Joe Meyer caught a brook trout somewhere in South Pass on the first fly he ever tied. It was a black gnat pattern and wasn’t pretty, but it caught an 11-inch fish. “There’s nothing like catching a ...

From the cheap seats - with all 10 thumbs folded neatly in your lap - this fly-tying business looks simple enough. That's how Rick Nelson makes it look, at least, as he weaves rabbit fur, marabou, ...

He opens a silver box about the size of a thin paperback book to reveal several rows of neatly displayed flies. The yellow-and-black imitation bugs are lined up side-by-side. There’s a row of crane ...

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 ...

Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. Fly tying is supposed to be the game angler’s favourite winter pastime. While temperatures drop in the rivers and the ...