The Nail Knot is an important fly fishing knot that has gone out of fashion. Learn why it's a valuable knot, and when to use it. Men’s Journal aims to feature only the best products and services.

A new tyer tries to create super-complicated fly patterns right out of the gate, gets frustrated, and ultimately gives up.

In addition to the hands-on casting exercises, participants will also learn how to tie basic fly-fishing knots. Plus, the event will include a question-and-answer session with chapter members.

essential fly fishing knots and terminology; how to make a roll cast and basic cast; as well as false casting and shooting ...

Photograph by Pete Muller, National Geographic Fly-fishing, with its knot-tying, wading ... My mother’s boyfriend at the time taught me the basics. He was a large, avuncular man who’d been ...

Max Inchausti There are lightweight and low-profile packs, and then there's the Bare Fly Fishing sling pack. As the name implies, this bare-bones fly fishing pack is built for the minimalist angler.

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I find that, as I wade back into fishing, it’s best to have a guide, someone who knows what they’re doing. Someone like Brian, Teddy’s and my guide for the day, who splits his time between Manhattan ...

Fly anglers are an opinionated bunch, and the single “best” fly rod for trout will differ from one person to the next depending on their budget, skillset, and the style of fishing they like to do. And ...

If you’re going to own only one fishing rod and reel, a spinning-rod-and-reel setup is the most versatile and the easiest to use. Compared with a baitcasting or fly-fishing setup, for example ...

and basic fly-fishing concepts prior to traveling to Colorado for a two-day fly-fishing event. Extending the class time ensured that every participant had an opportunity to fly fish, using flies ...