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 ...

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.

There’s much more to fly fishing than tying on a fly and whipping your line around a pond. Casting, hook setting and reeling all demand a level of finesse that goes beyond what anglers experience when ...

Fly fishing has consumed me and given me a life. Even as a hobby, it was something I could get lost in. It challenged me creatively, physically, skillfully, and mentally. It is art, athletics, sport, ...

The sun is shining and the weather is great. But amid days of traveling, barbecuing, hiking popular trails and boating on the Dillon Reservoir, it can sometimes feel like summer in Summit County lacks ...

Fly fishing adds an element of art to our angling community. OK, maybe not on the order of da Vinci or Monet, but watching a craftsman tie a fly or a master presenting a near-weightless handmade lure ...

Many of you have been fly casting to trout for a while and are beginning to get restless. You’ve likely experienced world-class dry fly fishing on the Fryingpan, Big Horn, and the Madison, conquered ...

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 ...

When the freestone rivers begin running brown in spring, many anglers start thinking blue. For some, casting a fly into the ...