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Casting Curves
Fade your cast to the right or draw it to the left with these simple steps
by Ed Jaworowski
Just as fishing situations don’t always call for long casts, they often don’t call for straight casts. In golf, an obstacle,...Read More

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Tierra del Fuego Revisited
Beneath the wind and whitecaps A game plan for sea-run success
by John Randolph
I am haunted by rivers, too. And tonight the big-shouldered sea-run browns of Tierra del Fuego people my fitful dreams as the wi...Read More

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Discovering Daphnia
Daphnia-feeding trout have been untouched by most fly fishers; use these flies and techniques to catch them.
by Larry Tullis
It was a nasty, windy, rainy day but that is just ambiance to the dedicated stillwater angler. My back was into the wind and a s...Read More

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
One-Fly Guy
If you could only fish with one fly all day, which would it be?
by Scott Sanchez
For the last fifteen years, the Jackson Hole One-Fly contest has been an important testing ground and catalyst for some of my fl...Read More

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Albie Flies
A mini Peanut Bunker fly that matches small Menhaden and takes Little Tunny when other patterns Fail.
by Bob Lindquist
False albacore are famous for being finicky. During the fall run, they gorge on bay anchovies and often ignore offerings that do...Read More

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Boat Tactics
How to position the boat and make the cast to catch large bank-feeding trout
by Neale Streeks
From nearly a quarter-mile away we could see the big brown trout making smooth head rises to fresh Pale Morning Duns, each time ...Read More

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Foam on the Range
In the West, foam is ideal for floating big flies that match large insects—but it has also proven deadly in patterns for Eastern trout.
by Scott Sanchez
When I first worked for Jack Dennis in the 1980s, his Jackson, Wyoming, shop may have sold six foam patterns. They now stock 60 ...Read More

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Spring Blue Quills
They set the table for early-spring dry-fly fishing
by Al Caucci
The most underrated hatch in the early season is the Blue Quill (Paraleptophlebia adoptiva). These small Paraleptophlebia mayfli...Read More

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Spinning Soft-Hackles
How to tie simple and effective flies with any feather regardless of size
by Pat Berry
The popularity of soft-hackle flies is on the upswing, and with good reason. Few patterns are more versatile than soft-hackles....Read More

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Christian’s Bones
by Jeff Hull
Though this was not a fishing trip, I brought the rods because I always do—a habit of hope. When he saw them out of the case, ...Read More

 
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