A good fly reel will last a lifetime and help bring countless fish to hand. Fly fishing at its most basic level is just another technique for catching fish. On a deeper level, it’s both a blood sport ...

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Tenkara curious? It’s OK. Many traditional fly fishers are simplifying their angling and choosing the simple options that tenkara offers. Fishing with only a rod, a line, and a fly has its appeal. And ...

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.

At its most basic, fly-fishing is a piece of line attaching a rod to an artificial fly that hopefully resembles something a fish would eat. But starting out doesn’t always sound so easy. Fly rods, ...

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Fly fishing for trout can be one of the most rewarding and exciting outdoor pursuits there is. It can also be one of the most frustrating. I often hear people who don’t fly fish talk about how ...

Fly fishing, the piscatorial sport done with long, buggy whip rods that are hard to cast, reels that serve only as a storage place for fishing line, and little, tiny flies. It's a method of fishing ...

ELBA — "Cast toward the shade," Michael Kimmel told his son, Logan Kimmel. Fish like being in the shade, the Edina dad explained as the boy fished for trout, or whatever bit, in the Whitewater River ...

Fly fishing at its most basic level is just another technique for catching fish. On a deeper level, it’s both a blood sport and an art form that is partly based around making the act of fishing more ...