MISSOULA — For devoted fly fishers, winter has traditionally been a time of quiet meditation at the fly-tying bench. But this year, a shortage of premium fly-tying feathers has left both hobbyist and ...

Most importantly, tying an Adams will teach you to control stiffer dry fly hackle feathers in a tight space. You’ll need to ...

Editor's note: This article is the second in a three-part series. Next time: Starting off with a few good fly patterns. Intimidated. That's a pretty good way to describe how I felt a couple of springs ...

Fly-tiers are a bit distressed these days. Why? It seems that they have some serious competition when it comes to premium hackle. Premium hackle comes from a rooster or hen specifically bred to ...

Being “sustainable” is apparently all the rage these days. Fall and spring hunting go hand in hand with the fly-tier’s bench, and harvesting meat and materials can coincide. Flies are still tied by ...

BOISE — For a 49-year-old manager of a fly fishing shop, Jim Bernstein spends an awful lot of time on the phone with hairdressers. They bought out his display of hackles — the long, skinny rooster ...

Wayne Walts, of Troutfitter, a fly fishing specialty shop in Syracuse, teaches a 5-weeks, hands on, fly tying class at the store. Each class lasts about 2 1/2 hours. Although there are thousands of ...

If you find yourself stumped by picky trout with any regularity, it’s probably time for you to learn how to fish a soft hackle fly. These time-tested patterns are characterized by their wispy, “buggy” ...

Sun., April 19, 2009 Carolyn Sells of Spokane and LeRoy Hyatt of Lewiston on set of Fly Tying: The Anglers Art series begins next week. Photo courtesy of KWSU-TV (Photo courtesy of KWSU-TV / The ...