To understand the Alberto knot, one must first understand the Albright knot. Invented more than half a century ago by famed Florida Keys fly fishing guide Jimmy Albright, the knot’s purpose was to ...

With fishing season essentially upon us, here's a look at three must-know fishing knots and the step-by-step guide on how to tie them. The uni-knot is one of the most versatile knots out there. It can ...

Tying the strongest fishing knot isn’t only about the knot itself. The line you choose matters every bit as much, and thanks to remarkably advancements in the recent decades, you have choices when it ...

It is the springtime of my discontent. Okay, the weather's been great lately, the stripers have arrived in Long Island Sound, the streams and rivers are stocked with trout. Yes, it would be the ...

The Albright special or Albright knot is a knot used in angling. It is a strong knot used to tie two different diameters of line together, for instance to tie monofilament to braid. It is a favorite ...

Middle of winter in the Colorado high country can be a daunting place. Lately, frigid cold has slid down the mountains and settled on the valley. River sections froze. Fly fishing seems like a distant ...

The average fisherman can tie two knots. That's too few to know. My friend Bob McNally's book describes nearly 200 fishing knots. That's too many to learn. Somewhere nearer the first number than the ...

Bassmaster Elite Series pro and Forrest Wood Cup champion Kevin Hawk talks about using a Modified Albright knot to join fluorocarbon to braid and wacky rigging senkos for a his go-to finesse ...