Fly Fisherman

Sculpins

Sculpins are plentiful in rivers. Big fish eat little fish all the time. Fish sculpins long enough and hard enough,…»

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Woooooo! Pig! Sooooiiiieeee!” The tinny crackle of the radio broadcast sounded weakly from under the drift boat seat. One hundred…»

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The first steelhead I ever saw eat a dry fly was in a Lani Waller video shot during 1986 in…»

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Lee Wulff was once asked, “What is the greatest improvement you’ve seen in fly fishing?” His reply, “The tippet.” In…»

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Being a lifelong Oklahoma Sooners fan, I was never too excited about going to Austin, Texas, until I was asked…»

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

Photo | Arlen Thomason

  If your first thought upon seeing this image is of prehistoric monsters, you aren’t too far off the mark.…»

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As a longtime commercial fly tier, I’m used to people marveling about how fast I can tie. Truth is, short…»

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When you spend years working in a fly shop, you become callous to the many items that surround you. I…»

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Fishing out of a drift boat all day can be as simple as sandals and sunscreen. But when you really…»

Seasons Of The Sunfish

I’d like you to consider three questions: What is the first fish most of us catch on a fly? What…»

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  Ant Success I recently had the pleasure of fishing the Green River below Flaming Gorge Reservoir. While hoppers were…»

Toadfish have a mottled camouflage that matches the grass and cobbles they hide in. They are a significant yet overlooked food source for large bonefish, and Florida and Bahamas fly fishers are just now discovering their importance.

  Over the last couple of decades, researchers have conducted a number of studies on the feeding habits of Florida…»

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  Success on the stream or in life comes from taking a balanced approach. In the business world, successful CEOs…»

In 1992 the North Branch of the Potomac had no fish, and macroinvertebrates were difficult to find.

  The effort to achieve something great is always an enormous task. The effort to maintain that level of accomplishment,…»

Expect large numbers of 5- to 7-pound bonefish, with opportunities for shots at 10-pound-plus “tankers.” Bring size 4 to 6 Gotchas, Bonefish Junk, and Tasty Toads for the large white sand flats you’ll fish with your guide. For the shallow grass flats near the lodge, bring size 8 unweighted flies with weedguards.

  I cursed, laughed, muttered to myself, and verbally cajoled the bonefish to take my fly. All around me they…»

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Some anglers are saddened by the onset of winter, while others welcome the change of season. For many, winter is…»

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The roots of fly fishing are deeply embedded in the trout streams of our youth, the salmon rivers of lore,…»

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  I confess, I am married to an extremely attractive female. She was both the prom and homecoming queen, and…»

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All sizes and shapes Women are shaped differently than men. That obvious fact makes it apparent that women need waders…»

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Call it Euro, Czech, Polish, or short-line nymphing—no matter what tag you apply to it, the concepts are the same.…»

Pointers and products for children aged 4 to 10

  Every fly-fishing parent has a dream—a dream that their children will follow their footsteps down that muddy trail to…»

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Flexible and Breathable Hard shells are the waterproof, stormproof rain jackets we’ve all used for years. Hard shells keep you…»

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Get There Fast Belly boats had their day—and still do on small stillwaters across the West. Drift boats are king…»

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Find More Fish Love them or hate them, indicators are here to stay. They give you a focal point, help…»