April means many things to fly fishers. For most, it rings in the fair-weather fishing season, as the first waves of blue ...

“Reducing hay waste and spreading/drying areas around finished bales is key to reducing stable fly numbers,” she says. “In ...

When fly fishers reach out beyond their comfort zone and embrace saltwater fly fishing, there are numerous saltwater specific rods and reels from which to select. Fly rods are usually fast action, ...

I’ll admit it – fly fishing with nymphs isn’t my favorite thing in the world. I prefer to watch a dry fly float downstream than an indicator, and subsurface eats don’t quite do it for me like dry fly ...

When I go to a restaurant, I often select something that I've enjoyed many times before, but sometimes I want to try ...

Fish will hold near the bottom of the deeper pools and runs where the flow is slowed by the bottom of the river as well as in ...

Anglers tend to put a lot of stock in selecting the right dry fly to match a hatch. But, the truth is, the perfect fly won’t do you a whole lot of good if you ...

The fly-fishing exhibit "Time Flies," centered on 1925, at Creek Bend Nature Center in St. Charles ties into the 100th ...

Some of the best fly fishing to be had can be found in small creeks and streams. Here are the top five dry flies for small ...

Once located, crappies are easily taken by fly presentations that include streamers, dry flies and even nymphs.

Chubby Chernobyl — The Chubby is a go-to dry fly that is the perfect imitation of a golden stonefly or grasshopper. Often ...

Fly fishing can be an intimidating approach to angling. After all, we are not really enticing fish to eat with a food source ...