Proper Atlantic salmon flies use handmade, "blind eye" hooks. Rather than the modern system of bending a loop at the end of the hook's shaft to hold the line, ...

"Salmon fly" is a generic term for several species of stone flies, which are large river insects — really large. Imagine a four-winged fly the size of your pinkie finger and sometimes bigger.

Spending time on the river sifting through your flies is the toll, the fish of a lifetime could be your reward. The salmonfly hatch in Colorado is one that you don’t want to miss. Outdoors & ...