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Class of '67
The original endangered species—where are they now?
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How to capsize a sailboat with a woolly bugger
Despite a very hard-earned engineering degree, I can’t quite get the physics to add up
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The 6wt E
At the intersection of passions there often lies magic

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Class of '67
The original endangered species—where are they now?
Costa is turning discarded fishing nets into sunglasses
The new 'Untangled' collection is helping to reclaim one of the most destructive forms of plastic in the ocean
We are starving the last of our Puget Sound killer whales to death
Only 75 southern resident killer whales remain
RIO wants you to know exactly how lousy your casting is
Knowledge is power

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Tips & Technique

arctic grayling
Multi-purpose flies
Up your odds by choosing flies that can be fished using a variety of presentations
big pennsylvania brown trout
5 big fish fighting tips to consider before you cast
Avoiding the walk of shame
big brown trout at night
Fly fishing Q&A: Mousing at night
Insights on chasing big fish with small rodents—at night

Latest Conservation

Class of '67
The original endangered species—where are they now?
We are starving the last of our Puget Sound killer whales to death
Only 75 southern resident killer whales remain
Your rivers and lakes up for grabs
What will states do with water that used to belong to all Americans?
Republican senator, groups fight to save beloved conservation program
Pending expiration of the Land and Water Conservation Fund puts hundreds of projects at risk

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Travel

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Middle Lake
That bright memory is tangled with another, darker one
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That guy
On most fishing trips, there's one
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The old fart bar
Where you’re a stranger for as long as it takes you to sit down at the bar

Latest Blog

The great bread hatch
On days of failure an angler may be said to go through four stages of feeling
Lose a loved one, gain a new one, and the water welcomes them both
Life cycles, renewal
Which anglers have influenced your fly fishing?
Todd Tanner shares his "dream team"
Today is the last day to speak up on Pebble Mine (again)
It's time for common sense to prevail once more

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Photography

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Jersey shore
Its beaches along the Atlantic are the crown jewel of New Jersey's myriad angling opportunities
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Greenland rising
North to the land of reindeer and char
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The Savan
Floating Kamchatka's everything river

Latest Gear

The 6wt E
At the intersection of passions there often lies magic
Costa is turning discarded fishing nets into sunglasses
The new 'Untangled' collection is helping to reclaim one of the most destructive forms of plastic in the ocean
RIO wants you to know exactly how lousy your casting is
Knowledge is power
Wet wading footwear
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    The great bread hatch

    Every day, fishing is an adventure. Today, Mauro and I went to the Slough, hoping to key in on what we call the “Decker hatch,” chasing the 500,000 smolt released by the...

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    Lose a loved one, gain a new one, and the water welcomes them both
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    Which anglers have influenced your fly fishing?

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    Bad moon rising
    How It's Made: Fly Lines
  • PHOTOGRAPHY

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    By most, New Jersey is thought of as a concrete badlands, conjuring an image of a landscape predominated by stacked and twisted highways, smokestacks and warehouse...

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    January Brown Trout
    12 Months of Brown Trout
    Wild Brook Trout 1
    More of Pennsylvania's Small Freestoners
  • TRAVEL

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    Middle Lake

    Below Elizabeth Falls, where it thunders out of Black Lake, the Fond du Lac du Nord relaxes. The river sprawls across a boulder-studded delta, braiding into pools and...

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    That guy
    dive bar
    The old fart bar

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    Packing for an Alaskan Fly Fishing Trip
    Off to AK
    DIY Fly Fishing
    DIY Fly Fishing: Why and How
  • CONSERVATION

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    Class of '67

    I'm researching the heavy hitters of my homeland. Grizzly bears. Bald eagles. The iconic feathers and fur of the Endangered Species List. They were both list bound when '...

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    We are starving the last of our Puget Sound killer whales to death
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    Your rivers and lakes up for grabs

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    What do we want the Skagit River to be?
    Heritage and nature
  • REVIEWS

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    Review: The Feather Thief

    The Feather Thief, by Kirk Wallace Johnson proves the old adage that "truth is stranger than fiction." Though entirely non-fiction, The Feather Thief...

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    Review: Sage DART fly rod
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    Review: Orvis Plier

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    Orvis Silver Sonic Guide Waders
    Review: Orvis Silver Sonic Guide Waders
    Orvis Recon Fly Rod
    Review: Orvis Recon fly rod
  • TIPS

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    arctic grayling
    Multi-purpose flies

    When I first saw the outflow of the Wheeler River, where trophy Arctic grayling were rumored to stage and wait for Russell Lake’s slow-moving current to deliver all sorts...

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    big pennsylvania brown trout
    5 big fish fighting tips to consider before you cast
    big brown trout at night
    Fly fishing Q&A: Mousing at night

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    DIY Fly Fishing
    DIY Fly Fishing: Why and How
    Fishing Hook Removal, Pain and Mutilation Free
  • NEWS

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    autumn on the snake river idaho
    Class of '67

    I'm researching the heavy hitters of my homeland. Grizzly bears. Bald eagles. The iconic feathers and fur of the Endangered Species List. They were both list bound when '...

    view article

    More News

    costa untangled collection
    Costa is turning discarded fishing nets into sunglasses
    southern resident killer whale and calf
    We are starving the last of our Puget Sound killer whales to death

    From the Archives

    Stickman P4 Fly Rod
    Stickman Rods introduces new P4 fly rod
    Westwater Roll Top Boat Bag
    Fishpond Expands its Westwater Bag/Pack Collection
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