In theory, fly-fishing is a simple sport: Pick a body of water, choose a fly-fishing rod, select your “fly” (or bait), tie a secure knot, cast your line and, hopefully, land a fish on the other end.

Hutchison, standing, owns Hill Country Flyfishers and is the fly-fishing manager at Sportsman’s Finest, in Austin, where he has lived for twenty-plus years. He guides more than one hundred trips a ...

Successful nymphing starts with your setup. A two-fly nymph rig is often the way to go – it allows you to cover a wider range of the water column, and it adds variety to your patterns. I’ll typically ...

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Fly fishing guides won't likely tell you their real secrets to success right away (you've got to earn the privilege), but there's one tip they'll readily share, even with perfect strangers: Fly ...

From Issue Three of the Gear Patrol Magazine. Free domestic shipping + 15% off in the GP store for new subscribers. Ray Ottulich was walking downhill toward the water, practically feeling the first ...

It’s the worst of times to be an angler. The fish are smaller, the crowds are bigger, and climate change is ruining everything. And yet, it’s also the best of times: The latest gear makes the sport ...

Get away from the Yellowstone hype and find yourself some unforgettable Fly Fishing in Craig, Montana: Here's a DIY Guide to the Real Big Sky Country. If you're a fly angler and haven't been to ...

Even if you don’t catch a thing take solace in the old saying: Trout don’t live in ugly places. Fly-fishing, put simply, is not how most of us spend our time. The 7 million anglers who cast fake bugs ...

To the uninitiated, there’s a certain mystique and romance surrounding those fortunate enough to make a living as a fishing guide. Guide life can range from living high on the hog to barely scraping ...