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Fall on Argentina's Rio Traful
Fall fly fishing in Patagonia
Now, I love fall. And I especially love fall in Patagonia.
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G. Loomis intros fully redesigned Asquith fly rods for fresh and saltwater
Will Loomis' oddly-named rod series break new ground again?
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Dead drifts and mending
Why a dead drift so important and how to achieve it

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G. Loomis intros fully redesigned Asquith fly rods for fresh and saltwater
Will Loomis' oddly-named rod series break new ground again?
As Trump green-lights Ambler Road, what's at stake?
The 211-mile-long private road would cross 11 major river systems and literally thousands of smaller rivers, fishable streams, and sensitive wetlands
St. Croix's return to fly: 4 years on
Nearly a half-decade into its reinvestment in fly, the venerated rodmaker sets its priorities
Can an international treaty save the American eel?
Overfishing and other threats have depleted populations of this iconic species

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Dead drifts and mending
Why a dead drift so important and how to achieve it
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Redfish on top
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The most important fly fishing question
Have you ever asked or answered this one?

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The top 10 stories of 2025
Reader favorites from the past year — our 15th
As Trump green-lights Ambler Road, what's at stake?
The 211-mile-long private road would cross 11 major river systems and literally thousands of smaller rivers, fishable streams, and sensitive wetlands
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

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Fall on Argentina's Rio Traful
Fall fly fishing in Patagonia
Now, I love fall. And I especially love fall in Patagonia.
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The top 10 stories of 2025
Reader favorites from the past year — our 15th
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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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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

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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

G. Loomis intros fully redesigned Asquith fly rods for fresh and saltwater
Will Loomis' oddly-named rod series break new ground again?
The top 10 stories of 2025
Reader favorites from the past year — our 15th
St. Croix's return to fly: 4 years on
Nearly a half-decade into its reinvestment in fly, the venerated rodmaker sets its priorities
The bedazzled angler
Fly fishing stickers: yay or nay?
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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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    Fall on Argentina's Rio Traful
    Fall fly fishing in Patagonia

    As I get a little older and spend more time traveling to fish for trout (which might seem silly, seeing as how I live in one of the troutiest corners of the country), I’m...

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    The top 10 stories of 2025
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    Sight-casting or blind-casting: A New Zealand take

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    Fly fishing travel: don't be stupid
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  • CONSERVATION

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    The top 10 stories of 2025

    Another year is in the books and this one’s a bit of a milestone — our fifteenth. As is our annual custom, we're taking a look back at which Hatch Magazine stories...

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    As Trump green-lights Ambler Road, what's at stake?
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    Can an international treaty save the American eel?

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    The Okefenokee is still in peril
    A foot-long greenback, one of the fish originally stocked in Herman Gulch from the genetically pure Bear Creek population
    Greenback cutthroat trout spawning in native range for first time since restoration efforts began
  • REVIEWS

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    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
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    Review: Fishpond Thunderhead Submersible Backpack

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    Best Fishing Sunglasses of 2013: Part One
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    Book Review: Calling After Water
  • TIPS

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    Dead drifts and mending

    Trout are accustomed to holding in place and letting the river currents deliver food to them, and the vast majority of the aquatic insects trout eat are simply drifting–...

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    G. Loomis intros fully redesigned Asquith fly rods for fresh and saltwater

    G. Loomis, the venerable, Woodland, Wash., rod manufacturer, announced this week the launch of the brand’s newly...

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