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Redfish: The gateway to a flats habit
Redfish are simultaneously a second-to-none fly rod target and a great first-step species for flats fishing beginners
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The wide place
A mass of people, even people with the best of intentions, will always kill wild magic
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Tips for the traveling angler
Preparing for your next big (or small) trip

Latest News

Mike Lee, GOP colleagues move to permanently kill the Roadless Rule
Lee's amendment would strip existing rulemaking and bar the Forest Service from ever issuing similar roadless protections in the future
'Absolutely crazy': Trump administration to dismantle crucial ocean monitoring system
The advanced, global instrumentation network was slated to deliver data and empower scientific research for at least a quarter century
50 years after the flood: Could the Teton Dam be rebuilt?
Detractors argue a rebuilt Teton Dam would harm native trout and fail to make economic sense
New fly fishing gear: May 2026
What's new on and off the water this month

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Tips & Technique

redfish fly fishing
Redfish: The gateway to a flats habit
Redfish are simultaneously a second-to-none fly rod target and a great first-step species for flats fishing beginners
float plane painting by bob white
Tips for the traveling angler
Preparing for your next big (or small) trip
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Crawling for carp
No matter where you are in the U.S., you're in reach of one of the world's best fly rod targets

Latest Conservation

Should we be targeting bull trout anywhere?
The bull trout conundrum
Mike Lee, GOP colleagues move to permanently kill the Roadless Rule
Lee's amendment would strip existing rulemaking and bar the Forest Service from ever issuing similar roadless protections in the future
50 years after the flood: Could the Teton Dam be rebuilt?
Detractors argue a rebuilt Teton Dam would harm native trout and fail to make economic sense
The trout angler's guide to fishing through drought
How to navigate the coming low water summer both on the river and off

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Travel

redfish fly fishing
Redfish: The gateway to a flats habit
Redfish are simultaneously a second-to-none fly rod target and a great first-step species for flats fishing beginners
float plane painting by bob white
Tips for the traveling angler
Preparing for your next big (or small) trip
torres del paine region fly fishing
Trout under the towers
Fly fishing in the shadow of Torres del Paine

Latest Blog

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: Redington Big Game 11- and 12-weight Musky Fly Rods
Has Redington built serious, specialized tools for musky anglers or glorified gimmicks?
New fly fishing gear: May 2026
What's new on and off the water this month
R.L. Winston Rod Co. under new ownership
New leadership pledges to keep all current Winston employees in place
Zero Startup Inertia
The pitfalls of technological advancement
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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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    This is water we are talking about
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    From the Archives

    Should Yellowstone eradicate trout in Soda Butte Creek in order to restore its native cutthroat population?
    Trans-Angler: Cracker fishing culture
  • PHOTOGRAPHY

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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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    Chasing Pyramid Lake's Lahontans
    Pyramid Lake's Lahontan Trout
    Largemouth Bass
    Bass Fishing is Easy
  • TRAVEL

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    Redfish: The gateway to a flats habit

    When we were kids, my generation was dutifully warned about the evils of substance abuse. We were warned of complete strangers wandering oh-so-purposely into our paths...

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    Tips for the traveling angler
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    Trout under the towers

    From the Archives

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    Fishing the crash
    Zebra Midge
    Idaho in Winter - Part II
  • CONSERVATION

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    Should we be targeting bull trout anywhere?

    The ethics of fly fishing for bull trout are nebulous. They’re also a bit ephemeral, depending on where you’re fishing and your intent. The endangered char of the...

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    Mike Lee at the June 10, 2026 Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources hearing
    Mike Lee, GOP colleagues move to permanently kill the Roadless Rule
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    50 years after the flood: Could the Teton Dam be rebuilt?

    From the Archives

    Cold Waters
    Cold Waters: The Inside View
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    Toxic waste stands in the way of protecting the Great Lakes from invasive carp
  • REVIEWS

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    Review: Redington Big Game 11- and 12-weight Musky Fly Rods

    Modern-day fly anglers are incredibly lucky to be living through a time of intense specialization, particularly in the warmwater space. From the sometimes mind-boggling...

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    Review: Orvis Recon fly rod (3rd generation — 2026)
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    Review: St. Croix Legend Elite SALT fly rod

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    ECHO Dry fly rod
    Review: ECHO Dry fly rod
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    Review: Redington GRANDE fly reel
  • TIPS

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    redfish fly fishing
    Redfish: The gateway to a flats habit

    When we were kids, my generation was dutifully warned about the evils of substance abuse.

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    Tips for the traveling angler
    cruising carp
    Crawling for carp

    From the Archives

    Winter Steelhead
    7 Tips for Getting Lucky with Winter Steelhead
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    Redfish in the surf
  • NEWS

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    Mike Lee at the June 10, 2026 Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources hearing
    Mike Lee, GOP colleagues move to permanently kill the Roadless Rule

    On Wednesday morning, in Room 366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, with no hearing, no public notice beyond...

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    'Absolutely crazy': Trump administration to dismantle crucial ocean monitoring system
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    50 years after the flood: Could the Teton Dam be rebuilt?

    From the Archives

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    The Good American Outdoors Act
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    Review: Patagonia Sweet Pack Vest
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