As the story goes, Byford drew inspiration from patterns coming out of New Zealand, where tiers leaned into rabbit hide as a tying ... for fly anglers chasing largemouth bass and pike.

All were inventive fishermen and had created their own patterns. But when it came to ... By the time he sold it, it was the third largest fly tying materials dealer in the country.

Lothians-based Lana Taylor, Dione Roberts and Sam Hayhurst head for Ireland on Sunday with Scotland’s ladies fly fishing squad, determined to lift the team up the home international rankings.

Fly fishing might seem like an exotic sport done elsewhere, but there’s plenty of opporuntity to explore this serene pursuit ...

“We have several members who are excellent fly tyers, so they have been kept very busy.” The captain added: “My job now is to put the flies into boxes and we hope the patterns we have will ...

A master rod builder shares the tools, skills, and deeper rewards of a more deliberate—and satisfying—way to fish ...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Heliot Ramos hit a tying two-run double in the seventh then Jung Hoo Lee followed with a sacrifice fly that put San Francisco ahead, and the Giants rallied to beat the San ...

Fishing gear has long been function over form. And that may be just the reason brands want a piece.

I didn’t want to miss it. At the fly tying vise this winter, I spun up anatomically precise patterns with foam, rubber legs and deer hair. They were pretty. Then March came and went without a ...

KALISPELL - A fisheries biologist with Montana Fish, Wildlife and parks says a Kalispell angler has likely set a world record for northern pike caught by fly fishing after hauling in a 29.74-pound ...