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'Hoot owl' restrictions in Montana, Yellowstone National Park start before the first day of summer
Pre-summer closures have become part of the West's new normal

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Small Craft Sales launches online boat and watercraft marketplace
Anglers and boat geeks rejoice
'Hoot owl' restrictions in Montana, Yellowstone National Park start before the first day of summer
Pre-summer closures have become part of the West's new normal
Salmon, tribal sovereignty and energy collide as Trump admin abandons Resilient Columbia Basin Agreement
The move threatens treaty rights and salmon recovery as energy demands from AI and crypto surge
What is the Roadless Rule?
And why it matters to anglers and hunters

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Tips & Technique

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Essential trout skills
Taking your fly fishing to the next level
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What makes a pike fly great?
Tips on buying and tying pike flies that work
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Unwritten rules when fishing from a boat
Tips to help you avoid errors with your drift boat, raft, or other watercraft

Latest Conservation

'Hoot owl' restrictions in Montana, Yellowstone National Park start before the first day of summer
Pre-summer closures have become part of the West's new normal
Salmon, tribal sovereignty and energy collide as Trump admin abandons Resilient Columbia Basin Agreement
The move threatens treaty rights and salmon recovery as energy demands from AI and crypto surge
Remember
Resistance comes in many forms
What is the Roadless Rule?
And why it matters to anglers and hunters

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Travel

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Searching for a rainbow
Dry fly fishing often makes you feel like Charlie Brown
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The case for Canada
There's an almost endless bounty of Canadian fly fishing still untouched by U.S. anglers
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The shore lunch that almost wasn't
Anglers from far-flung places congregate around spruce-wood fire and await delectable morsels of perfectly fried, fresh-from-the-lake fish

Latest Blog

The case for Canada
There's an almost endless bounty of Canadian fly fishing still untouched by U.S. anglers
The Missouri River Gale of 2024
Damn that wind. Damn it all to hell.
Should I cast or should I go?
Practicing "slow fishing" on the Upper Delaware River
Public lands caucus: gift or grift?
Republican lawmakers with pitiful conservation records are singing a different tune on public lands

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Photography

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A year at The School of Trout
A collection of images from the world's finest fly fishing school
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The Fish of a Lifetime
A sneak peek into Matt Harris' 656-page fly fishing opus
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Trout school
Fly fishing immersion on the banks of the famed Henry's Fork

Latest Gear

5 all-time favorite fly rods
A short list of Todd Tanner’s favorite trout rods
Simms introduces ultralight Flyweight Packable Waders
Weighing in at less than 2.5 pounds, Simms latest is its lightest ever
New fly fishing gear: Spring 2025 roundup
A massive roundup of new rods, reels, lines, apparel, accessories and more
Skwala debuts RS and Carbon wading boots
With two new models, the Bozeman-based company enters the wading boot market for the first time
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    The case for Canada

    The best that can be said about the United States’ relationship with its closest allies and its neighbors to the north, with whom America shares the world’s largest...

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    The Missouri River Gale of 2024
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    Should I cast or should I go?

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    In defense of pike
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    You have to work for it
  • PHOTOGRAPHY

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    Words: Todd Tanner.   Images: Tim Romano and Jeremy Roberts.

    There are days when I’m not convinced our society can tell the difference between a blessing...

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    Oregon Summer Steelhead
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    Bass Fishing is Easy
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    Searching for a rainbow

    It takes a long time to become young.—Pablo Picasso

    Confucius is said to have once said, “It doesn’t matter how slowly you go as long as...

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    The case for Canada
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    The shore lunch that almost wasn't

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    Gallatin Valley
    Where Daylight Can't Come Soon Enough: Idaho and Montana 2013 Trip Report - Part II
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    Searching for a rainbow
  • CONSERVATION

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    'Hoot owl' restrictions in Montana, Yellowstone National Park start before the first day of summer

    The calendar said it was still spring. Barely. But the news release from Yellowstone National Park, and the subsequent follow-up from Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks,...

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    Salmon, tribal sovereignty and energy collide as Trump admin abandons Resilient Columbia Basin Agreement
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    Montana Fishing Guide, Conservation Groups To Sue U.S. Government Over Grayling Protection
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    New film ARTIFISHAL explores the disastrous impacts of hatcheries and fish farms
  • REVIEWS

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    Book Review: Norman Maclean: A Life of Letters and Rivers

    Norman Maclean wrote A River Runs Through It, the book which inspired the Robert Redford film of the same...

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    The Silent Spotter: Fly fishing films are good again
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    Book Review: Calling After Water

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    Review: Hardy Ultralite X fly rod
    ECHO Dry fly rod
    Review: ECHO Dry fly rod
  • TIPS

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    Essential trout skills

    You need two things to be an accomplished fly fisher. The first, of course, is knowledge. If you don’t know where the trout live, or what they eat, or which fly...

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    What makes a pike fly great?
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    Unwritten rules when fishing from a boat

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    Fishing the frigid: Tips for winter fly fishing success
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    Rise up: Understanding trout rise forms
  • NEWS

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    Small Craft Sales launches online boat and watercraft marketplace

    Online marketplaces helped launch the internet into the stratosphere, taking it from the domain of geeks, nerds, and academics to a mainstay in the lives of everyday...

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    'Hoot owl' restrictions in Montana, Yellowstone National Park start before the first day of summer
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    Salmon, tribal sovereignty and energy collide as Trump admin abandons Resilient Columbia Basin Agreement

    From the Archives

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    Douglas introduces new 'Upstream' small stream fly rod series
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    Patagonia's wader repair tour wraps up this month
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