fly fishing

Frog

Passionate fly fishers dream of having their kids turn into their best fishing buddies. It often doesn’t happen at all,…»

Cast

Don’t Pidgeonhole the Nymph Game Euro nymphing. Czech nymphing. High-sticking. Tight-line nymphing. We’re fly fishers, and as our boxes of…»

Fish

One of the most complicated aspects of two-handed rods is line selection. There is such a wide variety of choices…»

Fishpond

”Welding” used to mean using extremely high heat to unite two pieces of metal. Now, it just means using heat…»

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  Smallmouth and largemouth bass might be America’s most popular gamefish—and for good reason. These hardy, stocky predators smash lures…»

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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…»

Photo | Emily Whitlock

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

Illustration | Joe Mahler

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

The PFBC recently approved a more than $200,000 grant to secure fishing access along PA's Elk Creek.

Lack of access on Pennsylvania’s Lake Erie tributary streams has confounded and angered fly fishers and other anglers in the…»

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

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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,…»

matuka

Like many Fly Fisherman readers, I’m aware that the Matuka streamer pattern came from New Zealand. I was not aware,…»

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

The Mayfly Guide

  At last, Al Caucci has re-issued his revised The Mayfly Guide, originally published in 1984 as The Instant Mayfly Guide.  The…»

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Fighting a big game fish with a fly rod requires endurance and skills, which are learned and acquired through years…»