From the athletic task of learning to cast to the science behind insects and fish behavior, fly fishing covers the gambit in terms of the types of people that it attracts.

Few contemporary innovations have caused as much controversy among fly fishers as the Strike Indicator.

Several years ago, I started to question the motifs for rod makers discontinuing one model in favor of another.

Fly selection, no matter what you are angling for, is important. The sum of this and good presentation is success. But where does one begin and how do you simplify it to make sense?

Why Salmon and Steelhead take flies has been debated by anglers for a long time. The theories vary from ludicrous to compelling but despite the fact that their need for food diminishes during the spawning run, they will take our flies and for that, and their tenacity when hooked, they rank at the top of the list of freshwater game fish.

My list of flies that use only a few materials, take little time to tie and can represent more than one food item.