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Billionaires, Trump officials, and the quiet reshaping of America's public lands
A secretive billionaire’s club is gobbling up vast swaths of Montana
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Closing the circle on the mysterious gar
Half a century of encounters with one of the planet's most prehistoric fish
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R.L. Winston Rod Co. under new ownership
New leadership pledges to keep all current Winston employees in place

Latest News

Billionaires, Trump officials, and the quiet reshaping of America's public lands
A secretive billionaire’s club is gobbling up vast swaths of Montana
R.L. Winston Rod Co. under new ownership
New leadership pledges to keep all current Winston employees in place
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

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Tips & Technique

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Fly fishing caddis emergences
Understanding caddis behavior is essential to trout fishing success
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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
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If I was starting over
Fly fishing advice for my younger self

Latest Conservation

Billionaires, Trump officials, and the quiet reshaping of America's public lands
A secretive billionaire’s club is gobbling up vast swaths of Montana
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.

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Travel

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Trout under the towers
Fly fishing in the shadow of Torres del Paine
pascagoula
Where the Pascagoula meets the Gulf
Fly fishing Horn Island
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The siren song of the Texas redfish
Topwater eats, endless flats, and the redfish barstool

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

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
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
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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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    Get up, stand up

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    Flood Tide Co.
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    The roadhouse
  • 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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    From the Archives

    Chasing Pyramid Lake's Lahontans
    Pyramid Lake's Lahontan Trout
    An early spring brown trout from Pennsylvania's Lehigh River.
    Random Shots from 2012
  • TRAVEL

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    torres del paine region fly fishing
    Trout under the towers

    My friend Vikki tells me that my musical tastes are deeply offensive to her. I just smile and nod — she’s a few years older than me, but, despite her advancing age, she’s...

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    pascagoula
    Where the Pascagoula meets the Gulf
    seadrift texas redfish flats drone shot
    The siren song of the Texas redfish

    From the Archives

    Gallatin Valley
    Where Daylight Can't Come Soon Enough: Idaho and Montana 2013 Trip Report - Part II
    The Yellowstone River as seen from the Hellroaring Creek trail
    Leaving the road behind in Yellowstone
  • CONSERVATION

    Latest Conservation

    the yellowstone club aerial view
    Billionaires, Trump officials, and the quiet reshaping of America's public lands

    At the end of a dirt road along the northeastern edge of Montana’s Crazy Mountains, a simple sign warns visitors they are now entering private property.

    For fifth-...

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    Trump admin attempts to contain blowback from Forest Service 'reorganization'
    flowers river atlantic salmon
    $100 million for Canada's Atlantic salmon: What does it mean for recovery?

    From the Archives

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    Sadistic insanity on the Snake
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    Insanity in the Crazies
  • 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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    Review: Simms RiverKit wader tote
    Skwala rs jacket
    Review: Skwala RS wading jacket
  • TIPS

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    Fly fishing caddis emergences

    When John Juracek, and I published our little book, Fishing Yellowstone Hatches, we wrote in the book’s introduction how a knowledge of insect hatches can improve angling...

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    New twice-monthly School of Trout learning series debuts
    fly fishing - father and son - missouri river montana
    If I was starting over

    From the Archives

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    Go back to school on small streams
    fly casting lessons
    Are you qualified to judge a fly rod?
  • NEWS

    Latest News

    the yellowstone club aerial view
    Billionaires, Trump officials, and the quiet reshaping of America's public lands

    At the end of a dirt road along the northeastern edge of Montana’s Crazy Mountains, a simple sign warns visitors they are now entering private property.

    For fifth-...

    view article

    More News

    winston pure 2 fly rod
    R.L. Winston Rod Co. under new ownership
    Antero Reservoir in Colorado
    Drought claims a Colorado trophy trout lake

    From the Archives

    Kuterra Salmon Farm
    First Land-Raised Farmed Atlantic Salmon On Its Way to Market
    William Joseph Packs 2014
    William Joseph Outs Five All-New Fly Fishing Packs for 2014
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