Ever wonder what it’s like to step in the boots of a fishing guide? By all means, guide life is not for everyone, and requires someone who truly lives and breathes fly fishing. From working weeks on ...

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 ...

It’s a random morning in mid-August. You pour your first cup of coffee, glance at your phone and step outside to let the dog out. Then it hits you. The undeniable freshness that tells you autumn is ...

The spotted lanternfly, an invasive insect species that Connecticut officials have urged people to smash on site if found, is growing in numbers across the state. The Connecticut Agriculture ...

"Archie “A.K.” Best, the renowned Colorado fly tier and longtime streamside associate of the late John Gierach, passed away on August 20 according to multiple reports, at the age of 92. A native of ...

Knowing the stages of development in a bug’s life is a critical component to successful fly fishing. Deciphering the hatch on a river is a challenging game. Larva, pupa or adult stages have been ...

Fly fishermen consider fly fishing to be interactive art, but it is really impressionistic art painted on a living canvas. John Atherton explains it in his 1951 classic, "The Fly and the Fish." ...

David Grazynski is part of a local advocacy project restoring a section of the Mill River, the course of which was changed during the construction of the Merritt Parkway. Credit: Eddy Martinez / ...

Dave Grazynski stopped by a fishing spot in Fairfield near the Merritt Parkway in late July. Grazynski likes to go fly fishing, a technique using an artificial fly attached to a lightweight line. He ...

If you spend much time around fly anglers who pursue trout, you’ll soon be subjected to detailed entomology lessons. Fly anglers love studying aquatic insects because imitating those bugs is how they ...