With Christmas just around the corner, knowing what to get the fishing lover on your gift list can sometimes be a bit of a challenge. We're here to help. This guide highlights ten fishing gear items ...

A big rig overturned Thursday morning in the East Sonora area of Tuolumne County, California Highway Patrol logs show. CHP was dispatched around 8:20 a.m. to Mono Way and Tuolumne Road. It was unclear ...

Learn how to rig, deploy, and catch fish with a downrigger for consistent success targeting trout, salmon, walleye or any other deep water fish. This gives you the basic idea of a downrigger set up.

(WABI) - As WABI closes out the month of March, we wanted to bring you a unique story for women’s history month. In 1854, Cornelia Thurza Crosby was born in Phillips, Maine. Many knew her as “Fly Rod ...

From left: Derrick Hicks, Mike Rotz and Johnathon White stand in the Boise River together, clad in fishing gear. The three men met after Hicks found a fly rod in the river days after Rotz lost it.

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 ...

Fly rods are versatile tools for angling. Conventional beliefs place fly fishing beyond the realm of aggressive species. However, with the right terminal rigging fly fishers can plow the depths of ...

Fishing season is just around the corner, and Orvis has all the goodies one could hope for to spend a day (or a few) on the water, including a new Helios fly rod and a new line of sun-protective ...

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 ...

Based on the smiles we saw at all three HOT ROD Power Tour West venues, as well as the thank-yous and compliments that participants, attendees, and sponsors, were quick to give anyone wearing a red ...

Familiarity with 5-weight fly rods is a common trait amongst fly anglers. The generic 9-foot 5-weight fly rod remains the starting point for most anglers embracing fly fishing. Anglers looking into ...

In theory, fly-fishing is a simple sport: Pick a body of water, choose a fly-fishing rod, select your “fly” (or bait), tie a secure knot, cast your line and, hopefully, land a fish on the other end.