When I fish a trout river that’s new to me, I often stop into a local fly shop to pick up a few dry flies. Every river has its own special patterns, and I’m a sucker for these. I thought it ...

Talk to any trout angler, and they’ll tell you that fishing with subsurface flies simply catches more fish than dry fly fishing does – and they’re absolutely right. Trout do the lion’s ...

From fly fishing tips to must-have flies to a hand-crafted German fly reel maker, these stories captured our Sports Illustrated fishing reader’s attention on Fishing on SI this past week.

That killer dry-fly action that ... Like all methods of fly fishing, nymphing can get pretty advanced and technical, but you don’t have to master every nuance to use these flies successfully.

It’s been a tough winter. No question. But when winter finally loosens its icy grip on the land and redbuds bloom on ...

Spring holds promises of renewal. The budding of new growth signals the mandatory assessment of your fly-fishing gear.