Take me to your leader, and chances are we’ll be able to fix some of your flyfishing problems. Leaders are among the basic elements of fly tackle, but the essentials of leader design and performance ...

Over the years, we have encountered many frustrated anglers who cannot figure out why fish continually refuse their flies. Individuals often drop in, complaining that numerous fish would inspect their ...

BREVARD, N.C. (Aug. 17, 2017) – The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission is offering a free “Leader Building” workshop for fly fishing anglers of all skill levels at the Pisgah Center for Wildlife ...

Admitting to my affinity for nymphing seems like confessing I prefer Darth Vader over Luke Skywalker. But there was a block ...

Walk into just about any fly shop, and you’ll see a whole wall stocked with trout leader options. 9 ft 5x, 7.5 ft 4x, 12ft 4x – for most new fly anglers, the labels are a collection of numbers that ...

There are several reasons why Ken Shiffert has been in the fly fishing business for 21 years. The product line, knowledgeable staff and service at his Evening Hatch Fly Shop are crucial, but perhaps ...

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There is a motive behind the annual Fly Fishing Youth Camp conducted by the members of the Stanley Cooper Sr. Chapter of Trout Unlimited. It’s a motive lined with benefits. Benefits such as teaching ...

I stood in thigh-deep water, rain jacket zipped over borrowed waders, casting a fly rod repetitively across the Pemigewasset River in North Woodstock. A hard rain from the gray sky couldn’t spoil the ...