Getting started with fly tying doesn’t have to be daunting, especially with the wealth of fly shops around here, the amazing ...

James Payne and I covered fly tying last week but neither of us actually went through the process of tying. I will try to cover the basics from a bare ...

With a gust of wind, the ice and snow have swapped places for rain and puddles. It may only be March, but spring is in the air. No doubt, many folks are not ready to retire their tip-ups, but with ...

If there’s a prime season for fly-fishing, most would agree it coincides with summer. The “fly” is an imitation insect, after all, and the sheer abundance and variety of bugs to copy come summer is ...

The following is a press release: Iroquois Chapter of Trout Unlimited & Sparse Grey Matter are hosting "Tie One On," the 2nd Annual Fly-Tying Rendezvous from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 23 at Barbagallos ...

It’s no mystery why I start thinking about fly tying every year around this time. The nights are getting longer and longer and I’ve convinced myself the fishing in December is never very good; ...

The first time I went fly fishing, my buddy summed up the sport in five words: “hurling money into the river.” That definitely felt like the case as I proceeded to lose $10 worth of store-bought flies ...

Tying season is nearly upon us, and glancing through my boxes alerted me to the fact that I have a lot of work to do this winter. I have trouble sleeping when I am getting low on certain patterns, and ...

These damsel flies show nymph and adult patterns. The one on the top right is tied with a blue newspaper bag, recycled from the Standard-Examiner delivery one morning. It had been a dark and stormy ...

Judges for the field of about 15 in the GoPro Mountain Games Fly Tying Competition on Friday in Golden Peak couldn’t determine a winner after three rounds, so the top 3 went head-to-head-to-head in a ...