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Could a sex change operation be the key to restoring native trout?
Scientists are attempting a novel approach to eradicating non-native brook trout in the West
Alpacka Raft Oryx Packraft Canoe
Review: Alpacka Raft Oryx Packraft Canoe
At a mere 11-pounds, Alpacka's tandem Oryx is a go-anywhere workhorse
grayling - fly fishing
Finding Yellowstone's grayling
Hiking for grayling in one of America's trout meccas

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Could a sex change operation be the key to restoring native trout?
Scientists are attempting a novel approach to eradicating non-native brook trout in the West
We floated one of the rivers Pebble Mine would permanently alter and imperil
A week spent chasing grayling, char and salmon on the Koktuli, one of several rivers a mega-mine like Pebble would forever endanger
Ending cutthroat restoration in Utah
The success of one of America's most ambitious conservation projects shows us what we can—and must—do with our future
Sage introduces three all-new rods for 2019
New task-focused rods for task-focused anglers

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Tips & Technique

carp on the fly
How to fish the carp spawn
Finding and approaching fish, fly choices, hooking and landing and more tips for chasing pre and post-spawn carp that are on the prowl for food
john juracek fly casting
The key to becoming a better fly angler
Chances are you already know what it is, you've just convinced yourself otherwise
bright colors fishing
Don't dress stupid
When chasing trout and other finicky fish, what to wear can be a crucial decision

Latest Conservation

Could a sex change operation be the key to restoring native trout?
Scientists are attempting a novel approach to eradicating non-native brook trout in the West
We floated one of the rivers Pebble Mine would permanently alter and imperil
A week spent chasing grayling, char and salmon on the Koktuli, one of several rivers a mega-mine like Pebble would forever endanger
Ending cutthroat restoration in Utah
The success of one of America's most ambitious conservation projects shows us what we can—and must—do with our future
Imagine being 90 years old and fishing and hunting over 250 days a year
For Leigh H. Perkins, it's easy

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Travel

manitoba lake
For my friend Tom Davis
For now they endure, at a place called Eagle Falls
fly fishing reel spinning
Silver linings
Chasing salmon, and hope, on Alaska's Tsiu River
smallmouth bass underwater
The Crow Rock years
Nowhere did we have more fun, or enjoy better smallmouth fishing, than we did at Crow Rock

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Finding Yellowstone's grayling
Hiking for grayling in one of America's trout meccas
Winter in July?
In Leadville, it doesn't matter what the calendar says
Back from the brink
It's going to be a great summer
We floated one of the rivers Pebble Mine would permanently alter and imperil
A week spent chasing grayling, char and salmon on the Koktuli, one of several rivers a mega-mine like Pebble would forever endanger

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Photography

ibera marshlands argentina
Where dorado is king
Exploring Argentina's Iberá Marshlands in search of golden dorado
Vatnajökull National Park - Iceland - Land Rover
In the Highlands
Prehistoric trout and char in Iceland's wild interior
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Stilt Houses of Texas
Exploring the rich, rustic coastal communities that dot the Texas coast

Latest Gear

Review: Alpacka Raft Oryx Packraft Canoe
At a mere 11-pounds, Alpacka's tandem Oryx is a go-anywhere workhorse
Review: Simms G4 Pro Shift Fishing Backpack
Simms' innovative, new 2-in-1 pack is aimed at all-day, adventurous anglers
Fishing and PFDs: Life savers — Part 2
Today's neck-saving wearables aren't the bulky, ungainly things of yesteryear
Fishing and PFDs: Life savers — Part 1
Today's neck-saving wearables aren't the bulky, ungainly things of yesteryear
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    Finding Yellowstone's grayling

    Cameron was just over a year old when he took his first steps in the cobble along the south shoreline of Grebe Lake in Yellowstone National Park.

    My wife and I...

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    Winter in July?
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    Back from the brink

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    Burning down the house
    carp sticker drift boat
    Y'all want fried bread with that?
  • PHOTOGRAPHY

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    Photos: Earl Harper and Chad Shmukler, Words: Chad Shmukler.

    When leaving the hustle and bustle of Buenos Aires' international airport, you'll see groups...

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    Fernie, British Columbia, Elk River Westslope Cutthroat Trout
    Fernie and Beyond
    Largemouth Bass
    Bass Fishing is Easy
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    For my friend Tom Davis

    The letter came out of the clear blue sky.

    It was a long time ago, and I’m not going to claim it was one of those the-day-JFK-was-shot events that you retain in...

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    Silver linings
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    The Crow Rock years

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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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    A maritime disaster
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    brook trout swimming
    Could a sex change operation be the key to restoring native trout?

    Several years back, on an early September day, two fishing buddies and I trekked into a southwest Montana trout stream outside of Ennis, where we spent the day catching...

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    We floated one of the rivers Pebble Mine would permanently alter and imperil
    wild cutthroat trout
    Ending cutthroat restoration in Utah

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    The Greenbacks: Changing the World of Conservation
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    Conservation groups cheer passage of sweeping, but imperfect, public lands bill
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    Alpacka Raft Oryx Packraft Canoe
    Review: Alpacka Raft Oryx Packraft Canoe

    How is it that no matter which direction we paddle, it’s always into a headwind?

    That was the question I kept asking after two days and 20 miles of shoulder-...

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    Simms G4 Pro Shift Pack
    Review: Simms G4 Pro Shift Fishing Backpack
    Angler Claire Carter King
    Book Review: Fifty Women Who Fish

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    Redington Hydrogen
    Review: Redington Hydrogen fly rod
    Mystic Reaper 3 weight
    Review: Mystic Reaper fly rod
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    How to fish the carp spawn

    In the backwater sloughs and bays of southern Idaho’s Snake River, June is prime time for the carp spawn.

    The big invasives, brought here more than a century ago...

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    The key to becoming a better fly angler
    bright colors fishing
    Don't dress stupid

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    Elk River Cutthroat Trout
    Listen to Your Guide
    Montana Cuttthroat
    Yield to thy friends, not temptation
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    brook trout swimming
    Could a sex change operation be the key to restoring native trout?

    Several years back, on an early September day, two fishing buddies and I trekked into a southwest Montana trout stream outside of Ennis, where we spent the day catching...

    view article

    More News

    koktuli pond float plane
    We floated one of the rivers Pebble Mine would permanently alter and imperil
    wild cutthroat trout
    Ending cutthroat restoration in Utah

    From the Archives

    shocked fish in net
    The current in the current
    YETI Hopper interior look
    YETI Introduces the Hopper, New Soft-Sided Cooler
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