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.
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.
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.
Bimonthly brewery gatherings, a fall festival that drew 450 people, and nearly $4,000 raised for conservation - built with no budget, one partner and a lot of phone calls.
Jason Klass breaks down Tenkara, the telescopic, line-only method of fly fishing, dispelling its misconceptions and covering rod build, flex, lengths and line setup.
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.
An ecologist explains what large woody debris, riparian vegetation and snowpack actually tell you about where trout hold and when a river will fish.
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.
A working rod builder walks through the assembly order, the handle-mounting step that decides whether a rod performs, and the thread choices behind clean guide wraps.
An angler who came to fly fishing as an adult on why slowing the mind - not the hands - fixes wind knots, blown shots and spooked fish.
He bought a sinking sailboat for $1,500, learned to sail on it, and now plans to cross to Scotland, fly fishing, foraging and diving for food along the way.
A South Island guide breaks down how sight fishing for big New Zealand brown trout actually works, from training your eyes to leader construction, approach distance and pace.
Eighteen years of glassblowing, a 30 to 50 hour build for a single sculpted trout, and a search for genetically pure cutthroat in alpine lakes that most anglers will never...
A year of fishing travel mapped out: Driftless spring creeks, Arizona canyons full of crawfish-fed browns, a Montana summer based in Missoula, and a fall bull trout trip north of...
Most anglers show up at new water and start guessing. Three research methods, plus a bonus fourth, that turn an unfamiliar spot into a place you already understand.
Most anglers loop tippet over the hook bend and then fumble the wraps. Pre-tying the clinch knot and slipping the finished loop over the bend is faster and far cleaner.
Twenty years of guiding the upper Mississippi and the St. Croix: why the smallmouth run big, how to work a popper or a diver, and what fall musky fishing really...
Austin Leonard is a steelhead guy who enjoys the pursuit of a challenging species. Austin shares his life stories and the purpose behind his near addiction.
Jennings Hester of the men's mental health foundation Fishing the Good Fight explains how fly fishing can have a positive impact, then talks tactics.
Chase Turner is a semi-competitive fly fisherman who hones his skills through competition, and he explains why the mental game matters so much.
Vincent Aiello, former US Navy fighter pilot and host of the Fighter Pilot Podcast, shares the methodologies he carries from the cockpit to the water.