Do-It-Yourself ProjectsOutdoor Fun

Building a wooden boat should be a rewarding experience... I'm about to find out! Follow along as I build my first wooden drift boat for fly fishing!

Get an inside look at high end drift boats as they are being built at Cajune Boatbuilders and order your own custom boat, kit or plans to build your own stitch and glue drifter.

Finding wooden drift boat plans was easy! There are plenty out there to choose from.

Fly fishing line is different from other types of fishing line. The line weight carries the weightless fly to the water. That's why line weight & tapers are important.

Say you are on the river or lake, and you see all kinds of insects flying around. You see bugs in the air and bugs on the water. So you think: "I need to match the hatch" to catch these fish. Which for the uninitiated means: try to match the live flies you are witnessing with a good imitation. Here's my tip: Try something different instead!

Let's go over some of the basic fly casting techniques. Most of the links provided in this article go to videos so you can actually see the right way to cast a fly rod.

Here are some of the best places where trout tend to congregate, plus general tips for trout fishing...

Following is a good, basic video showing the steps involved for nymph fishing. Nymph fishing is a challenging technique of fishing with the fly underwater. Bring your waders!

Here are several things you can do to prevent fish from becoming aware of your approach.