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 ...

There’s no official fly-tying season, but if there was it would be in the depths of winter. The image of a fly tier hunched over their fly-tying vise on a cold winter’s night is about as romantic as ...

Knowing the stages of development in a bug’s life is a critical component to successful fly fishing. Deciphering the hatch on a river is a challenging game. Larva, pupa or adult stages have been ...

Food sources have been routine for trout. Midges have been the staple for months. Fish have been feeding on the mini bits of sustenance in an eat, eat, eat mode just to survive the cold, lean months.

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. I thought I’d looked everywhere. On the fly tying table. On the ground. On my wife’s desk. In the ...

BASALT – Are you one of those folks who have always had an ambition to tie your own flies? Getting started doesn’t have to be daunting, especially with the wealth of fly shops around here, the amazing ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Charlie Craven found an epiphany in a mistake. While tying a saltwater lure, a filament went astray, twisting itself around the hook. It looked almost ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you've gone out for a walk or run on the paths near Milwaukee's Lake Michigan beaches in the past few weeks, it was likely ...