High June water levels required chest waders, but the brook trout he landed proved the effort was worthwhile. Credit: Courtesy of Bill Graves The BDN outdoors section brings readers into the woods, ...

The new fly-fishing catalogs started showing up at my house a few weeks ago. I had gotten Cabela’s, L.L. Bean, Orvis, my favorite, Kaufmanns’ Streamborn; and about another 50 pounds of others. It was ...

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A landlocked salmon caught on a Golden Retriever on the Rapid River during Maine’s spring fishing season. Credit: Marc McDonald The BDN outdoors section brings readers into the woods, waters and wild ...

How many streams or rivers have you fished for trout that had a good population of sucker fish in them? My guess is that most of the streams you fish, with the exception of the coldest, have some type ...

After starting a fly tying business in high school, Caleb Thomas now sells his products online and in stores, focusing on niche patterns.

If you’ve prowled any fly shops recently, you’ve noticed a growing number of bins holding terrestrial patterns. It’s like they are reproducing and mutating, morphing into strange and garish ...

WINNECONNE - Wisconsin has a long, rich heritage in fly tying. The Weber Tackle Company of Stevens Point was established in 1888 and for most of the next century was a leading national purveyor of fly ...