INDIANA NATIVE Cari Ray, folk singer turned fly-fishing guru and host of the Fisher of Zen podcast, was revisiting her home waters and asked me to tag along. That’s how I wound up floating down Sugar ...

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 ...

Fly-fishing differs from bait or spin fishing in two respects. The fly is cast by the weight of the line, not the weight of the fly, which is usually very small. And the movement involved in casting ...

Fly fishing for bass isn’t always easy, and there are more effective ways to put a bunch of fish in the boat. But if there’s a more exciting way to catch bass, I haven’t found it yet. If you want to ...

This is a true story of the greatest and weirdest fly-fishing cast and catch I have ever seen. It happened back in 1996. No, it’s not me who made that catch. I am 75 years old and grew up fishing in ...

There are a lot of numbers in fly fishing, and some of the numbering may not make sense to the uninitiated—or to the initiated, for that matter. A higher number means a smaller hook, yet the opposite ...

This is the last event in The Fly Fishing Show circuit. It takes place March 15th and 16th and is a great way to kickoff the upcoming fly fishing season. New gear, seminars, casting clinics, fly tying ...

BRAINTREE — You might say Cathy MacCurtain's grandfather, Albert Savard, a salty New Hampshire native, did her a big favor when he refused to take her fly fishing 55 years ago . "I used to beg him to ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio - The summer winds have been mild and the sunlit days quite long, the perfect combination to spend some time outdoors and learn the ins and outs of fly fishing. Bringing that message ...

As we polled into the back of a creek not much wider than the skiff, our guide said you’re only going to get one shot at these fish. We turned a bend and there they were just 50 feet away, tails out ...