Purchasing a trout leader isn’t always simple. You’ll have to figure out the length and diameter that you’re looking for, as well as the material that you want.

Walk into just about any fly shop, and you’ll see a whole wall stocked with trout leader options. 9 ft 5x, 7.5 ft 4x, 12ft 4x – for most new fly anglers, the labels are a collection of numbers that ...

The most valuable thing I learned from a recent trout fishing trip with Jarrod Ruggles and Rusty Pruitt is that fly fishing is adaptable.

Fishing line for bass is one of the most critical ... In fact, I have used it to build my homemade leaders and tippet for fly fishing, on top of using it for conventional fishing.

Use it on a reel alone or simply as a leader. Either way ... surfcasting and fly fishing for striped bass, give me unique insights into fishing line characteristics. I am faced with having ...

at least in the fly-fishing world. Volumes have been written about the nuances of bamboo, fiberglass, and graphite fly rods. But the reel? “It’s just a tool to hold your line,” was the prevailing ...