Fly Fishing

Go to Source THE governing body responsible for setting down fishing regulations here has backed-down from a controversial proposal to introduce spin fishing on the only exclusively fly-fishing river in Gisborne and Wairoa — at least until…

Go to Source THE member (of the Upper Jukskei Flyfishing Collective) expects a deluge of letters to the editor from Bambi huggers everywhere following a report by Business Day’s Andiswa Maqutu saying that recreational hunters…

Go to Source CHEYENNE - Rodney Eshleman joined the local chapter of Project Healing Waters because he wanted to help other military veterans. His membership also gave him the chance to learn to build a fly-fishing rod.…

Go to Source Shortly after daybreak on a hot, grimy Montana morning, Pete Cardinal and I stood knee-deep in the Missouri River and watched flies flutter by the thousands. Thick gray columns of the bugs wafted like smoke…

Go to Source Pulaski, N.Y. -- The Spey Nation, a group of spey rod enthusiasts, is holding its annual day-long festival Saturday at the Pineville boat launch on the Salmon River. The event, scheduled from 8:30…

Go to Source Road Warrior provides travel tips from those who know best: busy executives and other globetrotters. See previous columns Photographer Edward Burtynsky is known for his images of vast industrial…

Go to Source A representative team of seven fly fishermen from across Northern Ireland will travel this weekend to Devon, England to prepare for and take part in the XVI Commonwealth Fly Fishing Championships. The…

Go to Source CONSUMERS concerned about sustainable seafood now have an option for Atlantic land-raised salmon from Kuterra farm on northern Vancouver Island, Canada. The farm is owned by the Namgis First Nation and was founded…

Go to Source Ty Hallock didn't get his lab notebook back from his college ichthyology teacher at the end of the class. The teacher kept the notebook full of Hallock’s drawn and labeled pictures as his new demonstration…

Welcome to Week CIII of ‘Fishing Parkland Shorelines’. Like most of us I am a novice fisherman, loving to fish, but far from an expert. In the following weeks I’ll attempt to give those anglers who love to fish but just don’t…

SPRINGFIELD - Have you ever wanted to learn what fly fishing is all about? Want to know the basics of casting, knot tying, fly selection and what you need to get started? Join Colorado Parks and Wildlife…

ELLENSBURG — The 2014 Washington Fly Fishing Fair is set for Saturday-Sunday, May 3-4 at the Kittitas County fairgrounds from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday and 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday. This is the eighth year the…

Bonefish Blonde, Hopper Pale Ale, Yakima River Red and Rocky Ford IPA. These are the first microbrews to come from the first brewery in Kirkland when it opens in mid-May. FlyCaster Brewing…

We were hours into our road trip up the west side of the Williston, headed for the Nation River, when I asked; “How much farther is it to the Nation?" “I don't know,” replied Dennis. “There is map in the glove box, have a look for…

Five years after Tenkara USA introduced japanese-style fixed-line fishing to the United States, thousands -- maybe tens of thousands -- of anglers have learned fun and effective it can be to fly-fish without a reel. …

Nothing has really changed on the upper Arkansas River. Yet everything is different. After nearly 30 years of work, the Ark has become an overnight sensation. The formerly unheralded river with a reputation for…