ST. MARIES – The most important part of tying a topwater bass fly is putting enough hair on the hook. So, one Saturday morning in early April, Derek Darst just kept adding more. He tied in clump after ...

The first Tying and Lying Session will be held Saturday at Rainbow Run Fly Shop with Ben Stringer, a local fly tyer and artist, from 1 to 3 p.m. He'll be tying bass flies. These flies would work well ...

, fast-shooting heads, fast-drying UV resin, and even pre-made wings, legs, and tails that let you whip up flies faster than ever. This might be why spun-hair bass bugs aren’t commonplace in fly boxes ...