I used my paddle to push the 21-foot Maine Freighter canoe away from the meager dock and motored around the end to begin a ...

By swapping out the bulky dumbbell eyes for a brass cone, he created a more streamlined profile that allowed the fly to sink faster. He also changed the body from Estaz to Ice Dubbing further slimming ...

BASALT – Ask any local fly-fishing guide what time of year is their favorite fishing season and the majority of responses will favor fall. There are several reasons for this. For starters, the ...

DULUTH — "I’m a professional stay-at-home dad with a YouTube channel," Gunnar Brammer said when asked to describe his job. "I guess I’m a professional fly tier, too, since I teach fly-tying classes ...

The Drunk and Disorderly streamer, created by Tommy Lynch. The light brown with silver flash, tied by Joe Cermele, is what I had most of my success on. | photo by Ken Baldwin I just wrapped up a week ...

Every fly pattern has a story. Most fly tyers at some point develop their own flies that become their favorite pattern that is often a variation of another pattern. Usually, the story centers around ...

In preparation for a sacred day in the lives of many Northern Michigan outdoors people — that being opening day of trout season on April 28 — I asked several local fly fishing fanatics what six flies ...