ONE of the hottest properties on the Tyne salmon fisher’s minds during the 2011 season was a fly pattern that brought almost 200 salmon to the net on the excellent Bywell Estates beat. The Fly is ...

The recent Irish Fly Fair in Galway saw the launch of the latest encyclopaedic work on classic salmon flies by Waterville angling historian, Martin Lanigan-O’Keeffe. The historian, whose previous book ...

Decisions, decisions. If you’re a fly angler, you have lots to make. Yes, there are plenty of different lures on tackle-shop shelves, but not nearly as many as there are different fly patterns in well ...

BAR NUNN - Clearly you don't need a fully dressed Atlantic salmon fly to catch a fish with a brain the size of a peanut any more than you need a vintage Bentley Continental to buzz down to the corner ...

Residents young and old in Corner Brook have been taking part in salmon fly-tying classes ahead of the start of salmon season. (Troy Turner/CBC) Ten-year-old Nathan Lambe of Corner Brook loves the ...

Johnny Smith at the platform overlooking the Exploits River in Bishop’s Falls. (Submitted by Gord Follett) When you step onto the platform overlooking the Exploits River in Bishop's Falls, chances are ...

Pteronarcys Californica, the giants of the riverside insects are coming. “I saw one flying through the air fighting with a crow. It was so big,” said one guide. “Cracked my windshield, landed on my ...