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Ron Snow

I'm a fly fishing guide in Montana. One of my greatest pleasures in life is introducing people to fly fishing -- watching them catch their first fish on a fly, and watching them 'get it' when it all comes together. I love sharing what I've learned in an easy-to-understand manner.

Wooden drift boat building plans. A look at Glen-L wood drift boat plans for fly fishing.

I wrote this piece one Easter season. It has been picked up by an outdoors literature and art publisher.

John McEuen, one of the founders of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, gave me this album years ago. Acoustic Traveler is one of my favorites.

Inexpensive trout flies. Orvis has a little intro deal on 20 of their most popular trout flies for only $9.95 and it includes free shipping.

diy-fly-rod-rack

This make it yourself fly rod rack is very simple, very effective, and very inexpensive. Check it out.

Looking for a great fly fishing gift for Valentine's Day? Here's a list of 10 fly fishing gifts you could give... 7 do's and 3 don'ts!

Fly casting is not about brute strength, it's about timing, rhythm and grace. It's about loading the rod and letting the rod work for you.

fishing-flies

There are thousands of types of flies and several sizes of each. Which do you need? Good question!! Dry, wet, big or small, read on to get some questions answered.

Leaders and tippet - The connection between the fly and you. What's the difference?