If you haven’t tried chasing smallmouth bass with a fly rod, you’re in for a treat. These fish are the perfect mix of power and attitude, and they’ll give you a fight you won’t forget. While ...

Any angler who claims he or she doesn’t love a good surface take is a liar. It doesn’t matter if it’s a trout rising to sip a caddis fly or a striper boiling on a Spook in the back of a wave, topwater ...

If you've never fished for smallmouth bass with a fly rod, you are missing out on a great game fish. They are aggressive, they fight like nobody's business, and it's not a difficult species to target.

The classic hair popper is as much a work of art as it is a lethal fish catcher. Courtesy of Brandon Bailes Surface flies made of tightly-spun deer belly hair have been catching bass for more than a ...