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 		The Parachute Adams Dry Fly
Versatile Adams and Parachute Adams dry flies are great patterns that everyone can learn to tie.
Adaptive Fly Fishing Institute Certification
The Adaptive Fly Fishing Institute provides a means for fly fishing and fly tying instructors to specialize in teaching people with disabilities.
The Art of Fly Tying
When winter weather makes fly fishing trips far and few between, it's time to stock up on fishing flies and dreams.
Beloved Story Writer William Tapply Dies
William G. Tapply, well known for his elegant, easy style and unforgettable characters, died at his home in Hancock, New Hampshire on July 28, 2009.
Trout Stream Fly-Fishing Instructional Book
Angler and fly shop owner Harry Murray's pocket-sized book is packed full of instruction. The slim volume is like a portable fly-fishing clinic.
Trout Fishing Streams in Virginia
Cold mountain waters in Virginia offer challenge and fun for fly fishermen.
Knots Used in Fly Fishing
No matter how good the fishing tackle or how skilled the angler, if knots break, fish are lost. Bringing that trophy trout or smallmouth to the net requires strong knots.
Fly Fishing Expert Advice
Day One to Die Hard, by Jeff Loftin, is a valuable guide for anyone who wants to start fly fishing.
Learning Fly Fishing
Fly fishing is an intricate sport that allows for a lifetime of learning, but it's not hard to get started.
Fly Fishing for Bass
Anglers are discovering that fly rods are not just for trout.
Fishing Tennessee's Watauga River
Fishing the Watauga can be challenging, but those who know how can catch dozens of rainbow trout, along with the occasional brookie or beautifully speckled brown.
Catch More Fish with the Muddler Minnow
The Muddler Minnow is a fly pattern with a long history of catching wide varieties of fish by diverse fishing techniques.
Fishing the Woolly Bugger
When anglers are asked to name favorite fly patterns, most include the Woolly Bugger on their list. This may be the most versatile of all flies.
Fishing Waders That Fit
Standing in trout streams or still water, fly fishermen rely on waders to keep them warm and dry. However, a good fit may not be easy to find.
Fly Fishing for Steelhead on Michigan's AuSable
Whether wading or fishing from boats, fly fishermen will find angling adventure when they go after steelies on the AuSable River.
Fly Fishing for Crappie
Spring is prime crappie fishing time. Take the first ones just as waters start to warm with this fly fishing technique.
Project Healing Waters Goes International
Project Healing Waters is dedicated to the physical and emotional recovery of injured veterans through fly fishing. Now, Canadian military can also participate.
Tube Flies for Fly Fishing
Tube flies bring great versatility to fly fishing. Hooks and other elements can be interchanged on the spot as desired.
Water Contamination and Wading Boots
Anglers can carry aquatic nuisance species on wading gear. Wading boots are suspected to be the main culprits.
Learn How to Tie Fishing Flies
Fly fishing offers great enjoyment. Learning to tie flies adds another element of satisfaction to the sport.
Project Healing Waters is Great Therapy
Project Healing Waters is a remarkable program in which wounded soldiers learn to fly fish. The goal is to aid participants in physical and emotional recovery.
Cleaning Fly Lines
Following a few basic rules for cleaning keeps fly lines casting smoothly. Caring for fly lines requires maintaining a clean, slick surface.
Dave's Hopper and Whit Hopper
As water temperatures drop, fish begin feeding again. Hoppers and other terrestrials are effective flies for late summer and early autumn.
Lure Selection for Fly Fishing
These techniques help anglers choose the right lure to zero in on fish species.
Bass Bug Fishing
Lobbing deer hair bugs to bass is great fishing. It's hard to beat hooking a largemouth, watching it explode out of the water, then landing it on a six-weight fly rod.
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 		How to Tie a Blacknose Dace
The blacknose dace is one of the most popular and effective early-season trout fly patterns. Like most hairwing streamers, it is also a great pattern for beginners.
How to Select a Fly Rod
Buying your first fly rod can be a daunting task. How can you choose from the myriad options available? It's easy once you answer three simple questions.
How to Tie a Mickey Finn
The Mickey Finn is one of the most popular trout flies in the world, and as an added bonus for those who tie flies, it also one of the easiest to create.
How to Catch Fish Using Nymphs
Using nymphs is one of the most effective methods of fly fishing for trout. This article outlines the equipment, set-up and techniques to fish with nymph patterns.
Catch More Trout on a Guided Fly Fishing Trip
Anglers who hire a professional fly fishing guide in the Rocky Mountains will learn more, catch more fish and have more fun on their next trout fishing vacation.
Monster Bonefish of the Bahamas
The islands of the Bahamas are some of the best places in the world to fly fish for huge bonefish. Monster bonefish of the Bahamas are hungry and at times, easy to catch.
Trout Fishing in Winter
Sure, most of us have the time and inclination to fish in the frigid rivers of the Southwest in the summertime. But winter is no reason to hibernate the flyrod!
Fly Fishing the Grand Canyon
Once stocked, trout abound in the upstream waters of Grand Canyon National Park. The river, however, is different from most trout streams.
Fly Fishing for Greenback Cutthroat Trout
Greenback Cutthroat are as gorgeous and rare as trout come in the U.S. Every fly fisher should experience their spectacular colors and habitat -- and their challenge!
Using Crab Flies for Bonefish
Crabs represent a major part of the diet of bonefish. Flies that imitate these crustaceans are at times the best flies to use for the fish.
Best Flies for Redfish
Red drum are some of the most popular saltwater fish among fly fishers in the United States. They are available along much of the Atlantic and all of the Gulf coast.
Best Largemouth Bass Flies
Largemouth bass make great targets for fly fishermen, and they are available throughout most of the United States. They are often willing to take the right fly.
Best Flies for Smallmouth Bass
Smallmouth bass are abundant in many rivers in the Eastern United States and Canada, and they will readily accept a variety of flies.
Fly Fishing with Woolly Buggers
Woolly buggers are versatile wet flies that represent many species of insects and fish, and they are readily accepted by almost all freshwater gamefish.
Fly Fishing with Poppers
Popping bugs are excellent surface flies for bass and bream in the summer and fall. They may be used in ponds, lakes, and rivers alike.
Introducing Children to Fly Fishing
Taking a child along on a fly fishing adventure is a worthwhile endeavor, but anglers should be ready to answer a lot of questions and skip a lot of rocks.
Fly Fishing and the Waterproof Camera
Fly fishing photography can be some of the most stunning, largely because of the beauty of the piscatorial world and the scenic locales in which fish live.
How to Prepare for Salt Water Fly Fishing
Fly fishing salt water destinations requires special preparation on the part of the inland fly angler who rarely casts a fly into the brine.
Fly Fishing for Brook Trout
With so many options for fly fishers when it comes to trout and trout-ish destinations, wild brook trout that thrive in backcountry waters are generally forsaken.
Fly Fishing for Carp
Stalking tailing fish in shallow water is normally reserved for fly fishing's salt water practitioners, but, for freshwater refugees, there is a viable option: Carp.
Fly Fishing for Backcountry Trout
Chasing trout off the beaten path can offer the most rewarding fishing for fly rodders, but backcountry trout can be notoriously skittish.
Fly Fishing for Canadian Grayling
Fly fishers venturing north to Canada will likely encounter a quarry so friendly to their efforts, they may wonder why they never visited the north country sooner.
Fly Fishing for Saskatchewan Pike
Northern pike are a common gamefish throughout the Northern Hemisphere, and their aggressive nature makes them prime targets for fly rodders.
Smoky Mountain Brook Trout Fishing, USA
Techniques for catching native brook trout in the small streams of the Great Smoky Mountains. Choose the proper place to fish, by learning their choice of habitat.
Fly Fishing in Ascension Bay
Ascension Bay (Bahia de la Ascension) is the northernmost, and most easily accessible of the three bays in the Yucatan Peninsula, and it offers an abundance of gamefish.
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