Next weekend, I will be a featured fly tier at the International Fly Tying Symposium. This will be the 27th edition of this prestigious event, which showcases some of the best fly-tying talent in the ...

I recently had an interesting conversation with a client that left me wondering if most anglers believe the San Juan worm fly pattern is a junk fly used by guides because it’s cheap and easy to tie.

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 ...