BASALT – Are you one of those folks who have always had an ambition to tie your own flies? Getting started doesn’t have to be daunting, especially with the wealth of fly shops around here, the amazing ...

Getting started with fly tying doesn’t have to be daunting, especially with the wealth of fly shops around here, the amazing ...

“Tying a fly is not magic,” said Len Savanella. “The average person can do it.” As Fishing Manager of Orvis at the Ridge Hill Shopping Center in Yonkers, Savanella has been backing up his words with ...

James Payne and I covered fly tying last week but neither of us actually went through the process of tying. I will try to cover the basics from a bare ...

With trout season just around the corner, I continue to struggle to fill my fly boxes with enough flies to carry me through the year. Every year I promise myself that I will get an early start to my ...

My long-range fishing plans got a boost recently when my friend invited me to fill a spot on a group trip to Alberta this summer. He booked the trip through The Fly Shop in Redding, Calif. and as a ...

Joe Nicklo doesn’t want to be known as the guy who killed the sacred tradition of fly-tying. But maybe he wouldn’t mind being known as the guy who reinvented it. Or better still, the guy who ...

The carp were there, sucking up seeds or bugs or whatever else might have been floating down the surface of the Red River. Fly casting below Riverside Dam in Grand Forks, Steve Ficocello could see the ...

There's an old saying that fly fishing takes you to the most beautiful places. Now, for a growing number of fly fishing groups, tying your own flies takes you to the local brewery. Since March 2016, ...

It’s no secret trout can be very finicky feeders. With the 2021 season about a month and a half away, and as stream waters begin to warm throughout April and May from their winter lows, the height of ...

With deer season over for another year, I now find myself transitioning into “Oh, how I wish winter was over” mode. Yes, I’m aware that winter doesn’t officially arrive until Dec. 21 this year, but ...