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There are a lot of numbers in fly fishing, and some of the numbering may not make sense to the uninitiated—or to the initiated, for that matter. A higher number means a smaller hook, yet the opposite ...

Don Childress is lucky he hasn’t had a garage sale in the past few decades to clear out unused fly fishing gear. The Sandpoint angler says an old, soft, fiberglass rod was the ticket to landing the ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... If there is anything that trumps the sensation of hooking into a monster fish on a fly rod, it’s the satisfaction of catching it in public fishing water.

Going after heavyweight striped bass at Beaver Lake is a challenge for any angler. The ultimate test is catching these finned torpedoes with a fly rod. A striper weighing in the range of 20 pounds is ...

THE GREAT OUTDOORS — Fishermen are famous for their stories of the big one that got away. From excuses about bad knots to tales of fish too big to be true, anglers aren't short on reasons why they ...