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“Fine Lines”
Current and quotable.- “We had been fishing for fifty-five days in a row and the skiff felt tight as a glove. The daily repetitions of launching and running, of poling and looking, had elevated the smallest, most idiotic hint of humor to the level of high comedy.” - Guy de la Valdene
- "The sheer audacity of a laid-up tarpon rolling over backwards to hoover a fly on top has to rank among the best visuals in all of fly fishing!" - Robert Tomes
- “There’s just something about watching fish take a surface fly that I can’t get out of my head.” - Craig Mathews
The Trout Rodeo
They come and go like silvery ghosts and often the closest you can get to one of them is when you hear a whitebaiter recounting: “there was a real big one here yesterday.”
Read more...“Ask the Experts”
- How to Weight Nymph Rigs
- Is There a “Correct” Casting Style?
- Which Strike Indicator Should I Use?
- Using the Snap-T Cast to Reposition Line
- How To Hook Fish On Tiny Flies
- How to Set Fly Reel Drags
- Casting: Controlling the Line Hand
- Winter Gear Storage Tips
- Experts’ Top Ten Dry and Wet Flies
- How Long Should a Prepackaged Leader Last?
- What’s The Best Tippet-to-Fly Knot?
- Fly Lines: Spooling, Leader Connections, and Fused Loops
Latest News
Quick Tip: Pluck your Leader Like a Guitar to Remove Debris
TROUT magazine editor Kirk Deeter gives us a super simple trick to remove any type of algae, weeds, or any other plant life your fly might have picked up while drifting in the water column. Not only does it remove debris … more
Maclean’s Fishing Holes
The Big Blackfoot River has captured many imaginations, in part because of the work of Norman Maclean and his novella A River Runs Through It. A recent piece by Kim Briggeman of The Missoulian features a conversation with founder and … more
Video: How to Tie Les Shannon’s Lemon Cahill
In this week’s featured fly tying video Matt Grobert shows his techniques for tying Les Shannon’s Lemon Cahill. Grobert uses many of the same techniques and materials Shannon chose for this classic Catskill dry fly.
Brackett Honored by Montana Arts Council
In honor of his life’s work, The Montana Arts Council recently awarded the prestigious “Montana’s Circle of American Masters in the Visual Folk and Traditional Arts” to bamboo rodmaker Glenn Brackett. Co-owner of Sweetgrass Rods in Twin Bridges, Brackett recently … more
Books »
- Battle of the Bards: Round 1
Who captures the essence of trout better: Ernest Hemingway or Seamus Heaney?
Flies »
- Worms, Salmon Eggs, and Marshmallows
A beautiful pattern poorly tied does not make for a beautiful fly. But an ugly pattern brilliantly tied might, because it embodies hope.
Tippets
- Tippets: Hillstrand Against the Pebble Mine, Spring Fishing Tactics, Best Reel Ever Made
- Tippets: Expressionism, Fishing Through High Water, Fly Tournament, Chemical Contaminants
- Tippets: Color & Wings, Low Levels in Lake Powell, Holding Bonefish
- Tippets: Radiation Leaks to Lake Michigan, Tips on Finding Bass, Bird’s-Eye of Alaska
- Tippets: Cohen Photo Essay, World Record Carp, Brook Trout Survey, Presentation Technique
Gear »
- Rod Review: Orvis Helios 2
The claim to transmit “energy directly from your brain to the fly and casts with the precision of a laser pointer” is not a far cry from the truth, marketing jargon as it may be.
People »
- “Remembering Woody”
Woody Sexton was a fixture in early Florida Keys angling, a man who probably did as much to establish "the code" of saltwater guiding as anyone.
Techniques »
- Learning Something New, By Doing Something Old
Handling a different implement, even for just an hour, gives you both an appreciation and a better understanding of what you are accomplishing with a fly rod.
Travel »
- True North
"Today I offer a new rubric for temperament and personality: your true self faces either north, south, east or west."
