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Science in the Thorofare: Researching Cutthroat Trout in the Most Remote Area of the Lower 48

And the story of Yellowstone cutthroat trout #4809.

Paul Weamer

How Trout See (2022 Reboot)

Science shows how trout perceive our flies.

Don Stazicker

Maine Squaretails: Beautiful Brook Trout Measured in Pounds Not Inches

The Pine Tree State is the brook trout capital of America.

Bob Mallard

Fly Fisherman Throwback: Challenge of the Trout

Challenges–Different waters, different lyrics. A look at four varieties and the demands of

Gary LaFontaine

Discovering a “New” Redband Subspecies

For decades, fly fishers thought Big Wood rainbow trout descended from hatchery stock but they

Matthew L. Miller

Fly Fisherman Throwback: Fall Mountain Fishing

Conditions combine to make brookies eager.

Harry Murray

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Steelhead/Salmon

Confessions of a Guide: Pennsylvania's Steelhead Conundrum

Leveling the playing field in a time of increasing privatized water.

Karl Weixlmann

Kelly Galloup's Fly Fishing for Spring-Run Great Lakes Steelhead

Spring fishing on Great Lakes tributaries can provide more opportunities to catch steelhead

Kelly Galloup

12 Best Steelhead Flies

Urgency and conditions anoint certain flies; how to trigger steelhead to eat.

Matt Straw

What Does This Season's El Niño Mean for Pacific Northwest Steelhead?

Low and warm flows, reduced ocean nutrition, increased competition, and predators that follow

Glenn Zinkus

Steelhead Game Planning: A Strategic Plan is Critical for Fishing Success

How flow, temperature, and seasons affect Great Lakes steelhead behavior.

Rick Kustich

Surfzone Steelhead: Simply the Best You Can Hope to Catch

Beat the crowds and hook Great Lakes chromers before they reach the rivers.

Karl Weixlmann

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Saltwater

New Jersey Nirvana: "I Have Never Seen So Many Big Striped Bass in my Life"

Constant hook-ups and pretzeled fly rods were the norm in the fall of 2022. But will it ever

Capt. Jim Freda

“Titanic Victory” for Louisiana Redfish

The new regulations would be the first significant change to redfish regulations in 35 years.

Fly Fisherman Staff

Fly Fisherman Throwback: Lefty Kreh on Fly Fishing for Sharks: Don't Wait for the Movie

The next time you fish the flats, plan on fly-fishing for sharks. It just may turn out to be

Lefty Kreh

Finding Striped Bass In New Hampshire

A blueprint for catching striped bass in New Hampshire's Great Bay Estuary.

David Shirley

Costa Films Presents “Hooked On: Bonefish”

Wade with us as we chase bonefish on the sand flats of the Bahamas with some veteran guides.

Costa Films

Fly Fisherman Throwback: Big Tarpon

Ordinarily, Lefty Kreh is a clean-living, God-fearing type, beloved among men. But–get him in

Lefty Kreh

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Warmwater

Chasing Chainmail: Targeting Gar with Rope Flies

Longnose gars are among the oldest freshwater fish—it's about time you caught one with fly

Trevor Ibsen

Freaks on Flies: Oscars, Peacock Bass, Jaguar Tilapia, and Snakeheads

South Florida's list of exotic species is growing.

Michael Salomone

A Beginner's Guide to Muskies on the Fly

Obsessing over the small details.

George Daniel

Magnificent October Stripers on California's Sacramento River Delta

Estuary offers some of the best big-fish opportunities in the United States for these

Mike Costello

Dave Whitlock's "Stalking the Golden Ghost"

The lowly carp may be our smartest and most challenging freshwater gamefish.

Dave Whitlock

Dave Whitlock's "Nymphing for Bass"

Effective ways to fly fish for reluctant smallmouth and largemouth bass.

Dave Whitlock

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Other Fish Species

Blane Chocklett's Guide to Catching Landlocked Freshwater Stripers

Landlocked striped bass allow you to leave the ocean wind and waves behind.

Blane Chocklett

Rio Dorado: Exploring Argentina's Most Challenging Fishery

A film about the journey into Argentine forests to catch spring-creek golden dorado on huge

Side Channel Productions

Fly Fisherman Throwback: Russell Chatham's "Shad but True"

A sort of love story of the "halitosis herring."

Russell Chatham

Snakebit: How to Fly Fish for Snakeheads

“Fishzilla” got a bad reputation; snakeheads are world-class topwater gamefish. Here's where

Blane Chocklett

The Quest for the Golden Mahseer

Chasing ghosts with flies in the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan.

Oliver White

Fly Fishing for the Once-Lowly Carp

How this "trash fish" went from garbage to the focus of the Golden Bones Tournament.

Patrick Burke

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