"'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." ...

A dry dropper is a two-fly rig that combines a dry fly and either a nymph or emerger, allowing you to fish on the surface and subsurface at the same time. If you’re fishing shallow water but not ...

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 ...

BREVARD - Kriss Raymond becomes almost emotional when discussing fly-fishing. It’s not because of the artful serenity of the sport, but the fact that her 12-year-old daughter has been able to learn ...

“You sure?” Jack asked. My son knows I don’t like giving up the casting deck of a flats boat. “Go, go,” I replied. “You want a permit worse than I do. But hurry up before I change my mind.” And there ...

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 ...

You will have an opportunity to flail and, with practice, prevail on Aug. 9 when the Santiam Flycasters holds its annual Fly Casting Clinic. There is no charge to participate in the 6 p.m. event on ...

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