Best Shenandoah Streams
Photo: Harry Murray By: Harry Murray By parking at trailheads on Skyline Drive and hiking down to the upper reaches of the streams, you will usually get the best springtime dry-fly fishing. You can...
View ArticleFly Fishing Shenandoah National Park
Due to the small size of most Shenandoah streams, it’s important to approach from below and cast upstream. Start with careful, short casts in the tail of the pool before you move to the head of the...
View ArticleThe Fly Cast
The results of good casting are clear. You’ll have less frustration on the water, and spend more time effectively presenting your flies. Photo: Simon Gawesworth [Simon Gawesworth is one of the world’s...
View ArticleDuffels And Boat Bags
”Welding” used to mean using extremely high heat to unite two pieces of metal. Now, it just means using heat to securely join two similar pieces of material. The Stormfront Pack, Westwater Duffel, and...
View ArticleNew Trout Rod Review
Photo: R. Valentine Atkinson Lighter, Faster, Stronger? It’s a common misconception that durability is sacrificed as fly rods become lighter, with thinner walls and narrower shafts. In fact, the...
View ArticleSculpin Fly Pattern
You can fish Chuck’s Sculpin on a floating or sinking-tip line. Floating lines are best for shallow pocketwater and riffle sections that require quick casts and short drifts; sinking-tip lines are...
View ArticleFly Fishing In Ireland
In Search of Danica Highly colored, wild browns provided daylong fishing on the best Irish streams, especially fishing nymphs on wadeable freestoners such as the Rivers Suir and Boyne. David...
View ArticleTop Spey Line Options
One of the most complicated aspects of two-handed rods is line selection. There is such a wide variety of choices for switch and Spey rods that the process often leaves fly fishers feeling confused and...
View ArticleCumberland Valley Alternatives
Brown Trout. Photo: Ben Ardito Pennsylvania’s fertile Cumberland Valley is known for its cold, crystalline spring creeks and their wary and selective trout. The valley’s best streams—the Letort, Big...
View ArticleFly Fishing the World Visits the Land of Fire & Ice for Salmon
Guest host Sasha Savic educates viewers on Atlantic salmon and what can be done to ensure their viability. What makes the most desirable fly fishing river? Crystal clear, icy water situated in a string...
View ArticleNymph Rods
Photo: Landon Mayer Don’t Pidgeonhole the Nymph Game Euro nymphing. Czech nymphing. High-sticking. Tight-line nymphing. We’re fly fishers, and as our boxes of flies can attest, we love to attach names...
View ArticleBest Shenandoah Streams
Photo: Harry Murray By: Harry Murray By parking at trailheads on Skyline Drive and hiking down to the upper reaches of the streams, you will usually get the best springtime dry-fly fishing. You can...
View ArticleSteelheading the Lower Deschutes
The Deschutes River near Maupin has plenty of access and campgrounds for anglers who want to stay near the water. From Pelton Dam to the Columbia River, the Deschutes offers 100 miles of excellent...
View ArticleTackle Tips For Kids
Photos: Tom Rosenbauer Passionate fly fishers dream of having their kids turn into their best fishing buddies. It often doesn’t happen at all, and when it does, the expectation seldom fulfills the...
View ArticleFly Fishing Shenandoah National Park
Due to the small size of most Shenandoah streams, it’s important to approach from below and cast upstream. Start with careful, short casts in the tail of the pool before you move to the head of the...
View ArticleBucktail Bodies
When you spend years working in a fly shop, you become callous to the many items that surround you. I believe it’s an acquired defense mechanism that stops you from going broke by purchasing everything...
View Article11 Best Ways To Tie Flies Faster
As a longtime commercial fly tier, I’m used to people marveling about how fast I can tie. Truth is, short of an emergency deadline, or a late night followed by an early morning trip, I prefer to tie...
View ArticleHow To Be Successful Fly Fishing Shorelines
Photo: Landon Mayer By: Landon Mayer The sun is bright, glaring off the water’s surface, forming distinct viewing lanes in clear water as long and wide as an opening on the highway. A breeze creeps in...
View Article2013 Gifts For Dad
Shopping for the fly fishing father in your life? To help you get started, we put together this straightforward Father’s Day gift guide. × Bugslinger Buff Sun damaged skin is no joke, but remembering...
View ArticleTube Flies For Steelhead
When a fish takes a tube fly, the tube often slides away from the hook (above), reducing wear and tear on the fly and making it easy to remove the hook. Crimp the barbs on all hooks before fishing...
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