You will have an opportunity to flail and, with practice, prevail on Aug. 9 when the Santiam Flycasters holds its annual Fly Casting Clinic. There is no charge to participate in the 6 p.m. event on ...

A dry dropper is a two-fly rig that combines a dry fly and either a nymph or emerger, allowing you to fish on the surface and subsurface at the same time. If you’re fishing shallow water but not ...

They were casting on a soccer pitch that was covered in clover, honing their skills to be used on future trips to the Brule for trout, or the Cloquet for smallmouth bass or maybe a little Douglas ...

The Basics of Fly Fishing Presentation • Casting: For most trout fishing scenarios, you won't have to make a long, booming cast. What is more important is your ability to make accurate, and clean, ...

In his story “The Angler,” author Washington Irving found inspiration from an old fisherman, writing, “There is certainly something in angling that tends to produce a gentleness of spirit and a pure ...

Learning to fly fish can seem daunting because there is so much to learn. The truth is, it's a lifetime of learning, so don't look at it as a mountain in front of you; instead, learn each lesson as it ...

If you want to learn some of the basics of fly tying and casting, here's your chance. Several fly tiers from the Santiam Flycasters will demonstrate tying fly patterns at the group's meeting from 7 to ...

July 25: Fly Casting Lessons, free, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., FFA certified fly casting instructors Peter Alves and Dan Pribanic, Chagrin River Outfitters, 100 N. Main St., Chagrin Falls. Call 440-247-7110.

Fly fishing at its most basic level is just another technique for catching fish. On a deeper level, it’s both a blood sport and an art form that is partly based around making the act of fishing more ...

"'Presentation is everything.' No wiser words were told to me early in my fly fishing learning curve. It's a fact, the fly angler who is skilled in the presentation of his fly will catch more fish." ...