Even though it has been almost 45 years to the day, I still remember the first fish I caught on a fly rod. It was a fat bluegill pulled off its spawning bed in a farm pond which was part of the Little ...

"The Morning Hatch" is a daily dose of anything fly fishing, human interest, and sometimes from left field. It will be short, informative, and hopefully entertaining. Enjoy it as a morning starter ...

FOSTER FALLS, Va. (WFXR) — I can remember fly fishing with my father as a child nearly 60 years on the lake behind our house in Ohio. We were fishing for bluegill with tiny ant flies and filling up a ...

“On the latest Orvis Fly-Fishing Podcast, Tom Rosenbuaer’s guest is Antoine Bissieux, Orvis-Endorsed Guide of the Year for 2025, based in Connecticut. Antoine, otherwise known as The French Fly ...

Decisions, decisions. If you’re a fly angler, you have lots to make. Yes, there are plenty of different lures on tackle-shop shelves, but not nearly as many as there are different fly patterns in well ...

THE FLY LINE straightens out 3 feet above the water, and the popping bug hits the pond with a pleasing splat. I see the popper try to roll over, which tells me I have a bit of twist in the leader that ...

In South Dakota, the daily bag limit for bluegill is 15 per person – which would seem reasonable for most anglers. But sadly, not everybody pays attention to catch limits. The South Dakota Turn In ...