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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
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Sunfish: No press is good press
You’d think five-gallon pluckiness in a pint-sized package would garner some media attention

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

float plane painting by bob white
Tips for the traveling angler
Preparing for your next big (or small) trip
cruising carp
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
On-the-water instruction at the School of Trout
What I learned at the School of Trout
9 valuable lessons from 9 years of stellar fly fishing classes

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

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Tips for the traveling angler
Preparing for your next big (or small) trip
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Trout under the towers
Fly fishing in the shadow of Torres del Paine
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Where the Pascagoula meets the Gulf
Fly fishing Horn Island

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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  • BLOG

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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

    From the Archives

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    Have we taken our love for native trout too far?
    Bristol Bay Rainbow TRout
    523,230 Comments is Not Enough
  • 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

    Chasing Pyramid Lake's Lahontans
    Pyramid Lake's Lahontan Trout
    Business Trip: Wisconsin's Driftless Region
  • TRAVEL

    Latest Travel

    float plane painting by bob white
    Tips for the traveling angler

    The morning had started off well. I was helping one of my fishermen attach a new leader to his fly line, and before the drone of the departing floatplane had drifted away...

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    torres del paine region fly fishing
    Trout under the towers
    pascagoula
    Where the Pascagoula meets the Gulf

    From the Archives

    Bear River Idaho Winter
    Idaho in Winter - Part I
    Casting to sea trout on the Fossalar River in iceland
    The rebirth of Icelandic sea trout fishing
  • CONSERVATION

    Latest 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
    teton dam failure and flood - june 5, 1976
    50 years after the flood: Could the Teton Dam be rebuilt?

    From the Archives

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    The continuing search for the lost Yellowfin cutthroat trout
    Mt. Shasta looms over the Pit and Fall Rivers
    Protecting California's Medicine Lake Highlands
  • REVIEWS

    Latest Review

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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

    From the Archives

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    Review: Orvis Clearwater fly rod and reel
    Redington Shuttle Pant
    Quick Review: Redington Shuttle Pant
  • TIPS

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    float plane painting by bob white
    Tips for the traveling angler

    The morning had started off well. I was helping one of my fishermen attach a new leader to his fly line, and before the drone of the departing floatplane had drifted away...

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    cruising carp
    Crawling for carp
    On-the-water instruction at the School of Trout
    What I learned at the School of Trout

    From the Archives

    Joan Wulff Casting
    Joan Wulff Made Fly Fishing Hot Almost 70 Years Ago
    fly box
    Getting your fly gear organized and ready for a new year on the water
  • NEWS

    Latest News

    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
    teton dam failure and flood - june 5, 1976
    50 years after the flood: Could the Teton Dam be rebuilt?

    From the Archives

    Brook Trout - Moose Creek Idaho
    Fly Fishing the Hidden Gems Amongst the West's Hidden Gem
    New Zealand South Island
    Fly Fishing New Zealand: A DIY Primer - Part I
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