When I let the cast go, I could hear the fly line whistle through my rod guides. I envisioned a tight loop uncoiling with perfect precision — a cast that transcended even its purpose. This was in the ...

They were casting on a soccer pitch that was covered in clover, honing their skills to be used on future trips to the Brule for trout, or the Cloquet for smallmouth bass or maybe a little Douglas ...

The trick to getting good at casting isn't a secret, high tech, or ground breaking. it's all about practice, practice, practice. Show up at the park, the pond, your backyard – doesn't matter. Rip a ...

Fly fishing at its most basic level is just another technique for catching fish. On a deeper level, it’s both a blood sport and an art form that is partly based around making the act of fishing more ...

Everett Banks, 8, gets a fly casting lesson Saturday from Caroline Lonon with Osage Fly Fshing during a fly fishing class at Tanyard Creek Park in Bella Vista. Students learned fly fishing basics such ...

Fishing%2C shooting schools are flourishing in the USA Some instructors are well-known names in outdoors sports Instructors provide key advice that you might not get from fellow outdoorsmen When I was ...

You’ve arrived at a great hole, you have your waders on, gear ready to go and now the only question is: “What technique of fly-fishing am I going to use today?” There are three broad categories of ...

What a March it has been in the world of fly-fishing in our valley. I have caught more big fish on dry flies over the past month than I can recall in recent years. Why that is, I don’t really know nor ...

Fly fishing is to fishing what road cycling is to biking, stick-shifting is to driving and using a straight razor is to shaving. It’s a sport that requires precision, poise and patience and grants ...