When I first started trout fishing, I was given an invaluable piece of advice: start with dry flies. Talk to any trout angler, and they’ll tell you that fishing with subsurface flies simply catches ...

Years ago, with a smattering of big Isonychia duns bouncing above New York’s West Branch of the Ausable River, a friend and I cast to glides between the boulders and watched our Gray Wulffs sail ...

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.

While fly fishing can be a very rewarding pastime, there’s a bit of a learning curve when it comes to getting that fly neatly to the water. One of the biggest hurdles to successful fly fishing is ...