Tom Meier calls it "fly fishing at its simplest." "It just involves a rod, a line and a fly - no reel," he said. "As for the fly, the Japanese masters only use one pattern. I'm working on that." Meier ...

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I field tested a new rod and some new fly fishing hooks. It was delightful. I caught only five or six rainbow trout over two ...

Famed fly fishing writer John Gierach once wrote a book called Standing in a River Waving a Stick. Well, fly fishing looks a lot like that. And the stick in question is a fly rod. It’s the rod that ...

For those of you lucky enough to have a travel budget for saltwater fishing (and headed somewhere soon) — don’t forget ...

Step back in time ten years or so and fly fishing for carp was exploding. It became so popular that it served as fodder for ...

I was casting a 6-weight all night, and I just couldn’t get my line to lay out in the 20 mph wind. In fact, it was so windy we had to spot-lock the bow of the flats boat in the opposite direction and ...

When we wrote about the Sage Circa ($775) for our fly rod roundup last spring, we hadn’t yet tested it in depth. Our trip to Scarp Ridge Lodge in Crested Butte, CO, provided the opportunity to take ...

Do this one thing, and you will increase your catch rate by getting your fly in front of more fish. I've written about this before, but it is worth repeating. If you're not comfortable fishing with a ...

Ever consider landing a trophy striped bass from a boat on your fly rod? This week I interviewed Capt. Jim Freda of Shore Catch Sportfishing, Point Pleasant Beach, for a little question and answer on ...