I can remember fly fishing with my father as a child nearly 60 years ago on the lake behind our house in Ohio. We were fishing for bluegill with tiny ant flies and filling up a bucket for a fish fry.

Brandon Bailes is not just a fly-tier—he's an artist, who creates some of the best deer-hair flies for bass and panfish ever. Print Subscription-$35 for the Best Field & Stream Stories ...

Even though it has been almost 45 years to the day, I still remember the first fish I caught on a fly rod. It was a fat bluegill pulled off its spawning bed in a farm pond which was part of the ...

I have fly fished for various warm-water fish. I have cast flies for bass, catfish, panfish, and carp. The one species I had ...

Put them in your vest, and suddenly, choosing the best fly for the fish you’re after will get a whole lot easier. The Greatest Freshwater Flies 1. Wooly Bugger. Target Species: Trout, bass ...

Brandon Bailes is one of the best hair bug tyers in the U.S. Here's his advice for catching bass on these nostalgic yet effective poppers.

Not a nymph, not a dry fly, but somewhere in between. Fly fishing with emerger flies can be a game-changer during the early stages of a hatch.

Don't let a lack of knowledge stop you. These flies consistently catch trout, no matter the hatch or your fly fishing skill level. Like gems in the water. / photo by Ken Baldwin If it played out ...

Most fly-fishing pursuits occur in less than 10 feet of water, and by simply adjusting the length of your leader, you can effectively fish subsurface flies in most scenarios with a floating line. They ...