On July 20, 1969, as Neil Armstrong was becoming the first man to put bootprints on the moon, I was getting my first introduction to the sport of fly-fishing on an icy mountain stream in Idaho. It ...

More than 50 percent of the average trout’s diet consists of tiny midges, and it’s these microscopic insects that you’ll most likely find flying above local streams this month. But don’t knock ...

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First-time fly-tyers wanting to learn the basics? Waynesville Parks & Rec and Cataloochee Chapter of Trout Unlimited are partnering to bring you three evening classes in February.

For many fisherman, winter’s cold means it is time to put away the gear until next season. For nearly a dozen fly fishermen from the Forbes Trail chapter of Trout Unlimited, however, winter is the ...

If you’ve prowled any fly shops recently, you’ve noticed a growing number of bins holding terrestrial patterns. It’s like they are reproducing and mutating, morphing into strange and garish ...

How many streams or rivers have you fished for trout that had a good population of sucker fish in them? My guess is that most of the streams you fish, with the exception of the coldest, have some type ...