When it comes to the materials to tie flies, the options are endless. I started collecting my materials based on the flies I was learning to tie, however, I’ll list some of the “must have” materials ...

This XFISHMAN Lead Wire Assortment contains spooled lead in a wide range of diameters. Lead wire comes on standard thread spools in a handy six-compartment box. Round Lead Wire is a popular fly tying ...

John Fehnel, right, rings up a major purchase of fly-tying supplies by avid fly angler Sam Gravelle, of Duluth, on Tuesday at Fehnel's Great Lakes Fly Shop in Duluth's Lakeside neighborhood. Fehnel ...

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 ...

A FAMILY-run business has been honoured with an award in recognition of its rapid growth in overseas sales. Selby-based Semperfli Fly Tying Materials Limited has received the Queen’s Award for ...

Dennis Potter peers over his glasses to make sure everyone gets it, the students who have driven from Detroit to take an all day fly-tying class at his home. Suddenly he bellows, "No. No. No!" The ...

Fly tying and fly fishing master and longtime Boulder resident Archie Kenneth "A.K." Best died on Aug. 20 in Boulder at 92 years old. The cause of his death was an aortic aneurysm, according to ...

The Local newsletter is your free, daily guide to life in Colorado. For locals, by locals. When he was seven, Charlie Craven lost all of his father’s fishing tackle during a single day of staggeringly ...