ST. MARIES – The most important part of tying a topwater bass fly is putting enough hair on the hook. So, one Saturday morning in early April, Derek Darst just kept adding more. He tied in clump after ...

AS A KID growing up in Athens, Alabama, Brandon Bailes used to spend a lot of time in his grandfather’s woodshop. His grandpa would cut a block of cedar for Bailes, then sketch something on it—the ...

Fly fishing experts share techniques for catching trout, bass, and crappie in Pennsylvania, including Euro nymphing and streamers.

, fast-shooting heads, fast-drying UV resin, and even pre-made wings, legs, and tails that let you whip up flies faster than ever. This might be why spun-hair bass bugs aren’t commonplace in fly boxes ...