You can feel it. The air is crisp. Leaves are dancing in countless colors of ochre. The river seems to swell in the yellow light reflected from autumn-cloaked hillsides. Time to get serious about ...

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 ...

The Drunk and Disorderly streamer, created by Tommy Lynch. The light brown with silver flash, tied by Joe Cermele, is what I had most of my success on. | photo by Ken Baldwin I just wrapped up a week ...

A guide to hooking harder, fishing lighter, and fighting bass on a fly rod—plus a simple setup you can start with today.

Fly fishing experts share techniques for catching trout, bass, and crappie in Pennsylvania, including Euro nymphing and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A good fly reel will last a lifetime and help bring countless fish to hand. Fly fishing at its most basic level is just another ...

The first time I ever fished a Drunk & Disorderly, I hated the fly. A friend had given the streamer to me in 2015, swearing it was a next-level ringer. All I knew about it was that the unique head, ...

The hopper-dropper wasn’t working. Not like it should have been. We picked up a few trout—most on small sparkly nymphs suspended under finger-thick foam grasshopper flies—but the water should have ...

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.