On July 20, 1969, as Neil Armstrong was becoming the first man to put bootprints on the moon, I was getting my first introduction to the sport of fly-fishing on an icy mountain stream in Idaho. It ...

Fly-tying is a fabulous hobby. It is therapeutic. It relaxes the mind and body. It saves fishermen money, but it is not necessary to be a fisherman to enjoy making insect imitations. It relieves cabin ...

Few flies are as ubiquitously potent as the Clouser Minnow. Invented by legendary fly angler Bob Clouser in the late 1980s, the pattern quickly proved it had far more uses than originally intended.

Thinking of taking that next step and tying your own flies? For most, this phase comes later in their fly fishing career, but it’s never too early to start. You would think tying your own would save ...

They are part Picasso, part Thomas Edison, with a smattering of Rube Goldberg and a dash of da Vinci. They use bits of odd materials – chicken hackles, deer hair and a host of synthetics in colors ...

It might seem mere coincidence that two men from Colorado’s Front Range should release important books on fly-tying just days apart. The concurrence continues when we discover that the two are ...

Spring is only six weeks away and now is the time to stock up on flies for the coming trout season. The Berks Fly Tyers will present a basic fly tying course March 4-April 8 at the Berks County ...

Aleta is a writer living in the Rocky Mountain foothills of Santa Fe, New Mexico. She enjoys vinyasa flow on the park grass with her two young boys. New perk: Easily find new routes and hidden gems, ...

FLY FISHING -- A few slots may still be open for the Intro to Fly Tying class that runs Tuesday and Wednesday evenings this week at Silver Bow Fly Shop in Spokane Valley. Rich Landers joined The ...

I usually recommend a fly-tying kit when that time of year arrives for gift suggestions. This year, I chose instead to do an entire column on the fun and rewards of the fly-tying hobby. Most people ...

With the arrival of winter, now is the perfect time to hone and refine those essential fly-tying skills. In an effort to provide free fly-tying classes and workshops to the general public, as well as ...