Getting started with fly tying doesn’t have to be daunting, especially with the wealth of fly shops around here, the amazing ...
Discover the story behind Fran Betters' iconic "Usual" fly pattern, a simple two-material design that became legendary on the ...
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Prince nymph, woolly bugger, marabou muddler, mustard caddis, hippie stomper, rainbow warrior-sometimes I feel like I'm ...
Marriage is more than just romance. After the honeymoon, new couples face serious financial realities. Amy Schubert, a senior ...
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 ...
Fly fishing is a sport that has been around for many years and is a method for harvesting trout and other fish for the dinner ...
Arctic fox fur on flies and jigs offers incredible movement in the water, it pulses and breathes, which is exactly what steelhead key on. Photo by Gerald Brydalski When nasty ice-cold weather and ...
As winter creeps in it often means a drop in opportunity for fly fishermen. That depends on where you live, of course, but for many of us, river time becomes vise time. If you’re new to fly tying, ...
Fly tying and fly fishing master and longtime Boulder resident Archie Kenneth “A.K.” Best died on Aug. 20 in Boulder at 92 years old. The cause of his death was an aortic aneurysm, according to ...
Fly fishing isn't only about fly fishing. It's a much broader net that encompasses literature, painting, sculpture, culture, lifestyle, and the always popular, fly tying. I wouldn't say I'm a ...
Fly-fishing and Maine, together, bring a number of things to mind straightaway: the quicksilver flash of brook trout, trailblazing guide “Fly Rod” Crosby, Carrie Stevens’s iconic Gray Ghost fly, ...