Editor's note: This article is the third in a three-part series. As flies go, the red-and-white Lefty's deceiverlike pattern I had tied one recent evening sure wouldn't have won any awards. It wasn't ...

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 ...

Learn about the Hare's Ear Nymph, a classic fly fishing pattern used since the 1600s. Discover its history, effectiveness and complete tying instructions with materials list.

Dennis Potter peers over his glasses to make sure everyone gets it, the students who have driven from Detroit to take an all day fly-tying class at his home. Suddenly he bellows, "No. No. No!" The ...

Every fly pattern has a story. Most fly tyers at some point develop their own flies that become their favorite pattern that is often a variation of another pattern. Usually, the story centers around ...

WARRENTON -- Forty years ago, on a secret chicken farm in Warrenton, Henry Hoffman started a revolution in fly-fishing. Hoffman, 73, is a meticulous fly-fisherman who spent decades studying the ...

The 2025 Southern Oregon Fly Tying and Fishing Expo is set to bring people instructions in fly tying, new ideas for fishing ...

Area fly-fishers will have an unparalleled opportunity to learn about fly-tying from the masters Feb. 13 at the 34th annual Fly Tying Clinic. The event, sponsored by the West Denver Chapter of Trout ...

The Hudson Valley lost a great angler, fly tier and person on Feb. 18. Born and raised in Poughkeepsie, Dick Talleur has been a household name in fly fishing for decades. Although he later moved to ...