Chico Fernandez of Miami is regarded as one of the world’s finest fly-casters. The fly line comes alive when he puts a fly rod in his hands, shooting out powerfully and gracefully. A contributing ...

A weight-forward fly line is simply a long line with a thicker, denser front section called the "head." This head, because of its weight, carries the fly and pulls the rest of the long, thinner line, ...

Nymph fishing is undoubtedly the most effective method for catching trout. Unfortunately, the way that most people do it isn’t terribly entertaining. In my experience, you can only watch a strike ...

Terry Byrne of outfitting company Tight Loops Tight Lines teaches Pasadena Elementary students a knot to connect a line to a hook or fly. (Troy Turner/CBC) The anglers were positioned, casting rods ...