Boulder Mountain Lakes, Utah: A Complete Fly Fishing Guide
The first time I crested the rim of Boulder Mountain and looked out over the Aquarius Plateau, I felt like I'd discovered a secret world. Often referred to as the...
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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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Green River Fontenelle and the Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge: A Complete Fly Fishing Guide
Thirty-seven miles of Wyoming tailwater below Fontenelle Dam holding thousands of fish per mile, running through a wildlife refuge most anglers drive past.
Logan River, Utah: A Complete Fly Fishing Guide
The Logan is a true freestone — pocket water, riffles and seams from Third Dam to the Idaho line. Where to access it, when to go, and what lives there.
Identifying a March Brown Hatch
The March Brown opens the dry fly season. Why the sparse trickle works in your favour, the two different insects sharing the name, and how to fish cold spring afternoons.
Identifying a Green Drake Hatch
The Green Drake is the hatch anglers plan their year around. Why big trout change their behaviour for it, when it peaks, and how to follow it up the valley.
Identifying a Hendrickson Hatch
The Hendrickson reopens the eastern season. The 50-degree rule that tells you when it starts, the Red Quill confusion, and why afternoons beat mornings.
Identifying a Trico Hatch and Spinner Fall
Tricos hatch overnight and fall spent by mid-morning. Reading the clock, why size 22 on 6X matters, and how to fish the spinner fall that makes the whole event.
Fishing Terrestrials: Hoppers, Ants, Beetles and Crickets
Terrestrials do not hatch, they fall in. How wind, bank grass and time of day decide where trout eat hoppers, ants and beetles through the hottest part of summer.
Identifying a Salmonfly and Golden Stone Hatch
Stoneflies hatch on land, not on the water. Why that single fact means fishing the banks, when the salmonfly peaks river by river, and how to fish golden stones.
Identifying a Pale Morning Dun (PMD) Hatch
Pale Morning Duns are the defining hatch of a western summer. How to identify them, when they emerge by region, and why trout eat the emerger instead of your dun.
Lodge, Fly-Out, or Road System: How to Pick Your Alaska Trip
The first decision about an Alaska trip isn't a river — it's whether you're buying a week or a day, and whether your party cares about fish at all.
When to Go Fly Fishing in Alaska: The Season, Month by Month
The six weeks everyone fights over aren't always the six weeks you want. How Alaska's season actually runs, from June streamers to October flesh.
What You'll Actually Catch Fly Fishing in Alaska
Everyone books Alaska for the salmon. Here's what's actually swimming in front of you — trophy rainbows that eat streamers, plus Dolly Varden, grayling and pike.
Imitate or Provoke: Choosing a Stillwater Fly When the Fish Won't Match
Lake trout eat for more than one reason, and only one of them is hunger for the thing you're imitating.
Indicator, Long Leader, or Straight Down: Three Ways to Present a Lake Fly
Once the fly is at the right depth, you still have to decide what it's doing down there. Three deliveries, three depth ranges.
Depth Is the First Decision: Finding and Holding the Right Level on a Lake
A river hands you the presentation for free. A lake makes you build it, starting with a depth you can actually reproduce.
Above the Tree Line: Chasing Cutthroat Through the Uintas and the Boulders
A high-country trip through Utah's Uintas and Boulder Mountains, chasing cutthroat in lakes too obscure to have names.
The Pantyhose Trick That Turns Any Dry Fly Into a Trailing-Shuck Emerger
A simple pantyhose trailing-shuck trick that turns any standard dun dry fly into an emerger pattern the moment trout start refusing your fly.
How to Tie the Black Lightning: A Bull Trout Streamer for Winter Water
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.
Fly Fishing the White River in Summer: Flows, Hatches, and a Casting Fix
Guide Steve Dalley breaks down reading Bull Shoals Dam flows on the White River, the summer hatch progression, and a simple casting stance fix.