Both of those cold-water fish, the Atlantic salmon and brook trout, are native to New England and have long been treasured by the region's fly fishers. They also share a more somber trait: Both ...

There are as many types of fishing reels as there are types of fishing. Big, small, fast, slow, spinning, baitcasting, ...

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 ...

Learning how to fly fish takes practice, but with time, you’ll eventually learn what it feels like to master it. Well, at least be sufficient at it; I would argue mastery takes decades.

The Morning Hatch' is a daily dose of anything fly fishing, human interest, and sometimes from left field. It will be short, informative, and entertaining.

You probably don’t think of fly fishing with nymphs, or at least, not initially. That’s because surface action is always what fly fishermen want, but the reality is that this kind of feeding ...

Larger fish can grow upwards of 20 to 25 inches, with true giants reaching 30 inches. Biology-wise, rainbow trout require cold water to thrive, with 70 degrees being the upper limit of what they ...

Give It a Try As with most fly fishing lessons, it’s best to learn by doing. Pick up a few spools of tippet, and see what it feels like to fish a size 15 fly on 4x compared to 5x. Pretty soon ...

Best Old-School Vest: Filson Mesh Fishing Strap Vest During my first 30 years of fly angling, I used a vest for just about every type of fishing. In the last decade or so, that’s changed. I still use ...

We have all the fishing stuff, and will get fishing licenses as a group prior to leaving campus. Sample Itinerary Wednesday Depart from Bowdoin and head to Lily Bay State Park. Learn the basics of ...

Fly fishing guide Geoff Klane casts his line into Willard Brook as his dog Leroy looks around at the water on Aug. 17, 2023, in northern Massachusetts. As Geoff Klane secured a homemade fly to the ...