BOZEMAN, Montana --A trout's brain is no bigger than a lentil, yet when it comes to outsmarting fly fishermen, it's enough. Which is why truly obsessive fishermen, like Randy Brown, seek any advantage ...

Central New York is full of die-hard, trout and salmon anglers who tie their own artificial flies. Ever consider making your own fly rod? Don’t be intimidated. It’s not as difficult or expensive as ...

LANESBORO, Minn. (AP) — Steve Sobieniak hopes that decades from now, someone will pick up a fly rod he made, cast it, admire how it wafts out line in gentle curls and appreciate its lithe grace and ...

Bass got a reprieve last weekend as dedicated anglers temporarily abandoned lakes throughout the Southwest. Before Saturday, many of them knew each other only through a growing online community, with ...

When you purchase a handmade bamboo fly rod from Dave Norling, you’re buying a piece of his personality. Well, you might not have to purchase it all. If you are friends with the Minneapolis rod maker ...

Larry Donahe wants to slow it down. Not just life — though that as well — but the cadence of the fly cast, an already gracefully slow series of motions that allows the skilled angler, armed with rod ...

That was made clear at the recent Southern Rodmakers Gathering at Fulton's Lodge near Mountain Home, Ark. Some 95 persons attended the 16th annual event, a record number and up from the 72 in ...

HELENA, Mont. (AP) Tom Morgan, a past owner of the R.L. Winston Rod Company whose quest to build flawless fly fishing rods continued long after he was paralyzed by multiple sclerosis, has died. He was ...

FISHING — A perfectionist in the world of custom fly fishing rods from bamboo to graphite has left the world, but not before leaving his mark on the sport. Here’s the news from the Associated Press: ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... PUEBLO, Colo.—Manny Gonzales, owner of River Rods, creates unique fishing rods and teaches people how to fish. He says he hopes they will learn to love the ...