Fly fishermen consider fly fishing to be interactive art, but it is really impressionistic art painted on a living canvas.

The author’s favorite trout flies include the beadhead pheasant tail nymph. “Beadhead” refers to the flashy metal bead toward the head of the fly that helps it sink. “Pheasant tail” refers to the bird ...

In addition to tools, fly-tying kits include the materials needed to tie the most basic fly patterns. Like any hobby kit, the more you spend, the more material you get.

The free CNY Fly Tying Symposium runs Sunday, March 23, at Harts Hill Inn in Whitesboro, from 11-6, and features 20-30 fly tyers showing off their favorite patterns and tying techniques. Pictured ...

Tie one on this Sunday, March 23, at the annual Central New York Fly Tying Symposium. The free event will be held from 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. at Harts Hill Inn in Whitesboro, and features 20-30 ...

On the dry-fly side of things, Leonard Halladay’s Adams can be utilized for almost any mayfly hatch from blue-wing olives to green drakes. Bill Fitzsimmons used to joke about the “Adams hatch” here in ...

There you have it three useful, easy-to-tie fly patterns to help you get started. But once you begin tying flies and actually catch a few fish on your own patterns someth ...

I just finished setting up the card table over the dogs’ kennel box in the back room. It’ll probably stay up at least until the trout opener, because it holds all the fly tying materials to ...

I keep one fly box filled with various hopper, cricket and cicada patterns. Unless you are using at least 3X, 7 pound breaking strength, tippet or heavier, expect to loose a few flies to break-offs.

5 go-to fly patterns for late summer fishing success By Spencer Durrant, KSL.com Contributor | Posted - Aug. 19, 2016 at 11:34 a.m. 8 Save Story ...

Whether you tie or buy your flies, the best way to learn about what nymph patterns to have in your fly boxes is to sample the insect life in the streams you fish most often.

After more than 20 years tying flies and several signature patterns — including the Jujubee Midge, Two Bit Hooker and Charlie Boy Hopper sold by Umpqua Feather Merchants — Craven admits there ...