_We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn more › Tom Whiting noticed a pattern. It was the early 1990s, and fly-tiers from around the ...

Do you have the ambition to tie your own flies? Getting started doesn’t have to be daunting, especially with the wealth of fly shops around here, the amazing books available, and the treasure trove of ...

For devoted fly fishers, winter has traditionally been a time of quiet meditation at the fly-tying bench. But this year, a shortage of premium fly-tying feathers has left both hobbyist and ...

He's seeking a special feather for a recognized pattern, one of thousands represented in the 47 volumes of fly tying books he has collected over the years. Moths can ruin expensive chicken necks, ...

WARRENTON -- Forty years ago, on a secret chicken farm in Warrenton, Henry Hoffman started a revolution in fly-fishing. Hoffman, 73, is a meticulous fly-fisherman who spent decades studying the ...

If there’s anything more rewarding than catching a fish on a fly tied with your own twohands, it is doing so with fly tying material salvaged from game animals you’vepersonally harvested afield. In ...

BOISE, Idaho — Fly-shop manager Jim Bernstein was warned that hair stylists would come banging on his door, but he didn’t listen. Sure enough, less than 24 hours later, a woman walked into the ...

If there’s a prime season for fly-fishing, most would agree it coincides with summer. The “fly” is an imitation insect, after all, and the sheer abundance and variety of bugs to copy come summer is ...

Tom Whiting Designs the Perfect Feathers for Fly Tying _We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn more › _ Tom Whiting noticed a pattern ...

If there’s anything more rewarding than catching a fish on a fly tied with your own two hands, it is doing so with fly tying material salvaged from game animals you’ve harvested afield. In ...