Bluegills, the ubiquitous catch of most anglers across the United States. Found from border to border, from puddles and ponds to great lakes and rivers, the fish thrive wherever they swim. Their ...

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 fishing usually brings to mind images of Hemingway-esque men in waders, casting for that elusive brookie or brown in classic trout stream waters. But veteran angler Dave Wermuth is proving that ...

Walk down to the river and you’ll find most fly fishers are swinging a 5-weight fly rod. The versatility of a 5-weight makes it the most user-friendly tool a fly-fisherman can possess. All across the ...

From the time the weather warms in April, I seldom leave the driveway without a fly rod in the Ford F-150 pickup truck. My current backseat panfish fly rod is a Redington Red Fly. The nine-foot, ...

"Wood" was the answer — or at least a very short and key part of it. Terry and Roxanne Wilson are a husband-wife fly fishing team, authors and recognized experts on fly fishing for panfish. They ...

From Issue One of the Gear Patrol Magazine. Free shipping for new subscribers.. For all practical purposes, a five-weight, nine-foot rod is the industry standard freshwater fly-fishing ensemble. Its ...