With all of the visitors arriving to hit the slopes, the opposite tends to happen, too. Locals know this is the time to hop on a plane and take their fly-fishing pursuits to warmer, salty climes.

When fly fishers reach out beyond their comfort zone and embrace saltwater fly fishing, there are numerous saltwater specific rods and reels from which to select. Fly rods are usually fast action, ...

For many fly anglers, the world of bonefish and the saltwater flats they inhabit feels exotic, even mythical. In Bonefish Dreams: Stories, Facts, and Tips from Travels to the World’s Best Destinations ...

From a practical standpoint, fly fishing the saltwater flats is absurd. Those who do it fly thousands of miles, then drive dozens more in boats. (On a recent trip to the Marquesas, we logged 96 miles ...

I was casting a 6-weight all night, and I just couldn’t get my line to lay out in the 20 mph wind. In fact, it was so windy we had to spot-lock the bow of the flats boat in the opposite direction and ...

Continued from "Are Orvis Helios D and F Fly Rods Really That Different on the Water?". In June, I took the 8-weight Orvis Helios D and Helios F fly rods with me to fish the Brewster Flats of Cape Cod ...

As I gear up for prime saltwater fly-fishing season–when tarpon begin rustling from murky depths and migrate inland, making themselves all too available–I’m reminded of my grandfather. He was among ...

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 ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. I’m in the middle of the Indian Ocean, standing on a finger of hard coral that stretches into a milky-blue ...

“You sure?” Jack asked. My son knows I don’t like giving up the casting deck of a flats boat. “Go, go,” I replied. “You want a permit worse than I do. But hurry up before I change my mind.” And there ...

KEY LARGO, Fla. Catching a permit Sunday has become a premium after Day One of the ESPN Outdoors Saltwater Series Baybone Tournament. With 19 teams competing, 32 bonefish were caught in ...