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Fall fly fishing in Patagonia

Now, I love fall. And I especially love fall in Patagonia.

by Chris Hunt - Saturday, Jan 10th, 2026

Fall on Argentina's Rio Traful (photo: Chad Shmukler).

As I get a little older and spend more time traveling to fish for trout (which might seem silly, seeing as how I live in one of the troutiest corners of the country), I’m slowly being converted into an angler who loves to fish in the fall. Years ago, if you would have asked me how I felt about fall fishing, I would have brazenly declared that I despise fall, simply because it offered a depressing preview of winter. I hated winter, and still do.

G. Loomis intros fully redesigned Asquith fly rods for fresh and saltwater

Will Loomis' oddly-named rod series break new ground again?

by Hatch Magazine - Friday, Jan 9th, 2026

Photo: G. Loomis.

G. Loomis, the venerable, Woodland, Wash., rod manufacturer, announced this week the launch of the brand’s newly redesigned Asquith, a fast-action premium rod constructed in both fresh and saltwater models. The Asquith “represents a global collaboration between cutting-edge carbon engineering and elite rod-building craftsmanship,” G. Loomis announced Friday in a news release. “Asquith sets a new benchmark for innovation, precision, and on-water performance.”

Dead drifts and mending

Why a dead drift so important and how to achieve it

by Phil Monahan - Tuesday, Jan 6th, 2026

An angler casts a dry fly to a rising trout on a crystal-clear stream in Slovenia (photo: Sandy Hays).

Trout are accustomed to holding in place and letting the river currents deliver food to them, and the vast majority of the aquatic insects trout eat are simply drifting–not swimming or skittering across the surface. As a result, trout are wary of anything that moves unnaturally, even if it looks like food. This is why when you are casting a dry fly or a nymph, your goal is to achieve a “dead drift,” in which you fly acts as though it isn’t connected to anything.

The top 10 stories of 2025

Reader favorites from the past year — our 15th

by Hatch Magazine - Monday, Dec 29th, 2025

A stunning brown trout from Iceland's Blanda River (photo: Earl Harper).

Another year is in the books and this one’s a bit of a milestone — our fifteenth. As is our annual custom, we're taking a look back at which Hatch Magazine stories captivated readers the most during the past year.

Redfish on top

Tips for success

by Chris Hunt - Saturday, Dec 27th, 2025

This 8-pound redfish gobbled a simple gurgler on a South Texas flat (photo: Chris Hunt).

Fly fishers thrive on degrees of difficulty. If we didn’t, we might not pursue the craft at all. Many of us consider our chosen angling method a calling with a higher purpose — an admittedly snooty characterization of what just really amounts to a different way to fool fish. That it’s generally more difficult (and that, in most situations, it’s less successful) than baitcasting and spin-fishing is simple proof that we’re all a little odd.