Finally tonight, the art of fly fishing. Spencer Michels reports. ... In "Casting a Spell," more than 50 of his fly fishing paintings have been brought together for the first time.

HARTSTENE ISLAND -- The art of fly fishing is daunting to anyone of either gender who doesn't know the difference between a woolly bugger and a muddler minnow, or a 9-foot gorilla.

Rose hosts and teaches two fly fishing classes each year at her farm west of Waupaca. "This is a muddler minnow," said Rose. The muddler is a hand-made combination of deer fur and turkey feathers.

You're probably already familiar with the standard Muddler Minnow. This fly, which makes just about every fly rodders short list of favorite patterns, is a standard for catching large trout.

Muddler Minnow and Perdigon. Muddler Minnow and Perdigon dry-dropper rig Morgan Lyle. Many of us look forward to the grasshopper fishing. ... that you may use for dry-fly fishing.

The Muddler Minnow is arguably the most famous and well used pattern in the fly fishing world of angling. It is regularly used to catch every trout species and just about everything else that swims.

Fly Tying Experts Pass on Their Passion to Beginners in Greater Flint Muddler Minnows Fly Tying Workshop. Updated: ; Feb. 28, 2010, 3:21 p.m. | Published: ; Feb. 28 ...