Layne Smith is a fly-tying encyclopedia. Mention just about any fly and "Smitty," as he is known to fly-fishers throughout the bay area, can show you how to tie it. Saltwater, freshwater, warm water, ...

There are few pleasures in the sport of fishing that can match that of taking trout, bass, bluegill or other fish on a fly of your own creation. On cold winter evenings with a bitter wind rattling the ...

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, ...

If ever there were an outdoor pastime to be conducted indoors next to the shifting glow of a warm fire on bitterly cold evenings, then fly tying is it. While I am most likely embellishing the truth by ...

WARSAW, Mo. (KY3/MO Dept. of Conservation) - Fly tying is the artistry to create fish-catching lures. The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) will offer a series of free Beginner Fly Trying ...

Jan. 3—It's not too late to make that New Year's resolution, is it? Good, here it comes: Put down the spinning rod, pick up the fly rod. I've been fishing Roaring River for 40 years, and usually bring ...

"Wood" was the answer — or at least a very short and key part of it. Terry and Roxanne Wilson are a husband-wife fly fishing team, authors and recognized experts on fly fishing for panfish. They ...