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Cutthroat Country: Chasing Wild Trout in Yellowstone's Untamed Waters

For those who fish Yellowstone's backcountry, the rewards can be tremendous.  

Side Channel Productions

Fly-Fishing Fundamentals: Nymphing Low & Slow

The best tip for fishing current is to consistently present a team of nymphs low and slow near

Lance Egan

Fly Fisherman Throwback: Alaska's Katmai Rainbows

Near the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes, a harsh climate and a wilderness setting combine to

Lani Waller

Fly Fisherman Throwback: Autumn Browns

There are no secrets to catching them. All you must do is endure early and late hours during

Jess R. Lee

The Joys and Oddities of Native Brook Trout

Brookies grow so differently, shaped by the waters they call home.

Lou Zambello

Are Smallmouth Better than Trout?

A trout angler seeks small-jaw redemption.

Miles Nolte, Skwala Fishing

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Steelhead/Salmon

Fly Fisherman Throwback: Selective Steelhead

Fly fishing tactics that work on “one-time riser" steelhead.

Jim Vincent

Skagit Secrets: Swing Flies like a Pro

No longer does the standard "cast quartering downstream" advice make sense in every situation.

John Larison

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

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

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Saltwater

How to Tune Your Skills and Tackle for Midsummer Striped Bass

Bring your “A” game.

Alan Caolo

June Until Fall: Go Time for California's Corbinas

Challenging sight fishing for the "ghosts of the coast."

Glenn Ueda

Finding Striped Bass In New Hampshire

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

David Shirley

5 Myths About Saltwater Fishing Tackle

Not knowing something is one thing, but believing in an untruth is infinitely more damaging.

Nathaniel Linville

Ragged Island: New Fishing Opportunities in the Nearly Uninhabited Jumentos Cays

The Southern Bahamas has outstanding fishing for large bonefish and mature tarpon.

Hilary Hutcheson | Photography by Brian Grossenbacher, Hilary Hutcheson, & Will Blair; Map Illustration by David Owens

Fly Fisherman Throwback: The Challenge of Bonefishing

The bonefish provides an exciting saltwater fly-fishing opportunity because it must be stalked

Mark Sosin

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Warmwater

Stalking the Golden Ghost II

The carp is America's toughest, smartest, biggest, and most accessible freshwater gamefish.

Dave Whitlock

Summer Bowhunting Season: How to Fly Fish for Bowfin

A guide to sight-fishing for these prehistoric, armored, air-breathing apex predators during

Chris Ingram

Summer Fly-Fishing Tactics for Panfish

When the temperature rises, abandon the trout and seek out sunfish.

Bart Lombardo

Fly Fisherman Throwback: Converting to Smallmouth

If you love rivers and feisty fish, try flies on smallmouth bass.

Larry Dahlberg

Best Smallmouth Bass Flies

Here is a brief list of the Best Smallmouth Bass Flies available today with some insight on

Ben Romans

Dave Whitlock's "Stalking the Golden Ghost"

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

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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