The sport uses a rod longer than the traditional one-handed model – now ranging from about 11 to 13 feet, although earlier models reached 18 feet. The rods are cast using two hands and the motion to ...

The last few times I traveled to the South Platte River at Deckers I left my favorite one-hand fly rod at home on purpose. It’s the perfect rod for the midge hatches that sometime occur on sunny ...

A good fly reel will last a lifetime and help bring countless fish to hand. Fly fishing at its most basic level is just another technique for catching fish. On a deeper level, it’s both a blood sport ...

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BOISE, Idaho (AP) _ Spey's the way. Tired of traditional one-handed fly-fishing — in itself a difficult, delicate art — some anglers in the Northwest are turning to Spey rods, rods so long they ...

When I started fly fishing for trout, I was told to focus on making short, accurate casts. I think it was good advice, for the most part. On many trout rivers, the ability to cast a fly 40 feet is all ...

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 ...

Never before has there been such a plethora of quality fly-fishing rods available from current manufacturers. Many of these rods are even touted as species specific or even technique specific. Finding ...

Do fly rod grips make a BIG difference in your casting? No, but the little difference it does make can equal that extra few feet that puts you in the fishes strike zone. I'm guilty of overlooking my ...

BASALT – Never before has there been such a plethora of quality fly fishing rods available from current manufacturers. Many of these rods are even touted as species-specific or technique-specific.

The rods are cast using two hands and the motion to move the line swings wide arcs and tight swirls to cast as far as 120 feet – about two-thirds farther than a single-handed fly rod. But rarely are ...