I like to fish dry flies. It’s not that I dislike nymph fishing, but there’s something truly special about watching a trout rise to your fly. There are, however, times when fishing dry flies simply ...

A close second would be, “What (or how many) fly patterns do I need to have to be successful most of the time? Those are both valid queries, and ones which reflect the quintessence of fly-fishing. On ...

The new fly-fishing catalogs started showing up at my house a few weeks ago. I had gotten Cabela’s, L.L. Bean, Orvis, my favorite, Kaufmanns’ Streamborn; and about another 50 pounds of others. It was ...

Every fly pattern has a story. Most fly tyers at some point develop their own flies that become their favorite pattern that is often a variation of another pattern. Usually, the story centers around ...

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WINNECONNE - Wisconsin has a long, rich heritage in fly tying. The Weber Tackle Company of Stevens Point was established in 1888 and for most of the next century was a leading national purveyor of fly ...

There’s an old adage in fishing and lure selection, light lures on light days, dark on dark days.  Maybe that’s the reason the Dark Hendrickson exists.

As the body ages, organ function progressively declines and the risk for a wide range of diseases, including cardiovascular disease, cancer, and neurodegenerative diseases increases. Understanding how ...

The second half of hurricane season is here and there have already been 17 named storms to keep hurricane hunters busy. But have you ever noticed hurricane hunters’ flight patterns shown by ...

A research team has shown large populations of neurons in the brains of living fruit flies responding simultaneously to a variety of odors. Results reveal a portion of the fly brain important in ...

Author, professor, and flyfishing guide, George Daniel is well-known for stalking wary brown trout on the idyllic streams of central Pennsylvania. He’s seen heavily-pressured trout wise up to surface ...