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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.

A shooting head fly line can be an asset in certain fly fishing situations. Once you learn the basics of this fly line you will understand when and how to use it, and find that it is an easy line to ...

Finally, after years of suffering tangled messes when changing out fly line, I've found a device that is both inexpensive and good, surprisingly good. When a Simple Task Turns into a Tangled Nightmare ...

Over the last few years, I’ve noticed a big uptick in beginner fly anglers. My gauge for this is my inbox. Listeners of my podcasts know that I do my best to answer emailed questions, and a huge ...

Do this one thing, and you will increase your catch rate by getting your fly in front of more fish. I've written about this before, but it is worth repeating. If you're not comfortable fishing with a ...

Tom Meier calls it "fly fishing at its simplest." "It just involves a rod, a line and a fly - no reel," he said. "As for the fly, the Japanese masters only use one pattern. I'm working on that." Meier ...