LAKEVIEW -- On Thursday, Jarrod Ruggles changed my entire philosophy about fly fishing while treating me to one of my best fishing trips ever. Ruggles is one of the fine young anglers that guides ...

The fish was holding maybe 40 feet upstream, rising every 30 seconds to feed. When small fish eat flies that way, they make little splashes as they break the surface. Big fish push the water in slow, ...

What do you picture when you think of fly fishing for trout? If your answer is casting a bug imitation that floats and then watching a fish rise to sip it off the surface, I’d say you fall in with the ...

BIG SKY, Montana — There had to be a little magic in play that rainy September day on the Gallatin River when I first felt the fly line arc behind me just right and then sail back as if in slow motion ...

DECKERS - On a drizzly May afternoon, I hurled the gaudy streamer through the air, 50 feet across the river, with the help of an 11-foot, two-handed fly rod. This wasn't a steelhead run in the Pacific ...

A shooting head fly line can be an asset in certain fly fishing situations. Once you learn the basics of this fly line you will understand when and how to use it, and find that it is an easy line to ...

Michigan's Au Sable River named best fly fishing river. The 138-mile river is known for its abundance of trout, clean water, and diverse aquatic life. Other Michigan lakes and a lodge were also ...

Fly tyers offered demonstrations throughout the weekend. Photo by Walker Creative Inc. ARLINGTON — Doug Lyons locked eyes with the river, searching for the splashy rise of brown trout. The warm, late ...