Bass Fishing in the Mississippi River
The upper Mississippi above the Twin Cities fishes like a big, clear trout stream that happens to hold smallmouth. A full-time guide breaks down the season, the flies and 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...
Fly Fishing Insider Podcast Episodes
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.
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...
Belize, Argentina, etc, Why They Don't Have to be Once In A Lifetime
A DIY week in Belize with a golf cart and Google Maps, and six days of topwater golden dorado from a river cruiser in Argentina - neither one a once-in-a-lifetime...
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 Dry Fly Season and Not Moving as an Angler
Alaska's big rainbows are almost never caught on a dry fly. A lodge owner walks through the real season, from spring streamers to fall lake-run fish, and what the trip...
Michigan Fly Fishing for Smallies and Pike
A Grand Rapids guide explains why river smallmouth live in slow water, how to fish a log jam corner with a diver, and which line and rod weight to carry...
Midlife Opportunity to Become a Fly Fishing Guide
Mike Pease covers the lob cast and set, leading the drift for nymph fishing, and his advice for anglers starting a guiding career later in life.
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.
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.
The Hinged Nymphing Technique
A yarn indicator, a tippet matched to water depth, and a cast that puts the fly in first: how hinged nymphing gives you real control over depth.
Saltwater Fly Fishing in New Zealand and Ray Riding Fish
Guide Gian Boyseen, a marine biologist based in northeast New Zealand, breaks down saltwater fly fishing there and how to target kingfish and trevally.
Spring Creeks and Spot Fishing the Livingston Montana Area
Guide Jan Axtell fell for Livingston's spring creeks and moved to Montana to base his business there. Jan covers the water and how to fish it well.
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.
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.
East to West Coast Fly Fishing for Redfish in Florida
Redfish behave differently on Florida's east and west coasts. A guide with access to both explains educated fish, seasonal fly size, and how to feed a redfish that has seen...
Pike and Spot Fishing for Bass in the Midwest
A Georgian Bay guide breaks down post-spawn pike: the bays and weed types that hold them, a stout four-foot leader, and how to sight fish laid-up pike in two feet...