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The bedazzled angler
Fly fishing stickers: yay or nay?
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Sight-casting or blind-casting: A New Zealand take
Is prospecting a lower form of fly fishing?
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Can an international treaty save the American eel?
Overfishing and other threats have depleted populations of this iconic species

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Can an international treaty save the American eel?
Overfishing and other threats have depleted populations of this iconic species
Scott introduces new GT Series fly rods
Scott outs its 4th generation G Series rods
As seas rise, corals can't keep up
As coral growth rates stall, the coastal protections and vital habitats they provide to species like bonefish and permit are shrinking
Skwala expands its Thermo lineup with two new midweight offerings
A new baselayer and vest round out Skwala's layering options

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Tips & Technique

new zealand river fly fishing brown trout
Sight-casting or blind-casting: A New Zealand take
Is prospecting a lower form of fly fishing?
fly fishing new zealand - fly casting
8 fly fishing myths and misconceptions
Is conventional wisdom all that wise?
bahamas bonefish
Bonefish for beginners
Tips on how to make the most of your first trip to the flats

Latest Conservation

Can an international treaty save the American eel?
Overfishing and other threats have depleted populations of this iconic species
As seas rise, corals can't keep up
As coral growth rates stall, the coastal protections and vital habitats they provide to species like bonefish and permit are shrinking
An Alaskan graphite mine races towards an unprecedented approval, but at what cost?
Despite posing serious threats to salmon streams and tribal hunting grounds, the project is being expedited towards approval without yet including legally required input from Inupiaq communities
Salmon has been king on this Canadian river for millennia—what happens when another species takes over?
Searching for striped bass and balance on the Miramichi River

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Travel

new zealand river fly fishing brown trout
Sight-casting or blind-casting: A New Zealand take
Is prospecting a lower form of fly fishing?
large pike - fly fishing
And then there's pike fishing
Dear trout purist, I offer you the fly-fishing craft’s virtual Crossroads, where, if you choose, you can make that dreaded “Deal with the Devil”
brook trout fly fishing lake
How to bury a horse
Or, how not to get fishing advice

Latest Blog

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

The bedazzled angler
Fly fishing stickers: yay or nay?
Scott introduces new GT Series fly rods
Scott outs its 4th generation G Series rods
Skwala expands its Thermo lineup with two new midweight offerings
A new baselayer and vest round out Skwala's layering options
New fly fishing gear: September 2025
What's new on the water this month
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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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    This is water we are talking about
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    Get up, stand up

    From the Archives

    brown trout release
    4 more things all anglers should be thankful for
    koktuli pond float plane
    We floated one of the rivers Pebble Mine would permanently alter and imperil
  • 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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    From the Archives

    Reel Recovery on the Yellowstone
    Missouri River Rowdies
  • TRAVEL

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    new zealand river fly fishing brown trout
    Sight-casting or blind-casting: A New Zealand take

    The bright-white yarn indicator dipped just as it passed over what my guide, Doug Corbett, said was a 5-pound brown trout swimming and feeding happily in an idyllic South...

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    large pike - fly fishing
    And then there's pike fishing
    brook trout fly fishing lake
    How to bury a horse

    From the Archives

    Everglades Black Drum
    An awakening in The Glades
    bighorn river brown trout
    The beasts of the Bighorn
  • CONSERVATION

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    american eels josh newhard
    Can an international treaty save the American eel?

    The sign in front of the van parked just off Route 1 in Lincoln County, Maine, displayed a simple message in big, hand-written letters: “Eels. $2,000/lb.”

    The man...

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    As seas rise, corals can't keep up
    The Kigluaik Mountains in Alaska
    An Alaskan graphite mine races towards an unprecedented approval, but at what cost?

    From the Archives

    Alaskan Rainbow Trout (photo: Chad Shmukler).
    America's Heralded Fly Fishing States are Also the 'Best Places to Live'
    behnke yellowfin cutthroat
    The continuing search for the lost Yellowfin cutthroat trout
  • REVIEWS

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    orvis superfine graphite fly rod
    Review: Orvis Superfine Graphite fly rod (2025)

    There’s a creek freak in all of us. No matter where we fish, what we chase, or why we do it, down deep in our soul is that little kid who used to stop their bike atop the...

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    Review: Moonlit Lunar S2 fiberglass fly rod
    fishpond thunderhead submersible backpack
    Review: Fishpond Thunderhead Submersible Backpack

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    Review: Irish Setter Pinnacle hunting boots
    sage DART fly rod
    Review: Sage DART fly rod
  • TIPS

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    new zealand river fly fishing brown trout
    Sight-casting or blind-casting: A New Zealand take

    The bright-white yarn indicator dipped just as it passed over what my guide, Doug Corbett, said was a 5-pound brown trout swimming and feeding happily in an idyllic South...

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    fly fishing new zealand - fly casting
    8 fly fishing myths and misconceptions
    bahamas bonefish
    Bonefish for beginners

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    Buying a new fly rod
    fly fisherman holding musky fly
    4 tips for beginner musky anglers
  • NEWS

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    american eels josh newhard
    Can an international treaty save the American eel?

    The sign in front of the van parked just off Route 1 in Lincoln County, Maine, displayed a simple message in big, hand-written letters: “Eels. $2,000/lb.”

    The man...

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    scott gt series fly rods
    Scott introduces new GT Series fly rods
    coral reef belize
    As seas rise, corals can't keep up

    From the Archives

    the school of trout
    New fly fishing 'Essential Skills' class announced
    yupik fishing village
    Report on EPA review of Pebble Mine lacks basis in fact, human decency
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