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Lower Green River Lake
4 underrated Western trout towns
These fishy gems are too often overlooked by traveling anglers
corn field spraying glyphosate
Dumb and dirty ethanol
We are converting wildlife habitat to corn monocultures for the purpose of concocting a polluting, energy-inefficient, engine-degrading additive
lake rainbow trout
Lake derangement syndrome
Open your mind and let the lake fish in

Latest News

Dumb and dirty ethanol
We are converting wildlife habitat to corn monocultures for the purpose of concocting a polluting, energy-inefficient, engine-degrading additive
Skwala debuts RS and Carbon wading boots
With two new models, the Bozeman-based company enters the wading boot market for the first time
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."
Simms launches ReCast resale platform for pre-owned gear
The new platform will reduce costs for anglers and waste from discarded gear

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Tips & Technique

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
fly fishing netting trout
Tips for trout anglers with limited budgets
You don't need a bottomless bank account to become a stellar angler

Latest Conservation

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."
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
Public lands and talking heads: Same as it ever was
Too often, when we discuss real issues, our positions are supplied to us

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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

You're gonna need a bigger flat
Shark smarts gone wrong
After the wake
Answering why is difficult when the answers to most of our questions beget more questions
Public lands and talking heads: Same as it ever was
Too often, when we discuss real issues, our positions are supplied to us
Sick fishing
Cigars, I told myself. It’s just the cigars.

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

Latest Gear

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
The truth about fly rods
6 observations about trout rods
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  • BLOG

    Latest Blog Post

    bonefish bitten by shark
    You're gonna need a bigger flat

    A Bahamian bonefish’s work/life balance is pretty simple. Swim into water so skinny that sharks and barracuda can’t eat you, then spend the rest of the tide grubbing...

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    tim schulz family photo
    After the wake
    national grassland oklahoma
    Public lands and talking heads: Same as it ever was

    From the Archives

    fly line on water
    The great bread hatch
    Bear Eating Salmon
    Northern Dynasty Stock Plummets After Pebble Mine News, Fight Not Over
  • PHOTOGRAPHY

    Latest Photography

    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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    From the Archives

    Salmon River Spey Casting
    Liners, Lifters & Snaggers, Rejoice!
    Hurricane Rina - by Dave McCoy
    Maui Jim Photo Contest - The Runners Up
  • TRAVEL

    Latest Travel

    Lower Green River Lake
    4 underrated Western trout towns

    I spent a beautiful spring week on Montana’s Bighorn River, one of those western gems that gets fished aggressively come summer. And, on a glorious April day when the...

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    More Travel

    fly fishing lake trout yukon canada
    Will your fishing trip to Canada be impacted by political tension?
    new zealand backcountry fly fishing
    New Zealand trout: Crass and unsophisticated

    From the Archives

    Wisconsin Driftless Region - Viroqua
    How to do a Trout Town: Viroqua, Wisconsin
    Yellowstone's Lamar River
    Enjoy Yourself, It's Later Than You Think
  • CONSERVATION

    Latest Conservation

    large open water oyster farm
    Federal judge hits the brakes on Trump’s plan to fast-track industrial fish farming

    President Donald Trump’s first-term push to open the Gulf of Mexico and other federal waters to fish farming has come to a halt in the early days of his second term. Last...

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    angler flats fishing tropics
    Simms launches ReCast resale platform for pre-owned gear
    patagonia wader repair tour
    Patagonia's wader repair tour wraps up this month

    From the Archives

    yellowstone national park grizzly bear
    What about the others?
    USFS wildfire caribou targhee national forest
    How federal agencies go from respected to reviled
  • REVIEWS

    Latest Review

    norman maclean a life of love and letters
    Book Review: Norman Maclean: A Life of Letters and Rivers

    Norman Maclean wrote A River Runs Through It, the book which inspired the Robert Redford film of the same...

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    the silent spotter film - off the grid studios
    The Silent Spotter: Fly fishing films are good again
    calling after water book cover
    Book Review: Calling After Water

    From the Archives

    orvis pro wading boots
    Review: Orvis PRO wading boots
    Airflo Striper Sink 7
    Review: Airflo Sniper Sink 7 Fly Line
  • TIPS

    Latest Tip

    sea run brown trout nymph
    A down-and-dirty nymph with a royal name

    Like most fly fishers, I have many mentors who have helped me as I’ve pursued the craft over some 50 years now. Some, like both of my grandfathers, physically delivered me...

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    More Tips

    practice casting fly rods
    The truth about fly rods
    fly fishing netting trout
    Tips for trout anglers with limited budgets

    From the Archives

    lago yelcho fly fishing
    Fish where the water gets dirty
    fly fishing
    Royal flush
  • NEWS

    Latest News

    corn field spraying glyphosate
    Dumb and dirty ethanol

    The answer is: The American public.

    The question was: Who is forced to buy fuel that costs more to produce than gasoline, reduces mileage, damages boat, car and...

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    Skwala Carbon Wading Boot
    Skwala debuts RS and Carbon wading boots
    large open water oyster farm
    Federal judge hits the brakes on Trump’s plan to fast-track industrial fish farming

    From the Archives

    Patagonia Swiftcurrent Ultralight waders
    New fly fishing gear: May 2023
    Echo BOOST Fly Rod
    ECHO intros new 'BOOST' fly rod series
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