In the beginning, I had a classic Zebco 202 spin-cast combo, and it was good. At least, good enough for 5-year-old me. But I've owned many types of fishing rods since I was a freckle-faced boy who ...

I had specific expectations when I got this rod. It markets itself as a big streamer fly rod, and that's exactly how I planned to use it – throwing large squid-looking patterns for striped bass in ...

Nearly 30 years spent meticulously building bamboo fly rods has an impact. Bill Oyster’s dedication to precision craftsmanship has turned his workshop in downtown Blue Ridge, Georgia, into a bit of a ...

Nearly a year ago, Weston Sagdalen walked away from the Three Rivers Outdoor Expo & Trout Classic with a 5-weight fly rod, perfect for most fishing around here. Last Monday, the teen fishing fanatic ...

There are a lot of numbers in fly fishing, and some of the numbering may not make sense to the uninitiated—or to the initiated, for that matter. A higher number means a smaller hook, yet the opposite ...

Twice in 2005, he landed two records on the same day: a flounder and red grouper off Sebastian; and a scamp and gag grouper ...

When avid outdoorsman Jim Sollecito isn’t busy running his Onondaga Hill nursery, there’s a good chance he’s out fishing. Salmon River in fall, Florida Keys in winter. Panama for sailfish, Alaska for ...

The new year is upon us: 2025. People create lists of goals and new objectives that sometimes carry a negative tone. Thoughtful fly fishers do well constructing resolutions that better their angling ...

I went in skeptical., I didn’t expect much from the Lower Niagara. Fly fishing it for smallmouth bass, and staying in Lewiston, changed my mind completely. I had a busy season of travel and fishing in ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Jerry Darkes is a noted local fly fishing master, an expert fly tier and author, and travels the Great Lakes for trout, resulting in his recent book, the colorful “Essential Flies ...

An Erie steelhead fly fishing guide wants to expand the horizons of those who seek these migrating fish each fall and winter. Karl Weixlmann, 62, has been guiding anglers for 28 years on various ...

The Aquatic Resource Education Program of the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management will hold its annual adult Introduction to Saltwater Fly Fishing Workshop from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.