Long ago, in a fly-fishing life far away, I used to lean quite heavily on the Renegade as my dry fly of choice. I learned to fly fish on streams that lacked the kind of megahatches Montana is known ...

In theory, fly-fishing is a simple sport: Pick a body of water, choose a fly-fishing rod, select your “fly” (or bait), tie a secure knot, cast your line and, hopefully, land a fish on the other end.

I used my paddle to push the 21-foot Maine Freighter canoe away from the meager dock and motored around the end to begin a ...

Traditionally fished in the down-and-across presentation common to wet flies, the natural materials of a soft hackle fly impart dramatic and lifelike motion in river currents, resembling mayflies and ...

I like to fish dry flies. It’s not that I dislike nymph fishing, but there’s something truly special about watching a trout rise to your fly. There are, however, times when fishing dry flies simply ...

It's simple, easy to tie, kinda rough looking, and will catch fish when nothing else will. The Woolly Bugger is what I call an insurance fly. Catching a fish is never 100% guaranteed, no matter what ...

Learning to effectively and efficiently use an artificial lure to trick a bass into biting is an important step in your development as an angler. Adding additional techniques to your repertoire helps ...

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This story, “Getting the Bait’s a Bail,” appeared in the May 1970 issue of Outdoor Life. The morning sparkled as bright and shiny as a new dime. The river was clear and purling along, its voices ...