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The Deschutes River drainage is immense. It begins as water seeping from volcanic rock that forms the backbone of the…»

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Pennsylvania’s fertile Cumberland Valley is known for its cold, crystalline spring creeks and their wary and selective trout. The valley’s…»

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

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Some of the finest times I’ve had on the water have been carefully scripted, if not entirely familiar. I can…»

In a small stream, an upstream presentation is the most logical. On bigger rivers, there are more options. Geoff Mueller Photo

How to catch trout on nymphs, streamers, and drys         Now that you know the food items…»

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When I think of the Mole Fly, I can’t help but remember the adage that you can’t judge a book…»

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Rainbow trout are rapacious, predatory hunters. They are not by way of genetics reclusive, wary of inanimate objects floating overhead,…»

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Androscoggin Reborn On May 6, 2006, the Fraser paper mill on the bank of New Hampshire’s Androscoggin River belched rancid…»

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

Today I received a letter from Fly Fisherman subscriber Jack Miller who said he enjoyed the “2012 Tippet Shootout” by…»

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

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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…»

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One evening while scouting a small spring creek near Hokatika on the South Island of New Zealand, I stood searching…»

The Little Red River supports a thriving population of wild brown trout thanks to the efforts of the Mid-South Fly Fishers who stocked the species in the 1970s. Jason Baird photo

Year-round Arkansas trout fishing     The Little Red River titillated the angling world in 1992 when it coughed up…»

No other walk-and-wade river in California or Nevada yields trout over 20 inches more consistently than the East Walker. John Sherman photo

  While fishing the East Walker River at dusk several seasons ago, I dropped my streamer in a spot notorious…»

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Beginner bug blueprints—mayflies, caddis, stoneflies, midges, terrestrials, and more     Trout eat a host of aquatic insects, terrestrial insects,…»