When I let the cast go, I could hear the fly line whistle through my rod guides. I envisioned a tight loop uncoiling with perfect precision — a cast that transcended even its purpose. This was in the ...

It's the off-season for most of us in the United States, but that doesn't mean your fly fishing progress should shut down until the Spring. Think of it like sports: you are the athlete, and you can ...

Casting a limber fly rod is the only way to get a fish on the line for lots of anglers. Yet there are hold outs who think fly fishing is difficult, expensive and some kind of elite angling sport.

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 ...

Here is a chance for you to learn fly-casting, or improve your technique from a certified casting instructor, and his students who are going through instructor certification. The clinics are run by ...

Fly fishing, as we all know, is an art form that evolves with skills, precision and patience. For anglers, either old-hands or first timers, there's nothing like the thrill of seeing a trout snatch a ...

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 ...

In the beginning, I had a classic Zebco 202 spin-cast combo, and it was good. At least, good enough for 5-year-old me. But I've owned many types of fishing rods since I was a freckle-faced boy who ...

Fly fishing at its most basic level is just another technique for catching fish. On a deeper level, it’s both a blood sport and an art form that is partly based around making the act of fishing more ...