Cathy Beck offers a complete introduction to watercraft for fly fishing: what they do, how they work, and which choice is probably right for your style of fishing.
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“Fine Lines”
Current and quotable.- “... it takes several years of serious fishing before a man learns enough to go through a whole season with an unblemished record of physical and spiritual anguish.” - Ed Zern
- “It has always been my private conviction that any man who pits his intelligence against a fish and loses has it coming.” - John Steinbeck
- "I am not against golf, since I cannot but suspect it keeps armies of the unworthy from discovering trout.... " - Paul O'Neill
All Fish Are Not Created Equal
Scientist Simon Blanford asks: Should we design our fishing tactics around the "average fish," or is there more to the story?
Read more...“Ask the Experts”
- How To Avoid Breaking Fly Rods
- Dry Fly Fishing on Small Streams
- Fly Fishing Jazz: “Out of the Mainstream”
- 2014 Angling Resolutions
- Using a Sweep Set
- Figuring Out the Local Hatch
- Sending Back the Souffle
- When You’re Not the Only One
- Picking Your First Fly Rod
- Washing Breathable Waders
- Mending Alternative: the Underpowered Cast
- Presenting Flies Behind a Midstream Rock
Latest News
Video Hatch: “The Early Bird”
The race to get to the water can often feel like this vaudeville-themed film short from Caster Tollwad.
Rizzoli Unveils Photo Book On Coastal and Flats Fishing
With photography by Andy Anderson and words by Tom Rosenbauer, the recently released book Salt: Coastal and Flats Fishing is a journey to America’s most notable saltwater fly fishing destinations. It’s “As close to a firsthand experience as a … more
How to Tie the Tungsten Torpedo
Matt Grobert ties the Tungsten Torpedo in this week’s featured tying video. As videographer Tim Flagler says, ”it’s become a staple of competitive fly fishermen and with good reason: it works.”
Video Hatch: “San Francisquito Creek – America’s Most Endangered Rivers 2014”
This short film from American Rivers highlights one of America’s most endangered rivers of 2014, San Francisquito Creek, and the issues facing its revival.
Books »
- “Leadeth Me Beside Still Waters”
Lakes and ponds are wildly capricious, but sometimes they reveal fishing that's as good as--or better than--any moving-water trout stream.
Flies »
- Why I Don’t Tie
For some, tying is an essential part of the sport. Others just don't have the personality that wants to go all-in with feathers and thread.
Tippets
- Tippets: Making Midges, Ocean Trash, Taking the Colorado’s Pulse, Tenkara Starters
- Tippets: Finding Balance, Business of Public Lands, Small Stream Strategies
- Tippets: Tying Tapered Leaders, Elwha River’s Wild Steelhead, Bologna on the Bank
- Tippets: DIY Tying Materials, Endangered Rivers, NOAA Sportfishing Policy
- Tippets: Oldest Message in a Bottle, Colorado Street View, Muddy Your Flies
Gear »
- Getting Around
Cathy Beck offers a complete introduction to watercraft for fly fishing: what they do, how they work, and which choice is probably right for your style of fishing.
People »
- Talking Streamers with Kelly Galloup
Sex Dungeons. Butt Monkeys. Stacked Blondes. Barely Legals. Bodacious names aside, Kelly Galloup's flies have changed the face (and attitude) of modern fly fishing.
Techniques »
- “Fort Lauderdale” Steelhead
Dave Karcynski helps solve the puzzle presented by feverish spring fish with several tips on when, where and how to fish for single-minded steelhead.
Travel »
- The Vortex Slayers
Dave Karczynski and photographer P.A. Rech try to conjure an early spring with some old tricks (or call them superstitions).
