The recent Irish Fly Fair in Galway saw the launch of the latest encyclopaedic work on classic salmon flies by Waterville angling historian, Martin Lanigan-O’Keeffe. The historian, whose previous book ...

Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. Fly tying is supposed to be the game angler’s favourite winter pastime. While temperatures drop in the rivers and the ...

Residents young and old in Corner Brook have been taking part in salmon fly-tying classes ahead of the start of salmon season. (Troy Turner/CBC) Ten-year-old Nathan Lambe of Corner Brook loves the ...

It’s not every work of art that appeals to fish as well as to people. But that’s one of the perks when you practice the art of fly-tying. When something doesn’t quite work out, you can throw it back ...

Warren Duncan's tying flies as fast as he can these days after robbers broke in and stole 100 dozen of his hand tied salmon flies, some of the most prized fishing lures in the world. The salmon season ...