Beginner fishing rods should check several boxes in order to find their way into your next outdoor adventure. Built for casting bait or lures to fish, with ruggedness and value in mind, the best ...

Even in close quarters, the ability to cast far will serve you well. / photo by Jasper Taback When I started fly fishing for trout, I was told to focus on making short, accurate casts. I think it was ...

As we polled into the back of a creek not much wider than the skiff, our guide said you’re only going to get one shot at these fish. We turned a bend and there they were just 50 feet away, tails out ...

Fly fishing at its most basic level is just another technique for catching fish. On a deeper level, it’s both a blood sport and an art form that is partly based around making the act of fishing more ...

Fly-fishing and gear fishing - sometimes it's a Ford vs. Chevy thing. You're one or the other. Fly fishing originated by imitating bait fishermen, and since then it has evolved into a different sport.

This fall, fly fisherman Phil Gonzales landed the biggest rainbow trout of his life while tossing a lure with a spinning rod. “To be honest with you, I don’t even know what the lure was,” Gonzales ...

Chip O'Brien's father wasn't around long enough to leave his son much of an inheritance, just a fishing rod that sparked a passion that has lasted a lifetime. "My natural father died when I was only 2 ...