Fly tying and football season go together like peanut butter and jelly. For me and many fly tyers in the valley, not much is better than setting up a vise in front of a TV screen with a football game ...

Hot fly-tying method catching onJoe Nicklo of HMG Fishing Systems used his innovative hot-melt glue fly-tying technique to craft this scud imitation.

Time at the vice won't save you money unless you learn several patterns and tie plenty of them, but "rolling your own" certainly enhances the fly fishing experience.

From the cheap seats - with all 10 thumbs folded neatly in your lap - this fly-tying business looks simple enough.

It’s no mystery why I start thinking about fly tying every year around this time. The nights are getting longer and longer and I’ve convinced myself the fishing in December is never very good ...