Here's what happens when luck, foresight, and skill come together when an angler is out fly fishing for Striped Bass. Sam Alsop made history on June 28th, 2024, by catching an 8-pound tautog on a fly ...

It was 6 a.m. on June 6, and veteran angler Shelby Holder was prowling the edges of the Hams Fork River in Wyoming. He was looking for rainbow trout, which he says were spawning at the time, but later ...

If you're interested in taking your fishing game beyond just using any old rod with a worm, you need to look at specific ...

Fishing season is just around the corner, and Orvis has all the goodies one could hope for to spend a day (or a few) on the water, including a new Helios fly rod and a new line of sun-protective ...

Driving with fly rods can be a hassle. Keep them in rod tubes and rig up at the water, or try to position them through the middle of the car? Neither solution is ideal. I made the switch to a rod ...

For nearly 40 years, Scott Fly Rod Co. has designed rods to catch big fish, such as President George H.W. Bush and actors Harrison Ford and Michael Keaton. "I've heard (former President) Jimmy Carter ...

The sport of fly fishing grew immensely during the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2020 alone, participation increased by 11 percent, a giant leap over the prior 10 years. And the numbers keep rising. It makes ...

Friends often give me fly rods, and they -- the fly rods and the friends -- all have a special place in my heart. My favorite is a 6-weight Cabelas RLS fly fishing rig given to me years ago by Chuck ...