. It's a popular fly fishing technique in the Pacific Northwest that requires long rods, special lines, and ...

Bait fishermen approach water with a simple thought: “Bite, you rascals.” With fly fishermen it’s more like “Ommmm.” We refer to man’s–well, fly-fishing man’s–increasing tendency to extract to little ...

For the woman known as “the first lady of fly fishing,” the allure of the sport that has made her famous is plain and simple. “You’re just one with the outdoor world,” Joan Salvato Wulff said. “My ...

Picture this: It’s 8:30 on a crisp September morning in the Great Smoky Mountains, and I’m about to step into a pair of chest-high waders for the very first time. My hands are trembling slightly—not ...