AGNESS, Ore. -- Maureen Patterson bent on her knees as she slid a hand across the sleek curves of the long, wooden boat, one of dozens her father dedicated nearly 40 years to designing and building ...

Forty-odd years ago, a former college lineman's upset stomach and a running-back-sized tarpon spurred the fly-fishing world to descend upon an obscure little corner of Florida. This is the story ...

SOUTH PARK, Colorado — Tarryall Reservoir is one of the jewels of South Park. Its waters are home to trophy trout and the alpine setting is Michele White’s office “This was my office before I owned a ...

AGNESS, Ore. — Maureen Patterson bent on her knees as she slid a hand across the sleek curves of the long, wooden boat, one of dozens her father dedicated nearly 40 years to designing and building for ...

In theory, fly-fishing is a simple sport: Pick a body of water, choose a fly-fishing rod, select your “fly” (or bait), tie a secure knot, cast your line and, hopefully, land a fish on the other end.

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 ...

Wading streams with a fly rod in hand may be the most traditional approach to the sport, but floating rivers in a raft or driftboat, leisurely watching the scenery pass by, has its merits too. The ...

Some of my earliest boating experiences took place aboard flybridge cruisers, on which the only spot to pilot the boat was a cramped topside station, cabin accommodations were limited, and the only ...

"California Golden Trout are celebrated everywhere they’ve been transplanted across the West, but the native range of these beautiful fish is limited to the headwater meadow streams of the Kern River ...

There was a time not too long ago when I’d have described kayak fishing as “simplistic.” You tossed a light-weight yak in the bed of the truck or strapped it to the roof, brought a handful of lures ...