JIM THORPE, Pa. — We'll head to the fly shop of Tom Lienhard to watch him tie up a bass popper.

Lifelong Brea resident and avid fly fisherman Cliff Hamilton learned how to tie Bass Poison Poppers, a type of fishing fly, from his neighbor, Hank Niverka. Several years later, when Hank passed away, ...

Fly-fishing is the purest form of fishing, or so it has been said. Nothing tops wading a stream, carefully presenting an artificial fly and fooling a fish into biting. Unless the fly was one you tied ...

If you are looking for a fun and productive way to spend those long winter evenings, or even now during the "dog days" of August, I'd suggest making foam-bodied bass and panfish poppers. Closed-cell ...

Fly fishing for bream is great fun, and an innovative double fly rig is deadly on the panfish. "I guarantee it will work for you," says avid fly angler Mike McQuiston, who fishes the St. Johns River ...

There’s a lot to like about bass, but my favorite thing about them is their willingness to crush a topwater fly. They’re one of the most surface-oriented game fish – and, while trying to raise a fish ...

A tying class will be conducted by Joe Bania of Northern California on tying Poppers. Bania is a member of NCFFF, Trout Unlimited, and many of the Northern California Clubs. Bania's flies are sold in ...