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.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The author with a stud common carp caught on the fly. Step back in time ten years or so and fly fishing for carp was exploding. It ...

Successful nymphing starts with your setup. A two-fly nymph rig is often the way to go – it allows you to cover a wider range of the water column, and it adds variety to your patterns. I’ll typically ...

The sun is shining and the weather is great. But amid days of traveling, barbecuing, hiking popular trails and boating on the Dillon Reservoir, it can sometimes feel like summer in Summit County lacks ...

Basic fly fishing instruction tells you to look for and fish the seams, where slow water and faster water come together. In the beginning, this isn't always as easy as it sounds to untrained eyes.

There’s much more to fly fishing than tying on a fly and whipping your line around a pond. Casting, hook setting and reeling all demand a level of finesse that goes beyond what anglers experience when ...

Traditional Spey fishing is closely associated with steelhead, salmon, and big rivers. It’s a popular fly fishing technique in the Pacific Northwest that requires long rods, special lines, and ...

Senior couple fishing on the banks of a pond - Niserin/Getty Images When starting out in the world of fishing, the need for a high-quality, budget-friendly rod applies to both conventional angling and ...