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Bass, blues, albies, and bonito head the long list of tempting species in the smallest state of the Union.

by Tom Keer

The early September morning was perfect. It had gotten cold during the night, and there was frost on my boat’s deck a few hour...Read More

The heartland of West Coast steelheading

by John Gantner & Michael Caranci

California steelhead are rare, beautiful creatures that can strip your reel to the backing and make leaps that freeze both your ...Read More

New California Steelhead Flies for 2010

by John Gantner And Michael Caranci

Many traditional fly patterns have survived the test of time and are stillfished successfully on California steelhead rivers. So...Read More

Getting started in fly fishing may be the most exciting--and challenging--thing you will ever do... well, almost. Why exciting? ...Read More

It’s impossible to talk about the Intruder without first touching on its history. The Signature Series Intruder was not a simp...Read More

[Excerpted from Tying Dry Flies edited by Jay Nichols (Stackpole Books, 2009). The Editor.] The United States is blessed with ...Read More

I recently struggled while trying to tie a few dozen Prince Nymphs with consistency. I had trouble setting the biot tails and wi...Read More

Tiers are always looking for new materials to create the ultimate fish catcher, make flies easier to tie, or achieve a certain a...Read More

The completion of the Skyline Drive in 1934 granted visitors access to the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains and provided angler...Read More