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okefenokee swamp
Okefenokee is now a UNESCO World Heritage site
The once-imperiled, famed swamp joins the ranks of iconic U.S. sites like Yosemite and Yellowstone
A British Columbia bull trout
The flutter: Get your fly in the zone
A swiftwater move to help get your streamer where it needs to be
tuna on display at a market
El Niño is already scrambling fisheries throughout the Pacific
From California to Peru to India, the powerful weather phenomenon is creating winners and losers across the commercial and recreational fishing industries

Latest News

Okefenokee is now a UNESCO World Heritage site
The once-imperiled, famed swamp joins the ranks of iconic U.S. sites like Yosemite and Yellowstone
El Niño is already scrambling fisheries throughout the Pacific
From California to Peru to India, the powerful weather phenomenon is creating winners and losers across the commercial and recreational fishing industries
Mike Lee, GOP colleagues move to permanently kill the Roadless Rule
Lee's amendment would strip existing rulemaking and bar the Forest Service from ever issuing similar roadless protections in the future
'Absolutely crazy': Trump administration to dismantle crucial ocean monitoring system
The advanced, global instrumentation network was slated to deliver data and empower scientific research for at least a quarter century

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Tips & Technique

A British Columbia bull trout
The flutter: Get your fly in the zone
A swiftwater move to help get your streamer where it needs to be
trout sipping a mayfly
How far should you lead a rising trout?
The truth is, nobody really knows. But here are some clues.
redfish fly fishing
Redfish: The gateway to a flats habit
Redfish are simultaneously a second-to-none fly rod target and a great first-step species for flats fishing beginners

Latest Conservation

Okefenokee is now a UNESCO World Heritage site
The once-imperiled, famed swamp joins the ranks of iconic U.S. sites like Yosemite and Yellowstone
Should we be targeting bull trout anywhere?
The bull trout conundrum
Mike Lee, GOP colleagues move to permanently kill the Roadless Rule
Lee's amendment would strip existing rulemaking and bar the Forest Service from ever issuing similar roadless protections in the future
50 years after the flood: Could the Teton Dam be rebuilt?
Detractors argue a rebuilt Teton Dam would harm native trout and fail to make economic sense

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Travel

redfish fly fishing
Redfish: The gateway to a flats habit
Redfish are simultaneously a second-to-none fly rod target and a great first-step species for flats fishing beginners
float plane painting by bob white
Tips for the traveling angler
Preparing for your next big (or small) trip
torres del paine region fly fishing
Trout under the towers
Fly fishing in the shadow of Torres del Paine

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The bedazzled angler
Fly fishing stickers: yay or nay?
This is water we are talking about
Every conversation about roads is a conversation about water
Get up, stand up
Stand up for your right to fish
The case for Canada
There's an almost endless bounty of Canadian fly fishing still untouched by U.S. anglers

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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
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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

Review: Redington Big Game 11- and 12-weight Musky Fly Rods
Has Redington built serious, specialized tools for musky anglers or glorified gimmicks?
New fly fishing gear: May 2026
What's new on and off the water this month
R.L. Winston Rod Co. under new ownership
New leadership pledges to keep all current Winston employees in place
Zero Startup Inertia
The pitfalls of technological advancement
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    The bedazzled angler

    They sit in a forgotten drawer in my tying desk, intermingling with odd-sized hooks, old fly boxes, and other ephemera that have eddied into this backwater over time. Some...

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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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    Redfish: The gateway to a flats habit

    When we were kids, my generation was dutifully warned about the evils of substance abuse. We were warned of complete strangers wandering oh-so-purposely into our paths...

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    Fly Fishing New Zealand: A DIY Primer - Part I
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    okefenokee swamp
    Okefenokee is now a UNESCO World Heritage site

    Just a year ago, the future of the largest American wilderness area east of the Mississippi River was in question, as biologists and conservationists feared that a...

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    Should we be targeting bull trout anywhere?
    Mike Lee at the June 10, 2026 Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources hearing
    Mike Lee, GOP colleagues move to permanently kill the Roadless Rule

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    Artist Helping to Support the Henry's Fork Foundation
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    'Teddy's turning in his grave'
  • REVIEWS

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    Review: Redington Big Game 11- and 12-weight Musky Fly Rods

    Modern-day fly anglers are incredibly lucky to be living through a time of intense specialization, particularly in the warmwater space. From the sometimes mind-boggling...

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    Review: Orvis Recon fly rod (3rd generation — 2026)
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    Review: St. Croix Legend Elite SALT fly rod

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    Keen sandals: Ugly but seriously functional
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    Review: Korkers Devil's Canyon wading boot
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    A British Columbia bull trout
    The flutter: Get your fly in the zone

    Some think of streamer anglers as the “nose tackles” of fly fishing.

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    How far should you lead a rising trout?
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    Redfish: The gateway to a flats habit

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    okefenokee swamp
    Okefenokee is now a UNESCO World Heritage site

    Just a year ago, the future of the largest American wilderness area east of the Mississippi River was in question, as biologists and conservationists feared that a...

    view article

    More News

    tuna on display at a market
    El Niño is already scrambling fisheries throughout the Pacific
    Mike Lee at the June 10, 2026 Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources hearing
    Mike Lee, GOP colleagues move to permanently kill the Roadless Rule

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