When a salmon smacks the lure he’s likely to hook himself and announce his presence with a long, loud zzzzzzz of the reel, and to hear that signal is one of the greatest thrills this kind of fishing ...

An 8-weight will not be too much for smaller steelhead and salmon, and might be just barely enough for bigger ones. Keep in mind that many anglers use very long, two-hand fly rods for fish like ...

Canada’s elite fly-fishers are using global trips and school curriculums to teach new generations about this lifelong passion ...

Fly fishing waders can be one of the most daunting ... I picked these up for a trip to the Salmon River, and they handled ...

This is the second time USA TODAY readers have honored the Au Sable for its fly fishing. In 2024's USA TODAY's 10BEST Readers ...

The Longest Silence is a collection of 33 essays that cover an impressive breadth of fly fishing experience – from Montana trout and Pacific salmon fishing to Key West bonefish, tarpon and permit.

It’s still artful, but unlike a carefully placed dry fly offered to a holding or feeding trout, fishing for cruising salmon in 15 feet of saltwater necessitates getting the fly out there ...

Charter fishing crews in California harbors are preparing for recreational salmon fishing to reopen after a two-year shutdown ...

It's sometimes hard to comprehend that it was mid-June 2016, two weeks into the salmon fishing season, when 28-year-old Jessica Duffney purchased her first fishing licence, fly rod and a pair of ...