I live in one of the most trout-rich states. Idaho is chock-full of blue-ribbon waters, and fly anglers descend upon them ­every spring. I like to target trout as much as the next guy, but I can only ...

A faction of eastern fly fishers who hang their hats on smallmouth bass cling to a small set of heroes. One of which is Bob Clouser. Most recognize Bob as the inventor of the famous Clouser Minnow. He ...

Jack Ballard, a Red Lodge-based outdoor writer and photographer, will discuss the tactics and flies for smallmouth bass fly fishing at the Magic City Fly Fishers Dec. 3 meeting at the Billings Rod and ...

Like many bass anglers, John Deshauteurs has an abundance of specialized tackle. Rods with a broomstick-strength backbone and multi-gear reels that are engineering marvels. Tools to drop a jig into a ...

ON THE ST. LOUIS RIVER -- Ouitdee Carson stands on the bow deck of his boat, scanning the St. Louis River. It's dusk on an evening in July. Carson, a Duluth fly-fishing guide, is looking for ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Stormtracker8 Meteorologist Matt DiNardo sat down with Captain Josh Laferty of Virginia Trophy Guides to discuss fly fishing for muskies and smallmouth bass. The pair began by ...

It's no-frills fishing when Daniel Roberts heads to the river to catch smallmouth bass. There's no kayak, no paddle, no need to shuttle a vehicle. On the water, he doesn't burn a drop of gas or tote a ...

Ross Purnell has fished around the globe, creating videos in Mongolia, Brazil and the Amazon Rainforest, but he has a special love for the place he calls home: Pennsylvania. “I’ve been here over 20 ...

If I could only catch one more fish in my life, I’d want it to be a smallmouth bass. Pound for pound, smallmouth fight harder than any other fish I’ve ever tangled with, and they live in some of the ...

On the St. Louis River, Minn. - Ouitdee Carson stands on the bow deck of his boat, scanning the St. Louis River. It's dusk on an evening in July. Carson, a Duluth fly-fishing guide, is looking for ...

When most people think of topwater smallmouth takes, they envision something violent: A slashing blow and shot of whitewater spraying into the air. Hits like that get the blood pumping for sure, but I ...