From bluegill to big steelhead, the Pheasant Tail has produced a lot of fish over the years. This well-loved nymph pattern has served as a platform for dozens of other patterns. To make it fit a ...

Fly fishing is synonymous with trout. When most people think about fly fishing, they conjure images of mountain streams and fish sipping mayflies and caddisflies off the surface. It’s true that the ...

Layne Smith is a fly-tying encyclopedia. Mention just about any fly and "Smitty," as he is known to fly-fishers throughout the bay area, can show you how to tie it. Saltwater, freshwater, warm water, ...

As winter creeps in it often means a drop in opportunity for fly fishermen. That depends on where you live, of course, but for many of us, river time becomes vise time. If you’re new to fly tying, ...

August arrives in a heat wave, so fish early or fish late. Not that anglers can’t catch fish midday, but profusely sweating while casting again and again makes one miserable. Fly anglers not wishing ...