A fly fishing and fly tying show is returning to the Ozarks in March. The annual Tri-Lakes Fly Fishers club-sponsored event will be from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 11 at the Benson Center in Clinton.
It’s no secret trout can be very finicky feeders. With the 2021 season about a month and a half away, and as stream waters begin to warm throughout April and May from their winter lows, the height of ...
TRAVERSE CITY — It's almost March, so April isn't far behind. For certain anglers that means just one thing: the emergence of the first mayflies and caddis flies, signaling the beginning of spring fly ...
Next weekend, I will be a featured fly tier at the International Fly Tying Symposium. This will be the 27th edition of this prestigious event, which showcases some of the best fly-tying talent in the ...
Mike Schmidt is unabashed about his favorite form of fly fishing. He enjoys streamer fishing with big flies that resemble small fish that really big fish like to eat; five-inch flies that swim ...
Dennis Potter peers over his glasses to make sure everyone gets it, the students who have driven from Detroit to take an all day fly-tying class at his home. Suddenly he bellows, "No. No. No!" The ...
If you’ve ever thought about taking up fly-tying and want to see what it looks like, or if you’re already a fly-tier who would enjoy meeting some real experts and learning their secrets, or if you ...
The Woolly Bugger, invented in 1967 by Russell Blessing, became more famous than its predecessor. Learn why this versatile fly pattern is a must-have for anglers.
Although a new competition will give one lucky angler some serious bragging rights, it's not the reason why people are meeting regularly at a St. John's beer factory. Every Monday evening, a group of ...