Editor's Notebook

RIO's Perception trout line has a new low-stretch core that makes casting, mending, and lifting more efficient.

RIO’s new flagship trout line has made a core change, both figuratively and literally. The Perception trout line ($89, rioproducts.com)…»

Dean River Chinook salmon

The last “real” Chinook salmon I caught were on the Alagnak River in the late 1990s. They were chrome fish…»

Streamside

Marcellus

In June the Pennsylvania Independent Regulatory Review Commission approved regulations requiring that Marcellus wastewater be treated to drinking-water standards before…»

Bob Clouser

  Middletown smallmouth guide Bob Clouser has for more than a decade sounded the alarm that Susquehanna smallmouth in the…»

Saltwater

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Bruce Chard Photo Scientific Anglers has come out with some great new sunscreen for fishing in the salt. The new…»

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Photo Bruce Chard If you travel to salt water fly fish anywhere in the world it’s possible to take some…»

Rockies

One of the most common and annoying problems occurring on the water is the tip of a floating fly line…»

One of the long standing myths in fly fishing is that a Double Taper (DT) fly line is more delicate…»

West Coast

Dean River steelhead

We’ve had some emails and phone calls in the past two weeks about the current cover image of Fly Fisherman,…»

Swinging flies for winter steelhead is no different, really, than casting dries to picky browns: if you cast a dry…»

East Coast

Illustration | Joe Mahler

The scene of jumping squid and striped bass recurs in my imagination when I’m off the water, and has kept…»

After nearly 8 months and almost 100 blog entries, this will be my final blog.  I’m resigning as the writer…»

Breaking The Surface

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Spring is finally here and after a full winter season of fly tying, it is time to replenish my materials.…»