Taking Time to Dissect the Pursuits of Anglers in the Top 10%
A guide who spends his off season fishing with competition anglers shares what he learned: a fly selection formula, an upstream skittering technique, and a leader built by halves.
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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...
Fly Fishing Insider Podcast Episodes
How to Simply Reset Your Dry Dropper for a Drag Free Drift - Tips and Tricks - Fly Fishing Insider Podcast
A short tip on resetting a dry dropper without recasting - lift the rod tip to pull the dry back, feed slack, and drop the nymph deeper in the column.
How it Feels to Be a New Guide on High Pressured Water - Zach Lassek
Guiding a river where the lots are full by eight in the morning is a specific kind of hard. Three seasons on the middle Provo, from first-year anxiety to knowing...
Fly Fishing Conservation is Healing Rivers with Scientific Research
An aquatic ecologist explains how insect samples are used to grade river health, why salmonflies take three years underwater, and what that means for nymph selection.
How to Rig Your Boat and Run The Aquarium on the Green River
Eleven seasons on the Green River out of Dutch John, distilled into flows, hatch timing, 14-foot leaders, foam-headed streamers and the safety gear that lives under a guide's seat.
Stream Access What Happens Behind Closed Doors
Bert Ley, Vice President of the Utah Stream Access Coalition, covers stream access basics, how to get informed and take action, and his many trips to Chile.