by Chris Hunt - Saturday, Feb 1st, 2025
A new study conducted by the Environment Agency in Great Britain predicts that water temperatures across the British Isles will be too warm in the summer to support native brown trout by 2080, a dire warning for anglers and what’s hailed as the commonwealth’s favorite fish.
by Hatch Magazine - Thursday, Jan 30th, 2025
Simms just dropped its 2025 spring collection, and it’s a very fly-focused new offering from the venerable, Bozeman-based outerwear brand. The new collection includes a plethora of new gear, but a few items will percolate to the top for most fly anglers. Namely, Simms has updated multiple items in its well-loved G3 line—the G3 Boa boot and an all-new G3 bootfoot guide wader. It is also debuting a brand-new version of its Flyweight wading boot and has unveiled a new saltwater wading boot and a new collection of its Headwaters packs.
by George Daniel - Saturday, Jan 25th, 2025
Successfully transitioning into the cold season usually means adapting your fly-fishing approach. This doesn’t require a complete overhaul of your gear and tactics, but every season presents a new set of variables. As the seasons change, trout water can seem like a labyrinth — one that is constantly morphing, often making it feel impossible to navigate. The path that worked yesterday suddenly closes, forcing you to take another route. But one of the things that makes fly fishing so exciting is how the same body of water is always changing.
by Chris Hunt - Thursday, Jan 23rd, 2025
A noteworthy development out of Bainbridge Island this week: Sage just dropped a new fly rod, and it’s not a rocket-fast stick that can send a lead-eye Clouser at you so quickly that it might leave an exit wound. The company just introduced its new Sage CLASSIC R8, a throwback fly rod that’s intentionally slower and designed to be cast by anglers who fish deliberately. Sage says the new rod is “a culmination of our most advanced materials, componentry, and application-specific tapers to date,” while paying homage to Sage’s long and illustrious history as a premium rod builder.
by Chris Hunt - Saturday, Jan 18th, 2025
The effort to stop a dragline mining project on the fragile fringes of the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge and its namesake blackwater swamp is just over five years old, and Alabama-based Twin Pines Minerals LLC already has draft mining permits in hand. Despite recent efforts from the U.S.
Years ago, when I was working to protect public lands in the West from any number of extractive industrial activities, I was fond of telling the generally conservative...
If Off the Grid Studio’s newest film, The Silent Spotter, is a tale of things to come, then I’m happy to report that fly fishing films are good again. If reading that...
Years ago, when I was working to protect public lands in the West from any number of extractive industrial activities, I was fond of telling the generally conservative...
If Off the Grid Studio’s newest film, The Silent Spotter, is a tale of things to come, then I’m happy to report that fly fishing films are good again. If reading...
Successfully transitioning into the cold season usually means adapting your fly-fishing approach. This doesn’t require a complete overhaul of your gear and tactics, but...
