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Antero Reservoir in Colorado

Drought claims a Colorado trophy trout lake

Denver Water will completely drain Antero Reservoir, eliminating its brown, brook, cutthroat, and rainbow trout

The new Patagonia River Salt II wading boots

Patagonia's new River Salt II wading boots aim to do it all for anglers

The new boots are designed from the ground up for both freshwater and saltwater angling

simon perkins casting belize

Orvis walks the hard road in an effort to remain true to its roots

After layoffs and restructuring, Orvis looks in on its beating heart

Latest News

Drought claims a Colorado trophy trout lake

Denver Water will completely drain Antero Reservoir, eliminating its brown, brook, cutthroat, and rainbow trout

Patagonia's new River Salt II wading boots aim to do it all for anglers

The new boots are designed from the ground up for both freshwater and saltwater angling

Orvis walks the hard road in an effort to remain true to its roots

After layoffs and restructuring, Orvis looks in on its beating heart

New twice-monthly School of Trout learning series debuts

A full year of all-new expert fly fishing instruction is on tap for Hatch Magazine readers

the latest

Tips & Technique

school of trout class session

New twice-monthly School of Trout learning series debuts

A full year of all-new expert fly fishing instruction is on tap for Hatch Magazine readers

fly fishing - father and son - missouri river montana

If I was starting over

Fly fishing advice for my younger self

slack induced fly presentation

My good friend, Slack

Think slack is evil? Think again.

Latest Conservation

Trump admin attempts to contain blowback from Forest Service 'reorganization'

The White House lobbed slurs while USDA leadership offered weak refutations of both reporting, statements from Forest Service veterans, and other critics of planned actions

$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.

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Travel

seadrift texas redfish flats drone shot

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.

icelandic brown trout

The top 10 stories of 2025

Reader favorites from the past year — our 15th

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

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

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The Fish of a Lifetime

A sneak peek into Matt Harris' 656-page fly fishing opus

school of trout

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

Latest Gear

Patagonia's new River Salt II wading boots aim to do it all for anglers

The new boots are designed from the ground up for both freshwater and saltwater angling

Expand your horizons

Win a St. Croix TANNIC series fly rod plus more from Lamson and Scientific Anglers

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