WOODLAND — Gary Loomis has never been far from fishing, whether for fun or profit. Loomis has reeled in his share of fish from Southwest Washington rivers and around the world. He’s also been involved ...

Just think of it as the legal battle of Loomis the company versus Loomis the man. G. Loomis Inc., the Woodland-based maker of fishing rods, is suing Gary Loomis, who launched the company in 1982 and ...

It required 150 years, give or take, allowing for memory lapses from too much single malt, for the stylized casting technique to travel from the River Spey to mainstream fly-fishing America. But like ...

The spey rod helped Turek make a 90-degree switch in the casting direction of the fly line, a difficult task with a fly rod. "You could do somewhat the same thing with a conventional fly rod by making ...

Fly rods have their limitations, one of which is that they are not good for long casts on streams where there is a lot of current. Yet, the Scots were undaunted by these challenges. They experimented ...

Not long ago, it was rare to see anyone fishing the Salmon River with a two-handed rod, but that’s changing. Two-handers, often referred to as Spey rods, are becoming a common sight along the river.