Turning Guiding to a Future Career
Dan Hoffman, a former fishing guide and chief of police, explains how to turn the transferable skills of guiding into a next career, plus fishing Alaska's Bristol Bay.
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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
Fly Fishing Journey and How He Keeps His Passion Alive
Joel Stoehr traces his path from Catskills trout to saltwater in New York City, redfish in Louisiana and tarpon in Key West, and how new water keeps the passion alive.
Trout Angler Destinations Recommended by Orvis
Seth Berger of Orvis walks through his favorite fishing destinations for trout anglers looking to expand their horizons, from Chile and Yellowstone to Belize and Iceland.
The Importance of the Captain's Position in Raft, Drift or Jet Boat
Most fishing boats are not built with the rower in mind, so captains end up on a cooler with the oars at shoulder height. Raising the seat changes visibility, leverage...
Catching Fish on a Difficult Fishery and a Dry Dropper Tip
The Upper Delaware holds so many bugs that trout can afford to be picky. A guide explains the presentations that work there, and a dry-dropper rig built to fish the...
Dry Fly Fishing with a Short Leader on Spring Creeks
A Pennsylvania outfitter breaks down why a 7-foot leader beats a 9-foot one on spring creeks, how to read a rise form, and where to land a dry fly on...
Alaska Fly Fishing Opportunities
A Bristol Bay guide walks through the Alaska season stage by stage: early streamers and mice, sockeye arriving in July, the egg drop, then flesh.
Streamer Fishing, Brooks, Lakers and Brown Trout, Plus The Comfort Zone
Why northern brook trout eat three-inch articulated streamers, how to find them by cold-water seeps, and how to fish alder tunnels where you cannot cast.
River Ecology and Coastal Rivers for Native Trout
An ecologist explains what large woody debris, riparian vegetation and snowpack actually tell you about where trout hold and when a river will fish.
Urban Fishing in Denver for Trout and Carp but Applicable in Any City
Stream gauges, sun angle, tailing fish and the drag and drop presentation - how to find and catch carp on a fly in any city, starting with Denver.
Joe Humphreys's and Going from Trout to Multispecies
A Penn State-trained trout angler explains what transfers when you leave trout behind, and how he breaks a tail-out pool down from the bottom up.
Bull Trout, Alaska Guiding and the Mayfly Project
The founders of a foster-care fly fishing nonprofit break down what connection really means on a tight line rig, and why an oversized indicator hides most of your bites.
Small Mountain Streams Conservation
A Colorado guide on reading access before water, working upstream through logs and boulders, and the erosion problem that willow planting actually solves.
Sea Run Cutthroat, How They Run and Your Setup
Garrett Lesko breaks down Oregon sea-run cutthroat trout: migration timing, the decline of the fishery, and the rod, line and flies he fishes from a float tube.
The Various Locations and Their Species in Western Australia
Perth sits between two coasts. A Western Australia shop owner walks through carp on the metro flats, tuskfish and blue bastards up north, and the drives that separate them.
Is the Kenai River Worth It? Alaska Fly Fishing
Kenai guide Dallas Voss breaks down year-round rainbow trout, salmon run timing, flossing sockeye, bears on the Russian, and why even-year pink runs make the trout fatter.
How to Streamer Fish for Migratory Fish
Kodie Kowitz guided Alaska for 12 seasons and now guides Michigan steelhead. He covers jig-head streamers, strip-pause retrieves, where migratory fish hold by season, and why changing flies wastes time.
How to Target Big Trout with Andrew Steketee of FlyLab
How to target big trout: night movement, pod hierarchy, heavy tippet, medium-action rods, and the approach mistakes that put trophy browns down before you ever cast.
Bauer Reels - Get to Know - The Angler
Four trout rivers meet in Twin Bridges, Montana, with spring creeks filling in around them. What spring creek fishing demands, and how to swing streamers to staging fall browns.
Skwala - Get to Know - The Angler
Swinging flies for trout on a two-hander: which rod weights and lines to carry, how to step a long run, when to move the fly, and how to keep breathable...