Should Beginners Tie Their Own Flies? The Real Cost Math and When It Pays Off
Tying flies will not save a beginner money in year one. Christian Bacasa runs the real cost math, the break-even in flies, and the reasons to tie anyway.
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Alaska Will Change Forever: Go Now
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...
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Bighorn River Fly Fishing Guide: Complete Angler's Guide to Montana's Premier Tailwater
Fly fishing Bighorn River offers some of Montana's best fly fishing opportunities. This comprehensive Bighorn River fishing guide covers everything from access points and seasonal hatches to proven techniques and...
Wiggins Fork River, Wyoming: A Complete Fly Fishing Guide
A remote Absaroka cutthroat river you need 4WD to reach. Thirty-one miles of wild Yellowstone cutthroat water, and what it takes to get there.
Night Shift: After-Dark Trophy Tactics for Stillwater Giants
The biggest trout in a lake often feed after dark. What changes at night, how to rig for it safely, and where the giants move to hunt.
Chironomid Fishing Mastery: The Static Method for Stillwater Success
Chironomids make up most of a stillwater trout's diet. The static method — precise depth, no movement — and why it out-fishes everything else.
Stillwater Strategies: Lakes and Ponds Unlocked
A lake gives you none of the clues a river does. How to break stillwater down into depth, structure and food, and start fishing it with a plan.
The Tip Library Is Live: 364 Fly Fishing Tips From Our Podcast Guests, and How to Use It
Every closing tip from 225 Fly Fishing Insider Podcast episodes now lives in one place. Here's how to find the right one for your next trip, plus four to try...
The Provo River: A Complete Fly Fishing Guide
Utah's Provo broken down section by section — Middle, Lower and Upper — with the hatches, access points and tactics that make it fish year-round.
The Water Was Fine. The Fishing Wasn't.
The thermometer said go. Ninety degrees of air said otherwise. I fished anyway, saw nothing, and it never came together - which turns out to be its own kind of...
Fall Browns Are Moving, and That Changes How You Let Them Go
In fall, most browns you move on a streamer are traveling between redds, not sitting on them. Avoiding redds is the floor. How fast you get the fish back is...
Gill Seekers, Formerly FishingCircle: The 15 Most-Watched Videos
FishingCircle became Gill Seekers. Here are Todd's 15 most-watched videos ranked by views, across Idaho, Wyoming, Utah and Arizona water.
Trout Hunting NZ: The 15 Most-Watched Videos, Broken Down
Gareth's 15 most-watched Trout Hunting NZ videos, ranked by views, including the 3.7-million-view backcountry film and the hydro canal giants.
Trippin On Trout: The 15 Most-Watched Videos, Broken Down
Alex's 15 most-watched Trippin On Trout videos, ranked by views, each with a breakdown of the New Zealand backcountry tactics behind it.
Jensen Fly Fishing: The 15 Most-Watched Videos, Broken Down
Dave and Amelia Jensen's 15 most-watched videos, ranked by views, each with an honest breakdown of what you can actually learn from it.
Fly Fishing Central Pennsylvania: Spring Creek, Penns Creek and the Limestone Country
Central PA limestone fly fishing: Class A wild brown trout, special-regulation sections, hatch timing, the trout permit nobody mentions, and competition nymphing.
Fly Fishing Brevard and Pisgah Forest, North Carolina
Brevard and Pisgah Forest fly fishing: Davidson River classifications, delayed harvest dates, French Broad musky, the hatchery rebuild and real guide rates.
Fly Fishing the White River and Norfork Tailwater, Arkansas
White River and Norfork tailwater fly fishing from Cotter, Arkansas: the 2026 trout limits, how to read dam generation, hatch timing and real guide rates.
Micro-Leader Nymphing: The Ultralight Mono Rig That Replaced My Euro Leader
Micro-leader Euro nymphing swaps your fly line for level mono straight off the reel. George Daniel's stripped-down rig, built and fished step by step.
Fly Fishing the Big Hole River, Montana: Salmonflies, Grayling, and the Rules Nobody Mentions
Big Hole River hatch timing, the catch-and-release rules below Dickie Bridge, weekend nonresident float closures, hoot-owl risk and real lodge costs.
Fly Fishing the Río Grande, Tierra del Fuego: Sea-Run Brown Trout
The Rio Grande sea-run brown trout season runs November 1 to April 19, catch-and-release only. Costs, the permit system, and an honest take on the fishing.