On July 20, 1969, as Neil Armstrong was becoming the first man to put bootprints on the moon, I was getting my first introduction to the sport of fly-fishing on an icy mountain stream in Idaho. It ...

These damsel flies show nymph and adult patterns. The one on the top right is tied with a blue newspaper bag, recycled from the Standard-Examiner delivery one morning. It had been a dark and stormy ...

Fly tying and football season go together like peanut butter and jelly. For me and many fly tyers in the valley, not much is better than setting up a vise in front of a TV screen with a football game ...

The first time I went fly fishing, my buddy summed up the sport in five words: “hurling money into the river.” That definitely felt like the case as I proceeded to lose $10 worth of store-bought flies ...

The wedged head of a Drunk & Disorderly creates an action that puts trout in kill mode. (Photo: Joe Cermele) The first time I ever fished a Drunk & Disorderly, I hated the fly. A friend had given the ...

With a gust of wind, the ice and snow have swapped places for rain and puddles. It may only be March, but spring is in the air. No doubt, many folks are not ready to retire their tip-ups, but with ...