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.

Joey Puettman of Sheridan turned his passion for fly-fishing into a career building premium fly fishing rods. He doesn't keep ...

Fly fishing has consumed me and given me a life. Even as a hobby, it was something I could get lost in. It challenged me creatively, physically, skillfully, and mentally. It is art, athletics, sport, ...

Walking into a fly shop and perusing the available rods in the rod rack points towards a tremendous number of rods in the 9 foot-category. We are in trout country so it makes sense that the ...

As we polled into the back of a creek not much wider than the skiff, our guide said you’re only going to get one shot at these fish. We turned a bend and there they were just 50 feet away, tails out ...

There are a lot of numbers in fly fishing, and some of the numbering may not make sense to the uninitiated—or to the initiated, for that matter. A higher number means a smaller hook, yet the opposite ...

Fly fishing has always carried an air of mystique, often fueled by myths that seem to linger no matter how many times they’re ...