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Alaska, a land renowned for its wild, untouched landscapes and abundant wildlife, offers some of the most spectacular fly fishing experiences in the world. But with increasing popularity and looming...
Ever thought about tossing your empty snack wrappers into the river while fly fishing? That's about as well received as planting your muddy boots on your grandmother's antique coffee table....
Why overlanding in the U.S. is really about the 265,000+ miles of forest roads connecting the destinations, not any one place.
A simple pantyhose trailing-shuck trick that turns any standard dun dry fly into an emerger pattern the moment trout start refusing your fly.
Learn to tie the Black Lightning, a blue-and-black streamer that covers bull trout, coho, and steelhead when the water runs cold and dirty.
Alaska tyer Jonathan Farmer explains the platform-first design process and durability tricks behind his signature streamer and steelhead patterns.
A forestry scientist's unconventional wave theory of fly casting, and practical drills — casting in wind, casting silently, casting in the dark — that sharpen your stroke.
How to build a fly tying setup that keeps you organized and efficient, plus the crawfish-pattern secret behind big Ozark smallmouth.
Kelly Rayworth of Backcountry Skinz breaks down how pack rafts opened up alpine lake access, why balanced leeches out-fish nymphing, and how to target bull trout with oversized streamers.
John Rael of Bauer Reels and Winston breaks down why fall browns stage like steelhead, and how a two-hander and a jig strip turn that into eats.
Ryan Jarvis of Monic Fly Lines breaks down why depth and presentation beat fly selection every time, plus the aerial mend and jerk-strip tricks that put more trout in the...
How the new FFIP Certified directory works, what the badge actually vouches for, and how to use it to book a guide or lodge direct — no fees, no guesswork.
How the FFIP referral partnership with Frontiers International Travel works, what full-service planning actually includes, and a few destinations to get you dreaming.
Florida guide Lucas Largo on educated vs. honest redfish, the clock system for casting, and breaking the trout-set habit for good.
Guide Antoine Bissieux breaks down the five-things-not-the-fish rule, a curve cast that skitters a dry fly upstream, and his stretchy 14-18 foot leader formula.
Denver Trout Unlimited's Nic Hall on the Carp Slam, why urban carp are a world-class fly target, and how a tournament funds real river conservation.
Canadian tier Rick Passek on the three things that make flies fish: sharp observation, obsessive thread control, and fearless material experimentation.
Keep Fish Wet's Sasha Clark Danylchuk shares three simple catch-and-release rules that help more fish survive, plus why the Coke-on-gills trick fails.
Specialist Gian Boysen explains how to follow stingrays to find kingfish and other flats fish, and why casting and preparation matter most.
Guide Pat Dorsey shares tailwater tactics: fish small flies, target feeding riffle fish, dial in your nymph depth, and go light with 6X tippet.
A Delaware River guide's approach to picky tailwater trout: presentation, the reach cast, and a dry-dropper rig fished upstream like a grid.