Florida Keys Fall Flats: Grand Slams and Overlining Tips With Bruce Chard
Bruce Chard on why fall is prime time in the Florida Keys for grand slams, and how overlining your rod helps you cast fast at short range.
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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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Yellowstone Dry Fly Tips From a Veteran Guide: One Fly, Nylon Leaders, and a Sharpie
Yellowstone and Madison River guide Alice Owsley shares dry fly tips: fish one fly, choose nylon leaders, use a sharpie, and observe before you cast.
Story Over Production Value: How the Montana Fishing Film Festival Got Started
How a borrowed camera and a Missoula screening grew into the Montana Fishing Film Festival, and what makes a fishing film worth watching.
Steelhead Alley Tactics: Read the Run, Mend Upstream, and Let the Fly Hang
Great Lakes steelhead tips from the Steelhead Manifesto: study the run, mend upstream to get down, and learn why the dangle at the end of the swing pays off.
Tenkara for Kids: An Age-by-Age Plan for Rod, Safety, and a Pond-First Progression
Tenkara may be the easiest way to put a fly in front of a fish for a child: no reel to tangle, no line to strip and step on, and...
Where Fish Live: The FEES Method for Reading Trout Water
Use FEES (food, energy, efficiency, safety) to read any river and find the lies where trout actually sit, instead of fishing empty water.
Japanese Rods vs US-Designed Rods: An Honest Buyer's Guide
Ask whether to buy a Japanese tenkara rod or a US-designed one and you will get loyalty, folklore, and very little useful comparison. The truth is less dramatic and more...
Costa Rica Fly Fishing: Machaca, Tarpon and Rooster Fish with Jesse Males
Jesse Males on fly fishing Costa Rica: jungle-river machaca on eight weights, Caribbean tarpon, surf-caught rooster fish, and the rigs behind them.
Fish New Water on Every Cast and Catch More Fish
Stop casting to the same spot. Learn the new-water approach to fly fishing: better drifts, fewer spooked fish, and more opportunities.
Baseline Streamer Tactics: The Swing vs. the Jerk Strip
Two baseline streamer retrieves explained: the in-alignment swing and the across-the-current jerk strip, and when to choose each one.
Building a Better Fly Box: What Montana Fly Company Taught Us About Flies, Patterns and Storage
Montana Fly Company on choosing quality flies, where new patterns come from, and picking a fly box that survives boat days. Lessons from the podcast.
Tying Streamers That Hold Up: Lessons from Hunter Derrek of Meat Market Flies
Hunter Derrek of Meat Market Flies on building streamers that survive big fish: hook choice, proven patterns, and tying for how you really fish.
How Fly Lines Are Built: Cores, Coatings and Tapers with Scientific Anglers President Brad Befus
Scientific Anglers president Brad Befus explains fly line cores, coatings, textures and tapers, and how to pick the right line for your water.
12 Gifts for Fly Tyers They'll Actually Use
Shopping for someone who ties flies? These 12 fly tying gifts, from a rotary vise and full tool kit to a UV cure light and a Clouser Minnow kit, will...
Better Fish Handling: What Purist on the Fly Taught Us About Catch and Release
Purist on the Fly on fish handling ethics, plus a practical catch-and-release routine for faster releases, safer photos, and healthier fish.
How to Host a Fly Fishing Film Night in Your Town: Lessons from Mariko Izumi
Mariko Izumi on growing up in a Canadian fishing family, traveling for TV, and how anyone can host a fly fishing film screening in their town.
Dry Flies, Bamboo Rods, and Slowing Down: Lessons from Spencer Durrant of MidCurrent
Spencer Durrant of MidCurrent on dry-fly fishing, a simple Rocky Mountain dry-dropper rig, and why bamboo rods make you a slower, better angler.
15 Best Fly Fishing Gifts Under $100
Fifteen fly fishing gifts between $25 and $100 that anglers will actually use, from fly boxes and tools to warm layers, plus how to pair two gifts for free shipping.
How to Start a Fly Fishing Community: Lessons From Marsh Sessions in Northeast Florida
How Marsh Sessions grew from a brewery tying night into a 450-person Florida fly fishing festival, plus a playbook for starting a fishing community of your own.
Why Fly Anglers Should Care About Hunting Policy (and How to Make Your Voice Count)
Hunters and anglers fund conservation together. How the user-pay model works, why policy fights spread state to state, and how to contact the right decision makers.