"The Journey of a Thousand Miles Begins with One Step" by Lao Tzu Fly fishing has consumed me and given me a life. Even as a ...

They came to learn how to cast a fly rod and line, and they left with a sense of accomplishment and possibly a weary arm or sore wrist. Welcome to the Missouri Valley Fly Fisher Club's fly-casting ...

Slowing down is a simple tip but not always easy to do. Here is a drill to help you engrain the habit of "less is more" into your casting stroke to give you a better fly cast. Learning to cast a fly ...

There's no better time to learn to fly fish than in the springtime. Most of the gamefish we seek in the Siouxland area move into shallow water during those warm sunny days of April and May and become ...

The trick to getting good at casting isn't a secret, high tech, or ground breaking. it's all about practice, practice, practice. Show up at the park, the pond, your backyard – doesn't matter. Rip a ...

When I first started trout fishing, I was given an invaluable piece of advice: start with dry flies. Talk to any trout angler, and they’ll tell you that fishing with subsurface flies simply catches ...

LAKEVIEW -- Kathy Wirzfeld caught her first fish on a fly rod the hardest way possible -- the Jarrod Ruggles way. It was also Wirzfeld's first time fishing with fly fishing gear, but she didn't catch ...

Not too many years ago, it was a rarity to see someone fly fishing on the creeks and rivers of the Lowcountry. Today, the thrill of targeting red drum — also known as redfish, channel bass and ...

Learning to Fly sees James tell the story of a remarkable friendship he made when he was a lonely, unhappy teenager with the scary old lady who lived in the spooky house on his street. It’s about ...