On July 20, 1969, as Neil Armstrong was becoming the first man to put bootprints on the moon, I was getting my first introduction to the sport of fly-fishing on an icy mountain stream in Idaho. It ...
ASHEVILLE – There's yoga and there's meditation. There's chanting and there's deep-belly breathing. And then there's fly-tying. For those of us trying to get away from the stress of the flashy, ...
If you want to get the feel for what it's like to fly fish, join a group of passionate fishermen during a six-course class, which will show beginners how to tie a fly. That's what members with the ...
Getting started with fly tying doesn’t have to be daunting, especially with the wealth of fly shops around here, the amazing books available, and the treasure troves of information on the internet ...
Fly tying and football season go together like peanut butter and jelly. For me and many fly tyers in the valley, not much is better than setting up a vise in front of a TV screen with a football game ...
TWIN FALLS — While hooks are not as easy to burn as soufflé, learning to tie flies is similar to learning how to cook, local experts say. It’s five minutes for the basics, a lifetime to master. With ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. By learning how to tie a few simple styles of fly, you'll have a leg up in creating any bug you want to master at the vise. As ...
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 ...
To the uninitiated, tying flies may seem daunting, but it’s never too early (or late) to start. When your creative juices start to flow, the sky is the limit whether you are tying for freshwater or ...
Lakes are a favorite target of fly fishing anglers throughout our region during the summer. It doesn’t matter if you are ...
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 ...
, fast-shooting heads, fast-drying UV resin, and even pre-made wings, legs, and tails that let you whip up flies faster than ever. This might be why spun-hair bass bugs aren’t commonplace in fly boxes ...