Fly tying and football season go together like peanut butter and jelly. For me and many fly tyers in the valley, not much is better than setting up a vise in front of a TV screen with a football game ...

When it comes to the materials to tie flies, the options are endless. I started collecting my materials based on the flies I was learning to tie, however, I’ll list some of the “must have” materials ...

Editor's note: This article is the second in a three-part series. Next time: Starting off with a few good fly patterns. Intimidated. That's a pretty good way to describe how I felt a couple of springs ...

This XFISHMAN Lead Wire Assortment contains spooled lead in a wide range of diameters. Lead wire comes on standard thread spools in a handy six-compartment box. Round Lead Wire is a popular fly tying ...

Carrie Stevens revolutionized fly fishing in 1924 with her Grey Ghost streamer. Learn about the pattern that launched a legendary fly-tying career.

Fly-tying skills will be demonstrated and taught by some of the region's top fly-tiers in programs and classes offered by sportsmen's organizations and others. Yellow Breeches Anglers, Boiling Springs ...

Several years ago, an old man, who I really didn’t know, died and his wife gave me a grocery bag full of his fly-tying material. And for a long time, it sat untouched in the corner of my office. Over ...

COLUMBIA FALLS - The former U.S. Post Office building is crammed to the ceiling with row upon row of boxes containing a curious assortment of items, such as Frog Hair, Centipede Legs, Tentacles, ...

In an unlikely order of events, Henry Ramsay was tying flies for a couple years before he ever saw anyone fly-fishing. Inspired by the old “American Sportsman” television program, he made as earnest a ...