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, ...

Fly fishing is synonymous with trout. When most people think about fly fishing, they conjure images of mountain streams and fish sipping mayflies and caddisflies off the surface. It’s true that the ...

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 ...

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 ...

The patter of soft conversation drifted around the table. Scissors snipped. Thread was wrapped. Deer hair was cut and stacked. It was another subzero night in Duluth, but beneath the poster-sized ...

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 ...

Bluegill fishing is another rite of spring along with shad and shallow water bass fishing. This is easy fishing that provides lots of action with fly or spinning tackle. It’s also a great opportunity ...