Fly reels for trout fishing serve two main roles: To hold your fly line and backing and to have a drag capable of tiring out a fish during a fight. Pairing the right reel with your fly rod will ...

Trout Bum by John Gierach: A Trout Fishing Classic Trout Bum established John Gierach as the face of a generation of fly anglers that aspired to a life of targeting wild trout, using bamboo rods ...

From the coolest small knife to the 2025 Fly Fishing Show to fly fishing tailwaters in winter, these stories captured our ...

Photograph by Pete Muller, National Geographic Fly-fishing ... patient art. I made nearly a dozen trips to the rivers of central Kenya before I felt even a nibble from the trout below.

Here it was that Canon Greenwell invented his immortal trout fly, and James Wright created the ‘Garry Dog' with hair from the local minister's pet. The famous Dub pool was once a favourite for ...

Fly fishing has a unique elegance to it—almost like an art form. Unlike conventional fishing ... based on its weight—say a 5-weight line for trout fishing—and pair it with a matching ...