It goes without saying that trout flies vary from tier to tier, reflecting differences in skill level, available materials, imagination, creativity, etc. We’re free to experiment, our only judge being ...

Lee Wulff, and his wife, Joan, might be considered the first family of fly fishing. Lee, of course, invented the Wulff series of flies and a few more. And Joan has been one of the finest fly-casting ...

It goes without saying no two fly fishermen tie their flies exactly alike, assuming of course, they tie their own flies. Experience, skill level, available materials and creative imagination all play ...

Flies can be works of art, or just tied to do the job. Mine fit the latter category, because what really matters to trout is size, shape, color/shade, and presentation in the water. One of these will ...

There must, by now, be far more fishing flies than there are the insects and sub-aquatic life forms they are meant to imitate. There are literally millions of them. If ever mankind was offered a locus ...

Bud Lilly started fly-fishing in the 1930s. So he’s had what you might call a reasonably good chance to figure out what flies work best on Montana trout streams. Ask Bud about his favorite flies, and ...

Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. During 12 years of fly fishing, I have caught a lot of fish. I’ve also lost a lot of fish. It pains me to think of ...