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If I was starting over
Fly fishing advice for my younger self
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$100 million for Canada's Atlantic salmon: What does it mean for recovery?
Canada's PM Carney directs millions to Atlantic salmon
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Imagination is more important than knowledge
There is no better way to explain relativity than the difference between casting from a boat and casting from shore

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$100 million for Canada's Atlantic salmon: What does it mean for recovery?
Canada's PM Carney directs millions to Atlantic salmon
Trump administration orders dismantling of the U.S. Forest Service
The headquarters is going to Utah. Every regional office is being shuttered. The research program is being destroyed.
The West's alarmingly low snowpack—and what it could mean for summer trout fishing
Low and quickly melting snowpack across the Rockies likely to result in cascading problems across the West
State of Georgia to acquire land once slated for mining near the iconic Okefenokee swamp
The acquisition should forever protect the once-vulnerable swath of real estate that helps contain the swamp's wilderness waters

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Tips & Technique

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If I was starting over
Fly fishing advice for my younger self
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My good friend, Slack
Think slack is evil? Think again.
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Are you qualified to judge a fly rod?
Take the School of Trout's new test to find out

Latest Conservation

$100 million for Canada's Atlantic salmon: What does it mean for recovery?
Canada's PM Carney directs millions to Atlantic salmon
Trump administration orders dismantling of the U.S. Forest Service
The headquarters is going to Utah. Every regional office is being shuttered. The research program is being destroyed.
Restoration update: In the wake of Klamath dam removal
Conservation crews have helped plant and seed thousands of native trees and other vegetation. Salmon have responded in kind.
Trump admin eliminates America’s ability to protect cold, clean water and viable fisheries
Administration dismisses massive threat from climate change

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Travel

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The siren song of the Texas redfish
Topwater eats, endless flats, and the redfish barstool
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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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

Review: Orvis Recon fly rod (3rd generation — 2026)
On the water with Orvis' third incarnation of it's workhorse Recon series
New fly fishing gear: March 2026
What's new on the water as we head into a new season
Gear we love right now: February 2026
What's working on and off the water, right now
Review: St. Croix Legend Elite SALT fly rod
On the water with St. Croix's new-again saltwater sticks
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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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    Truckin' to the river
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    First Impressions: The Redington Vapen Red
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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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    Many Faces of the South Platte
    Fernie, British Columbia, Elk River Westslope Cutthroat Trout
    Fernie and Beyond
  • TRAVEL

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    The siren song of the Texas redfish

    It’s not often that a place sings to you, and calls you in. Some places play more alluring tunes than others, and, while I think it’s safe to say that anglers hear siren...

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    Fall on Argentina's Rio Traful
    Fall fly fishing in Patagonia
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    The top 10 stories of 2025

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    Fishing lodges, guides, and travel operators face uncertain future after pandemic-spiked 2020
    Middle fork of the Salmon River
    Where Daylight Can't Come Soon Enough: Idaho and Montana 2013 Trip Report - Part I
  • CONSERVATION

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    $100 million for Canada's Atlantic salmon: What does it mean for recovery?

    Prime Minister Mark Carney announced last week “the largest investment in wild Atlantic salmon conservation in Canadian history” by funding the country’s...

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    Trump administration orders dismantling of the U.S. Forest Service
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    Restoration update: In the wake of Klamath dam removal

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    EPA Extends Pebble Mine Comment Period
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    Does it matter how many bullets are in the gun?
  • REVIEWS

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    Review: Orvis Recon fly rod (3rd generation — 2026)

    As I unzipped the top of the Cordura-coated rod tube in the front yard of a little Chilean farmhouse not too far from the cozy confines of...

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    Review: St. Croix Legend Elite SALT fly rod
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    Review: Orvis Superfine Graphite fly rod (2025)

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    Falling in love with ... UV fly tying resin?
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    Review: BOTE Rackham Aero inflatable paddleboard
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    If I was starting over

    While it’s still a little hard for me to believe, I’ve actually been fly fishing since Ronald Reagan was president. And the fact that I’ve been at it so long — I started...

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    My good friend, Slack
    fly casting lessons
    Are you qualified to judge a fly rod?

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    How to cast 20 feet
    Scientific Anglers Tippet Spools
    Understanding Leaders and Tippets
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    flowers river atlantic salmon
    $100 million for Canada's Atlantic salmon: What does it mean for recovery?

    Prime Minister Mark Carney announced last week “the largest investment in wild Atlantic salmon conservation in Canadian history” by funding the country’s...

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    Trump administration orders dismantling of the U.S. Forest Service
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    The West's alarmingly low snowpack—and what it could mean for summer trout fishing

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    Smith Optics Announces New ChromaPop Lens Technology
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    Patagonia launches Action Works to help bolster conservation activism and involvement
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