If you want to make a Montana fly fisher all weak at the knees, just whisper two simple words: salmon fly. Use that phrase in a sentence, such as "Did you hear that the salmon fly hatch is on ...

The fly we're going to do today is a salmon fly imitation. It's one I call breaking bad, so the hook that I'm going to tie this on for salmon flies is a size 6 3X long. So let's look at the ...

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.

One Obsessed Musician, 299 Birds, and a Very Weird Crime. This is the true story of how a man stole hundreds of exotic birds to sell to salmon fly-tyers so that he could buy a golden flute.

An emergency operation is under way to help salmon fly – and help orcas not run out of food. Canadian officials have started airlifting salmon past a rockslide that has largely blocked the ...

Jon Kleis is a Colorado Springs native and professional fly-fishing guide for Angler's Covey Fly Shop. Read his columns on the third Thursday of each month in Out There.

Such rare and precious fibers don't get slapped down on just any hook. Proper Atlantic salmon flies use handmade, "blind eye" hooks. Rather than the modern system of bending a loop at the end of ...