Fly-fishing and Maine, together, bring a number of things to mind straightaway: the quicksilver flash of brook trout, trailblazing guide “Fly Rod” Crosby, Carrie Stevens’s iconic Gray Ghost fly, ...

As we polled into the back of a creek not much wider than the skiff, our guide said you’re only going to get one shot at these fish. We turned a bend and there they were just 50 feet away, tails out ...

These three fly patterns will build the foundation for any future flies you might want to tie. Winter is the best time to get ...

LIKE MANY ANGLERS, I began fishing primarily in freshwater. When I took up fly fishing it was for trout and, later, bass in the Potomac River. My growth as a fly tier was much the same. First I ...

Thoughts of fly fishing the beach wander into my mind when I am sequestered by the mid-winter cold. Fly fishing from the beach is a wonderful, do-it-yourself approach to saltwater fly fishing. Walking ...

It’s best to know a thing or two about saltwater fly-fishing before you find yourself staring down a bonefish or tarpon. Orvis’ angling expert tells us how. Maybe you’ve caught plenty of trout and are ...

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