No place I'd rather be than standing in a river hooked into a big fish. / photo by Ken Baldwin You want to learn how to fly fish, or maybe you are just a little bit curious about what fly fishing is.

"'Presentation is everything.' No wiser words were told to me early in my fly fishing learning curve. It's a fact, the fly angler who is skilled in the presentation of his fly will catch more fish." ...

Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing strives to effectively serve past and present members of the armed forces who have made great sacrifices in the service of the nation. The mission of PHWFF is to ...

Learning to fly fish can seem daunting because there is so much to learn. The truth is, it's a lifetime of learning, so don't look at it as a mountain in front of you; instead, learn each lesson as it ...

SUNDERLAND, VT — The Orvis Company has announced the spring/summer 2011 line up of Fly Fishing 101 and Fly Fishing 201 classes available locally. Learning to fly fish provides families and friends ...

Nymph fishing is undoubtedly the most effective method for catching trout. Unfortunately, the way that most people do it isn’t terribly entertaining. In my experience, you can only watch a strike ...

Normally when you hear the words, “fly fishing”, one imagines a fisherman with a long rod, gracefully controlling a long line with a tiny fly attached on the end. The fisherman maneuvers the line with ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. The weather is getting warmer which means it ...

For Amanda Winkelman, fly fishing is a lot like life. It’s hard, not always fair, and it requires perseverance—yet there’s so much beauty along the way. Sure, the pursuit is now her passion, but the ...

This past week the International Federation of Fly Fishers held its annual fly-fishing fair in Livingston. The fair had all sorts of presentations: casting instruction, fly-casting competition, ...

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