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Public lands caucus: gift or grift?

Republican lawmakers with pitiful conservation records are singing a different tune on public lands

backing flycraft down boat ramp

Unwritten rules when fishing from a boat

Tips to help you avoid errors with your drift boat, raft, or other watercraft

brook trout pigeon river

After the flood

Life and fishing in western N.C. in the wake of Hurricane Helene

Latest News

Public lands caucus: gift or grift?

Republican lawmakers with pitiful conservation records are singing a different tune on public lands

After the flood

Life and fishing in western N.C. in the wake of Hurricane Helene

Are U.S. public lands on the chopping block?

Last-minute shenanigans from House republicans seek to sell-off almost half a million acres of public lands

Second round of NOAA firings put fish species at risk

The latest cuts may impact the federal agency's ability to regulate overfishing, salmon hatcheries, and much more

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Tips & Technique

backing flycraft down boat ramp

Unwritten rules when fishing from a boat

Tips to help you avoid errors with your drift boat, raft, or other watercraft

sea run brown trout nymph

A down-and-dirty nymph with a royal name

Fish it proudly

practice casting fly rods

The truth about fly rods

6 observations about trout rods

Latest Conservation

Public lands caucus: gift or grift?

Republican lawmakers with pitiful conservation records are singing a different tune on public lands

Are U.S. public lands on the chopping block?

Last-minute shenanigans from House republicans seek to sell-off almost half a million acres of public lands

Second round of NOAA firings put fish species at risk

The latest cuts may impact the federal agency's ability to regulate overfishing, salmon hatcheries, and much more

Federal judge hits the brakes on Trump’s plan to fast-track industrial fish farming

Advocates for marine health say aquaculture "has no place in U.S. ocean waters."

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Travel

Lower Green River Lake

4 underrated Western trout towns

These fishy gems are too often overlooked by traveling anglers

fly fishing lake trout yukon canada

Will your fishing trip to Canada be impacted by political tension?

How travel to Canada will — and won't — be affected by the ongoing trade war

new zealand backcountry fly fishing

New Zealand trout: Crass and unsophisticated

Never go in against a Kiwi brown or rainbow trout when your fishing trip is on the line. Or so I’d been told.

Latest Blog

Public lands caucus: gift or grift?

Republican lawmakers with pitiful conservation records are singing a different tune on public lands

Burn pile

If we get done by noon, we can run down to the pond, sit in the shade and catch some fish

You're gonna need a bigger flat

Shark smarts gone wrong

Answering why is difficult when the answers to most of our questions beget more questions

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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

battle hill lodge iceland - sea trout

The Fish of a Lifetime

A sneak peek into Matt Harris' 656-page fly fishing opus

school of trout

Fly fishing immersion on the banks of the famed Henry's Fork

Latest Gear

New fly fishing gear: Spring 2025 roundup

A massive roundup of new rods, reels, lines, apparel, accessories and more

Skwala debuts RS and Carbon wading boots

With two new models, the Bozeman-based company enters the wading boot market for the first time

Simms launches ReCast resale platform for pre-owned gear

The new platform will reduce costs for anglers and waste from discarded gear

Patagonia's wader repair tour wraps up this month

If the river runs through them, Patagonia has you covered