According to Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard and Blue Ribbon Flies owner and founder Craig Mathews, it all comes down to ...

Wyoming resident and conservation icon Yvon Chouinard joined forces with Craig Mathews — the "dean" of fly fishing in ...

I'm getting anxious now. Tom Smithwick, who moved to Shippensburg several years ago, builds bamboo fly rods. A couple weeks ago, he found three bamboo rod blanks and offered to help me build out a fly ...

These quaint small towns upstate, from the Catskills to the Finger Lakes, offer unique attractions, culinary delights and rich history.

Fly-fishing is as much about preparation as it is patience. The right gear doesn’t just make your time on the water more enjoyable. It also gives you an edge when it counts. From waders that keep you ...

What is the "on the water, real-life" difference between the Orvis Helios D (D=Distance) and the Orvis Helios F (F=Finesse)? I studied all the specs and then read the reviews, which seem to focus on ...

Nearly 30 years spent meticulously building bamboo fly rods has an impact. Bill Oyster’s dedication to precision craftsmanship has turned his workshop in downtown Blue Ridge, Georgia, into a bit of a ...

Nearly 30 years spent meticulously building bamboo fly rods has an impact. Bill Oyster’s dedication to precision craftsmanship has turned his workshop in downtown Blue Ridge, Georgia, into a bit of a ...

When you hear the word “classic,” very different things may come to mind. To the world of academia, ancient Greek and Latin literature would surface. Rembrandt and Monet would come to the mind of an ...

PAONIA, Colo. | Jeff Hatton has a passion for the study of fishing rod history. That passion has led him to put together a 115-plus collection of rods dating to the 1700s. It's called The Gnome's ...

Making a bamboo drift boat is just like making a bamboo fly rod – times 10. “Instead of 700 hours, this is about 70 hours,” Ron Knowles said of the handmade fishing gear he makes at his home in ...

Nearly a year ago, Weston Sagdalen walked away from the Three Rivers Outdoor Expo & Trout Classic with a 5-weight fly rod, perfect for most fishing around here. Last Monday, the teen fishing fanatic ...