Central New York is full of die-hard, trout and salmon anglers who tie their own artificial flies. Ever consider making your own fly rod? Don’t be intimidated. It’s not as difficult or expensive as ...

Many who fish with split-cane bamboo fly rods say they allow a depth of feeling when casting or reeling in a fish that just isn’t possible with today’s more common graphite rods. When Selah’s Kevin ...

Cost: General admission fee is $45, including meal. Attendees are allowed to fish a half-mile private stretch of the North St. Vrain Creek (Colorado fishing license required, and bring your own ...

GUILFORD -- For the past 20 years, Robert Gorman’s spot along the Green River has been his refuge. There he lived in a refurbished Airstream trailer, splitting his time between the banks of the river ...

ESKO -- When Phil Johnson was in college, making $3 an hour working summers at the paper mill in Cloquet, he saved enough to buy himself a bamboo fly rod. "I bought an Orvis Battenkill," says Johnson, ...

ESKO, Minn.—When Phil Johnson was in college, making $3 an hour working summers at the paper mill in Cloquet, he saved enough to buy himself a bamboo fly rod. “I bought an Orvis Battenkill,” says ...