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Shad camp
As the last days of April blossom into May, a section of the Delaware River gleams like the center of the universe
The Ross Reels x Coors Banquet Cimarron fly reel
New fly fishing gear: Spring 2025 roundup
A massive roundup of new rods, reels, lines, apparel, accessories and more
Lower Green River Lake
4 underrated Western trout towns
These fishy gems are too often overlooked by traveling anglers

Latest News

New fly fishing gear: Spring 2025 roundup
A massive roundup of new rods, reels, lines, apparel, accessories and more
Dumb and dirty ethanol
We are converting wildlife habitat to corn monocultures for the purpose of concocting a polluting, energy-inefficient, engine-degrading additive
Skwala debuts RS and Carbon wading boots
With two new models, the Bozeman-based company enters the wading boot market for the first time
Federal judge hits the brakes on Trump’s plan to fast-track industrial fish farming
Advocates for marine health say aquaculture "has no place in U.S. ocean waters."

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Tips & Technique

sea run brown trout nymph
A down-and-dirty nymph with a royal name
Fish it proudly
practice casting fly rods
The truth about fly rods
6 observations about trout rods
fly fishing netting trout
Tips for trout anglers with limited budgets
You don't need a bottomless bank account to become a stellar angler

Latest Conservation

Federal judge hits the brakes on Trump’s plan to fast-track industrial fish farming
Advocates for marine health say aquaculture "has no place in U.S. ocean waters."
Simms launches ReCast resale platform for pre-owned gear
The new platform will reduce costs for anglers and waste from discarded gear
Patagonia's wader repair tour wraps up this month
If the river runs through them, Patagonia has you covered
Public lands and talking heads: Same as it ever was
Too often, when we discuss real issues, our positions are supplied to us

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Travel

Lower Green River Lake
4 underrated Western trout towns
These fishy gems are too often overlooked by traveling anglers
fly fishing lake trout yukon canada
Will your fishing trip to Canada be impacted by political tension?
How travel to Canada will — and won't — be affected by the ongoing trade war
new zealand backcountry fly fishing
New Zealand trout: Crass and unsophisticated
Never go in against a Kiwi brown or rainbow trout when your fishing trip is on the line. Or so I’d been told.

Latest Blog

You're gonna need a bigger flat
Shark smarts gone wrong
After the wake
Answering why is difficult when the answers to most of our questions beget more questions
Public lands and talking heads: Same as it ever was
Too often, when we discuss real issues, our positions are supplied to us
Sick fishing
Cigars, I told myself. It’s just the cigars.

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Photography

huge mayfly hatch henry's fork
A year at The School of Trout
A collection of images from the world's finest fly fishing school
battle hill lodge iceland - sea trout
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

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
Simms launches ReCast resale platform for pre-owned gear
The new platform will reduce costs for anglers and waste from discarded gear
Patagonia's wader repair tour wraps up this month
If the river runs through them, Patagonia has you covered
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  • BLOG

    Latest Blog Post

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    You're gonna need a bigger flat

    A Bahamian bonefish’s work/life balance is pretty simple. Swim into water so skinny that sharks and barracuda can’t eat you, then spend the rest of the tide grubbing...

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    tim schulz family photo
    After the wake
    national grassland oklahoma
    Public lands and talking heads: Same as it ever was

    From the Archives

    Don't Miss: Montana Hog, Evolutionary Sunglasses, Fly Fishing Photography Tips
    Backcountry Weather
    'Twas the Day Before Christmas
  • PHOTOGRAPHY

    Latest Photography

    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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    From the Archives

    Fly Fishing Puget Sound: Part I
    Fly Fishing Puget Sound: Part I
    Yellowstone Cuttroat Trout - Upper Slough River
    Yellowstone and its Cutthroat Trout
  • TRAVEL

    Latest Travel

    Lower Green River Lake
    4 underrated Western trout towns

    I spent a beautiful spring week on Montana’s Bighorn River, one of those western gems that gets fished aggressively come summer. And, on a glorious April day when the...

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    More Travel

    fly fishing lake trout yukon canada
    Will your fishing trip to Canada be impacted by political tension?
    new zealand backcountry fly fishing
    New Zealand trout: Crass and unsophisticated

    From the Archives

    Traful River Patagonia
    Cabulco volcano unlikely to impact Patagonia's fishing
    Iceland atlantic salmon river
    Iceland for anglers: The guide's guide
  • CONSERVATION

    Latest Conservation

    large open water oyster farm
    Federal judge hits the brakes on Trump’s plan to fast-track industrial fish farming

    President Donald Trump’s first-term push to open the Gulf of Mexico and other federal waters to fish farming has come to a halt in the early days of his second term. Last...

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    angler flats fishing tropics
    Simms launches ReCast resale platform for pre-owned gear
    patagonia wader repair tour
    Patagonia's wader repair tour wraps up this month

    From the Archives

    southern resident killer whale and calf
    We are starving the last of our Puget Sound killer whales to death
    national grassland oklahoma
    Public lands and talking heads: Same as it ever was
  • REVIEWS

    Latest Review

    norman maclean a life of love and letters
    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 film - off the grid studios
    The Silent Spotter: Fly fishing films are good again
    calling after water book cover
    Book Review: Calling After Water

    From the Archives

    van staal vf series
    Review: Van Staal VF Series fly reel
    Patagonia Foot Tractor Wading Boots
    Review: Patagonia Foot Tractor Wading Boots
  • TIPS

    Latest Tip

    sea run brown trout nymph
    A down-and-dirty nymph with a royal name

    Like most fly fishers, I have many mentors who have helped me as I’ve pursued the craft over some 50 years now. Some, like both of my grandfathers, physically delivered me...

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    More Tips

    practice casting fly rods
    The truth about fly rods
    fly fishing netting trout
    Tips for trout anglers with limited budgets

    From the Archives

    Brown Trout Spots
    A few thoughts on fishing emergers
    trout jumping out of lake
    Tips for fly fishing lakes
  • NEWS

    Latest News

    The Ross Reels x Coors Banquet Cimarron fly reel
    New fly fishing gear: Spring 2025 roundup

    It’s just past tax time. In parts of the country, trout season is underway — with the redbuds and the dogwoods come the Appalachian brook trout and, even in the upper...

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    More News

    corn field spraying glyphosate
    Dumb and dirty ethanol
    Skwala Carbon Wading Boot
    Skwala debuts RS and Carbon wading boots

    From the Archives

    Douglas Upstream Fly Rod
    Douglas introduces new 'Upstream' small stream fly rod series
    meagan cook dog rescue
    The girl who moves dogs
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