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Barry & Cathy Beck

Fly-Fishing Pioneer Cathy Beck Passes at 71

She was one half of the “first couple of fly fishing."

Ross Purnell

Not in Kansas Anymore: Fishing the Emerald Isle

Salmon and trout on Ireland's top private beats.

Barry & Cathy Beck

Back to the Bighorn River

Finding fishing solitude at Mallard's Landing & Two Leggins Access Sites.

Cathy & Barry Beck

Fishing the Fringes

Big trout in side channels, braids, potholes, lagoons, oxbows, and tributary creeks.

Barry Beck

The New 'Horn: Montana's Bighorn River

With help from the BHRA, the future looks bright for Montana's Bighorn River.

Barry Beck

2021 Conservationist of the Year

His successful environmental and educational efforts led him to this outstanding achievement.

Barry Beck

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Dave Whitlock

Dave Whitlock's "Midging Part 1"

Successful midge fishing begins with a well-designed tackle system.

Dave Whitlock

The Dave I Knew and Loved

A tribute from the person who knew Dave Whitlock the best.

Emily Whitlock

Dave Whitlock's "Hopper Time"

How to get the most out of the exciting dry-fly action grasshoppers provide from July through

Dave Whitlock

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

Dave Whitlock's "Tailwater Tactics"

Like them or not, dams have created some of our finest trout fisheries. Here are the ways to

Dave Whitlock

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Lefty Kreh

Bronze Statue of Lefty Kreh Unveiled in Moving Ceremony

Monument of fly-fishing legend stands thigh-deep, forever casting to bluegill and largemouth.

Seth Denbo, Friends of Lefty Kreh/Potomac Valley Fly Fishers

How To Fly Cast, From Two of the Greatest

Apply these principles to make longer, more efficient casts.

Lefty Kreh & Ed Jaworowski

Lefty's 15 Best Saltwater Fly-Fishing Destination Tips

From fly swatters to learning tides, an expert fly angler weighs in on the most important ways

Lefty Kreh

Fly Fisherman Throwback: Clouser's Deep Minnow

It sinks like an anvil and imitates almost all baitfish.

Lefty Kreh

Lefty's Fishing Knots 101

Use the right knots and tie them properly to stay connected to fish.

Lefty Kreh

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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Gary LaFontaine

Fly Fisherman Throwback: A Primer of Stream Entomology–VII

A fly-fishing legend's seven-part series on bugs. Part VII: Riffle Areas–Feed Center of a

Gary LaFontaine

Fly Fisherman Throwback: A Primer of Stream Entomology–VI

A fly-fishing legend's seven-part series on bugs. Part VI: Fly fishing the high mountain lakes.

Gary LaFontaine

Fly Fisherman Throwback: A Primer of Stream Entomology­–V: The Snow Fly

A fly-fishing legend's seven-part series on bugs. Part V: February's capnia stonefly hatches.

Gary LaFontaine

Fly Fisherman Throwback: A Primer of Stream Entomology-IV

A fly-fishing legend's seven-part series on bugs. Part IV: Insect life Cycles.

Gary LaFontaine

Fly Fisherman Throwback: A Primer of Stream Entomology-III

A fly-fishing legend's seven-part series on bugs. Part III: Troubles with the Caddis Fly Hatch.

Gary J. LaFontaine

Fly Fisherman Throwback: A Primer of Stream Entomology-II

A fly-fishing legend's seven-part series on bugs. Part II: Midge Pupae–Feed for Trout.

Gary J. LaFontaine

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Lee and Joan Wulff

Fly Fisherman Throwback: Joan Wulff's Sharpening Your Casting Skills

Exercises you can do at home to help you meet onstream casting challenges.

Joan Salvato Wulff

Fly Fisherman Throwback: Wulff's Battenkill

"A flow of many moods": Lee Wulff's posthumously published remembrances of his beloved

Lee Wulff

Fly Fisherman Throwback: The Wulff Flies

The creator of a classic fly series explains how it happened.

Lee Wulff

Fly Fisherman Throwback: Joan Wulff's "Drift"

The right move between back and forward fly casts can make a world of difference in

Joan Salvato Wulff

Fly Fisherman Throwback: Lee Wulff's "Sudden Inspiration"

The trout are always rising on the other side of the bridge.

Lee Wulff

Fly Tying The Royal Wulff

Fly Tying the Royal Wulff step-by-step and how-to video featuring expert tier Charlie Craven.

Charlie Craven

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Influential Anglers

Tom Dorsey of Thomas & Thomas Fly Rods Passes Away at 86

Dorsey and his brother-in-law Tom Maxwell founded T&T in 1969 on the banks of a Pennsylvania

Ross Purnell

Sneak Peek at a Film Highlighting Bahamian People and Effects of Climate Change

"Meko" is the story of legendary fishing guide Omeko “Meko” Glinton's legacy and lifestyle in

Fly Fisherman Staff

TOM: The Friend Fish Deserve

A film by Asher Koles & Chase White presented by Patagonia Films and Native Fish Society. 15

Ross Purnell

Reeling in Serenity Offers Fly Fishing as a Healthy Alternative to Addiction

How fly fishing helped a group of recovering alcoholics find better lives.

Jimmy Harris

Mother's Day Heart Warm: Phoenix, By the Braker Bros.

Fishing guide and mom Katie Anderson on raising her daughter as a dream-chasing fly angler.

The Braker Brothers

A Story of Destiny: Free Fly Apparel Presents "Sage"

Sage Indendi Johnson's journey from a path towards professional basketball to becoming a

Fly Fisherman Staff

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