There’s much more to fly fishing than tying on a fly and whipping your line around a pond. Casting, hook setting and reeling all demand a level of finesse that goes beyond what anglers experience when ...

Fly fishing is synonymous with trout. When most people think about fly fishing, they conjure images of mountain streams and fish sipping mayflies and caddisflies off the surface. It’s true that the ...

Fly fishing has consumed me and given me a life. Even as a hobby, it was something I could get lost in. It challenged me creatively, physically, skillfully, and mentally. It is art, athletics, sport, ...

If you find yourself stumped by picky trout with any regularity, it’s probably time for you to learn how to fish a soft hackle fly. These time-tested patterns are characterized by their wispy, “buggy” ...

Ever wonder what it’s like to step in the boots of a fishing guide? By all means, guide life is not for everyone, and ...

What do you picture when you think of fly fishing for trout? If your answer is casting a bug imitation that floats and then watching a fish rise to sip it off the surface, I’d say you fall in with the ...

Fly fishing guides won't likely tell you their real secrets to success right away (you've got to earn the privilege), but there's one tip they'll readily share, even with perfect strangers: Fly ...

I did three days on the Okavango River in Africa, chasing tigerfish with a fly rod. It was the most terrifying, memorable, ...

I tangled my line, caught rocks and cast so haphazardly that fish miles away must have heard me. But there’s a reason it’s ...

Ever wonder what it’s like to step in the boots of a fishing guide? By all means guide life is not for everyone, and requires someone who truly lives and breathes fly fishing. From working weeks on ...

# BAMSI is currently the only institution globally to offer a recognised certification in flats fishing, preparing the next generation of guides for this multi-million-dollar industry. Cooper noted ...