On July 20, 1969, as Neil Armstrong was becoming the first man to put bootprints on the moon, I was getting my first introduction to the sport of fly-fishing on an icy mountain stream in Idaho. It ...
, fast-shooting heads, fast-drying UV resin, and even pre-made wings, legs, and tails that let you whip up flies faster than ever. This might be why spun-hair bass bugs aren’t commonplace in fly boxes ...
Tying flies has long been one of my favorite winter activities. I derive much pleasure from crafting a supply of the many fly patterns needed to restock my fly boxes for the upcoming trout season.
The Humpy dry fly catches mountain trout from the Sierras to the Rockies. Learn its history, tying techniques and popular variations like the Royal Humpy.
If you find yourself stumped by picky trout with any regularity, it’s probably time for you to learn how to fish a soft hackle fly. These time-tested patterns are characterized by their wispy, “buggy” ...
The following is a news release from Mountain America Center. IDAHO FALLS — The 29th Annual East Idaho Fly Tying & Fly Fishing Expo will return to the Mountain America Center in Idaho Falls on Feb. 14 ...
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 ...