Anglers tend to put a lot of stock in selecting the right dry fly to match a hatch. But, the truth is, the perfect fly won’t do you a whole lot of good if you don’t know how to present it. When it ...

No place I'd rather be than standing in a river hooked into a big fish. / photo by Ken Baldwin You want to learn how to fly fish, or maybe you are just a little bit curious about what fly fishing is.

In theory, fly-fishing is a simple sport: Pick a body of water, choose a fly-fishing rod, select your “fly” (or bait), tie a secure knot, cast your line and, hopefully, land a fish on the other end.

GRAND MARAIS — It was easy to see why Shawn Perich has been an angler for more than 50 years. Beneath a clear blue sky, a small lake near the Gunflint Trail was placid. A small river flowed softly ...

Learning how to fly-fish is really not that difficult. Mastering fly-fishing on the other hand is a lifelong pursuit. As a professional “fly-tender,” I am asked fishing and fly questions on a daily ...

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Shawn Perich holds a brook trout he caught in a creek off of the Gunflint Trail outside of Grand Marais, Minn. on June 25.