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Targeting trophy trout in small water
Tips for finding—and catching—bigger trout where you least expect them
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Want to be a better angler? It'll take more than pixie dust.
5 reasons your wallet alone can't make you a better angler
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Orvis' Tom Rosenbauer to receive 2019 Izaak Walton Award
The American Museum of Fly Fishing will honor the well known angler, author and fly fishing innovator

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Orvis' Tom Rosenbauer to receive 2019 Izaak Walton Award
The American Museum of Fly Fishing will honor the well known angler, author and fly fishing innovator
Editors' picks: The best stories of 2018
The favorite stories of the past year, as selected by our staff and contributors
The descent of Ducks Unlimited
How big NGOs get body-snatched, a case study
The 10 most read stories of 2018
Reader favorites from the past year

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Tips & Technique

cutthroat trout
Targeting trophy trout in small water
Tips for finding—and catching—bigger trout where you least expect them
fly fishing tongass national forest
Want to be a better angler? It'll take more than pixie dust.
5 reasons your wallet alone can't make you a better angler
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The windshield test
When trying to match the hatch, use all the tools at your dispoal

Latest Conservation

The descent of Ducks Unlimited
How big NGOs get body-snatched, a case study
The last generation of trout anglers
The future for trout looks increasingly bleak
Pilgrimage
A long overdue journey to the famous Leopold Shack
Patagonia is giving away the $10 million it made from 'irresponsible' Trump tax cuts
Company's 'urgent gift' to the planet aims to combat 'pure evil'

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Travel

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Fly for a try
A day on Scotland’s famed River Tay
Rio Palena
Mudslide
Not all dream trips go as planned
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How to drink your way through the fishing day: Classic Catskills
Your guide to the best beer, spirits and food on the famed waters of the Catskills region

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Orvis Guide to Fly Fishing now free on Amazon
All 13 episodes of the celebrated TV and DVD series are now free for Prime members
Are there any adults in the room?
It's time grown-ups held up their end of things
Vote for the outdoors: Here's how
Cast your ballots for candidates with a record of voting for clean air, water and healthy landscapes
Not a single Montana angler should vote for Matt Rosendale or Greg Gianforte
Rosendale and Gianforte have a track record of betraying Montana sportsmen and women

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Photography

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
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Fishy people
The portraits of photographer Earl Harper

Latest Gear

The 10 most read stories of 2018
Reader favorites from the past year
Review: Redington GRANDE fly reel
After over a year of testing, our thoughts on Redington's newest big game stopper
Review: Redington Butter Stick fly rod (2019)
Are you glass-curious?
Review: Winston PURE fly rod
A close look at Winston's new dry fly specialist
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    Orvis Guide to Fly Fishing now free on Amazon

    The Orvis Guide to Fly Fishing, a 13-part documentary series, is now available for free viewing on Amazon Prime....

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    Are there any adults in the room?
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    Vote for the outdoors: Here's how

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    Which anglers have influenced your fly fishing?
    Tongass National Forest
    It's the fishiest place on earth, get in the ring
  • PHOTOGRAPHY

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    Images: Earl Harper and Chad Shmukler. Words: Chad Shmukler.

    The Icelandic Highlands is a wildly diverse, almost entirely uninhabited region that covers...

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    Salmon Kanektok River
    Alaska's Kanetok: From Source to Sea
    Yellowstone Cuttroat Trout - Upper Slough River
    Yellowstone and its Cutthroat Trout
  • TRAVEL

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    Fly for a try

    Scone, Scotland may not be the epicenter of the flyfishing world; but this morning, it feels like it. A hundred thirty miles north, the River Spey runs past the Gordon...

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    Rio Palena
    Mudslide
    castkills fishing beers spirits dining
    How to drink your way through the fishing day: Classic Catskills

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    Save big on baggage fees on your next fishing trip
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    Middle Lake
  • CONSERVATION

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    The descent of Ducks Unlimited

    For an understanding of what happens to big NGOs when they become dependent on rich donors, both private and corporate, consult the last paragraph of George Orwell's "...

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    The last generation of trout anglers
    The Leopold Shack
    Pilgrimage

    From the Archives

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    Sadistic insanity on the Snake
    Grayling Dorsal Fin
    Montana Fishing Guide, Conservation Groups To Sue U.S. Government Over Grayling Protection
  • REVIEWS

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    Review: Redington GRANDE fly reel

    I can still remember my first "real" fly reel. As a brand new fly angler, I had dumped almost every penny I had into a rod—a handsome, noodley 5-weight Diamondback that I...

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    Review: Redington Butter Stick fly rod (2019)
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    Review: Winston PURE fly rod

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    Review: Korkers Devil's Canyon wading boot
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    Review: Redington Classic Trout fly rod
  • TIPS

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    cutthroat trout
    Targeting trophy trout in small water

    Years ago, I was told that a small lake in the Lost River headwaters here in Idaho was "basically fishless—a few small rainbows." Not long after that, while camping with...

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    Want to be a better angler? It'll take more than pixie dust.
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    The windshield test

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    Streamer Fishing for Trout
    Three crises of the strip
    Ascension Bay Permit
    2 Important Tips for Casting in the W-I-N-D
  • NEWS

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    Orvis' Tom Rosenbauer to receive 2019 Izaak Walton Award

    The fly fishing industry is chock full of colorful and passionate personalities. This probably comes as little surprise, as fly anglers tend to be a colorful and...

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    Editors' picks: The best stories of 2018
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    The descent of Ducks Unlimited

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    RIO Perception: 'The Trout Line Redefined'
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    RIO wants you to know exactly how lousy your casting is
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