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G. Loomis IMX-Pro fly rods
G. Loomis intros new guide-driven IMX-PRO fly rods
New rods series designed to meet the needs of modern trout fishing
Swan range Montana
We Take Our Stand: The path of water
40 Montana outdoor writers take a stand for public lands
a musky moment
A musky moment
The neighborhood always goes to hell as soon as a certain 'undesirable element' moves in

Latest News

G. Loomis intros new guide-driven IMX-PRO fly rods
New rods series designed to meet the needs of modern trout fishing
Anglers have a chance to speak up for 11.3 million acres of public lands
Groups urge all to defend land, water and habitat protections in our national monuments
Otterbox joins the cooler game
New Venture line of coolers offers a handful of unique features
Seafood Watch downgrades (some) wild steelhead to "avoid"
Monterey Bay Aquarium's decision is a step in the right direction, but far from enough

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Tips & Technique

smallmouth bass
Gear tips to elevate or start your smallmouth game
An all smallmouth gear primer: rods, reels, lines, flies and more
riverhawk boat
Owning a boat: Why you should, and shouldn't
The fly fishing pros and cons of taking the leap into boat ownership
spring thunderstorm henry's fork
Rain gear required
Big storms equal big fish

Latest Conservation

Anglers have a chance to speak up for 11.3 million acres of public lands
Groups urge all to defend land, water and habitat protections in our national monuments
Seafood Watch downgrades (some) wild steelhead to "avoid"
Monterey Bay Aquarium's decision is a step in the right direction, but far from enough
In the belly of the brown
Are brown trout eating too many native, western cutthroat trout?
Be a hardcore angler, stand up for your fishing
This weekend, stand with your fellow anglers in defense of fishing

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Travel

maine pond canoe
Dreaming Maine
Discovering a classic northern landscape
brown trout - lago yelcho - patagonia - chile
Flatlining in the Andes
Chasing tail in the mountains of Patagonia
savan river rainbow trout - Kamchatka, Russia
Savan sized
Standing slack-jawed on one of Kamchatka's fish factories

Latest Blog

We Take Our Stand: The path of water
40 Montana outdoor writers take a stand for public lands
The anchor
The world continues to go to hell in a hand-basket. Anyone want to go fishing?
Be a hardcore angler, stand up for your fishing
This weekend, stand with your fellow anglers in defense of fishing
Who's afraid of grizzly bears?
These days, it's not the grizzlies outside that keep me up at night

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Photography

RUNNER UP: Colors of a Predator
#NowOrNeverglades Photo Contest: The Winners
All the selections from this year's entries
RUNNER UP: Take a deep breath
2015 Fly Fishing Photo Contest: The Results
All the official selections from our 2015 photo contest
Fernie and Beyond
An expansive photo-filled look at fishing some of BC's best trout water.

Latest Gear

G. Loomis intros new guide-driven IMX-PRO fly rods
New rods series designed to meet the needs of modern trout fishing
Otterbox joins the cooler game
New Venture line of coolers offers a handful of unique features
Review: Vedavoo Beast Sling Pack
Everything you need and nothing you don't makes Jack a happy angler
Review: Korkers rear-entry Hatchback wading boot
Korkers' reinvents getting your wading boots on and off
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  • BLOG

    Latest Blog Post

    Swan range Montana
    We Take Our Stand: The path of water

    Every day, we—my wife, my son and I—are infused with the blessings of public lands. And not in some vague, generalized, ambivalent sense; not in the way that some folks...

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    The anchor
    fly casting
    Be a hardcore angler, stand up for your fishing

    From the Archives

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    Denali
    Fantasy Football Draft Board
    Fantasy Football is the New Golf
  • PHOTOGRAPHY

    Latest Photography

    #NowOrNeverglades Photo Contest: The Winners

    This year's photo contest (okay, last year's) marked a lot of firsts.

    It was the first time that we announced the winners of our annual contest in the following...

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    More Photography

    All the official selections from our 2015 photo contest
    Fernie, British Columbia, Elk River Westslope Cutthroat Trout
    Fernie and Beyond

    From the Archives

    South Platte River - Badger Basin
    Many Faces of the South Platte
    BC Steelhead
    Living the Dream: 2011 in Black and White
  • TRAVEL

    Latest Travel

    maine pond canoe
    Dreaming Maine

    As a fly fisherman I do a lot of dreaming—of fish I’ve yet to catch, fish I’ve caught, and fish I’ve gotten to know personally, even without catching them. I dream of...

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    More Travel

    brown trout - lago yelcho - patagonia - chile
    Flatlining in the Andes
    savan river rainbow trout - Kamchatka, Russia
    Savan sized

    From the Archives

    Motueka River - New Zealand
    New Zealand at last - Part I
    New Zealand rainbow trout.
    New Zealand at last - Part II
  • CONSERVATION

    Latest Conservation

    Browns Canyon National Monument
    Anglers have a chance to speak up for 11.3 million acres of public lands

    Donald Trump and Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke generated an uproar in the outdoor community when the White House announced Executive Order 13792, which directs the...

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    More Conservation

    pacific northwest steelhead
    Seafood Watch downgrades (some) wild steelhead to "avoid"
    what do brown trout eat
    In the belly of the brown

    From the Archives

    Arctic Grayling
    Cooperation from Ranchers is Helping Montana's Last Native Grayling Survive
    Tongass National Forest
    Hatch Magazine to Donate Portion of Advertising Space to Non-Profit Conservation Organizations
  • REVIEWS

    Latest Review

    vedavoo sling pack
    Review: Vedavoo Beast Sling Pack

    Long before I started taking gear into the field with the intention of writing about it, I was pack obsessed. As manufacturers have refined their designs over the last...

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    korkers rear-entry hatchback wading boot
    Review: Korkers rear-entry Hatchback wading boot
    Stickman N0 fly rod
    Review: Stickman N0 fly rod

    From the Archives

    Redington Sonic Pro Zip Front Waders
    Review: Redington Sonic Pro Zip Front Waders
    Redington VICE fly rod
    Review: Redington VICE fly rod
  • TIPS

    Latest Tip

    smallmouth bass
    Gear tips to elevate or start your smallmouth game

    When I started fly fishing I didn’t have a lot of gear. I didn’t have much money, and I didn’t have a driver’s license—let alone a car—to get me places that weren’t within...

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    More Tips

    riverhawk boat
    Owning a boat: Why you should, and shouldn't
    spring thunderstorm henry's fork
    Rain gear required

    From the Archives

    Harman's Casting
    The Importance of Fly Rig OCD
    The 7 core fly fishing knots
  • NEWS

    Latest News

    G. Loomis IMX-Pro fly rods
    G. Loomis intros new guide-driven IMX-PRO fly rods

    G. Loomis catapulted itself back into the spotlight last summer with the announcement of the Asquith, its $1,000-plus flagship series which has been showered with...

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    More News

    Browns Canyon National Monument
    Anglers have a chance to speak up for 11.3 million acres of public lands
    otterbox venture cooler
    Otterbox joins the cooler game

    From the Archives

    RIO Xtreme Indicator Fly Line
    RIO Announces New Xtreme Indicator Nymphing Line
    yellowstone cutthroat
    Cutting for cutthroat
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