Fishing isn’t always about catching fish. For anglers who view their passion as an outdoor sport, the real challenge is mastering the techniques – landing a fish is just the next phase of the fun.

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Fly-fishing is fun because it’s hard. Yes, anyone can buy some spinning gear and hurl PowerBait into a ...

Step back in time ten years or so and fly fishing for carp was exploding. It became so popular that it served as fodder for fly fishing films, spawned new guide services, turned previously unknown ...

A busy river access point provides an excellent vantage to survey the vast variety of ways fly fishers manage their gear ...

Fly fishing is a gear-intensive sport. Rods, reels, waders, packs, flies, and hundreds of other little gadgets help anglers find fish, cast to fish, and catch fish. But this long list of equipment can ...

The goal is to keep daytime flows low to ensure eggs remain underwater during their over-winter incubation period. For my ...

Even though we are neck deep in hunting seasons, late fall and early winter are also prime times to enjoy fly fishing on Arkansas's streams. It might not last much longer, but the warm, sunny weather ...