These damsel flies show nymph and adult patterns. The one on the top right is tied with a blue newspaper bag, recycled from the Standard-Examiner delivery one morning. It had been a dark and stormy ...

A close second would be, “What (or how many) fly patterns do I need to have to be successful most of the time? Those are both valid queries, and ones which reflect the quintessence of fly-fishing. On ...

A landlocked salmon caught on a Golden Retriever on the Rapid River during Maine’s spring fishing season. Credit: Marc McDonald The BDN outdoors section brings readers into the woods, waters and wild ...

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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 ...