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Commercial fishing is, and will likely remain, a key part of managing our salmon fisheries. The demand for salmon likely won't decrease anytime soon, but the need to balance that demand with the requirements for healthy salmon stocks is imperative. That goes for both Pacific and Atlantic salmon. That's why a recent bit of research from the University of...

The American Fly Fishing Trade Association (AFFTA) just released a report that the trade group hopes will launch a nationwide effort to empower anglers to demand action on climate change. The report, titled "For Tomorrow’s Fish: Anglers Are the Key to Climate-Resilient Fisheries,” was written by anglers, and contains information that AFFTA says will...

In this week's Tying Tuesday, we're treated to a few fun patterns. The first is the Easy Street Midge, from Barry Ord Clarke, of the Feather Bender on YouTube. This little midge pattern has all the looks of a fishy fly, and I can see myself tying up a few for the box. Our next pattern is a fun Yellow Sally imitation from the folks over at Fly Fish Food...

I've been involved in education for a while now (my current day job is as a high school English teacher, though that's soon changing), and for the past two years I've focused on teaching the basics of fly fishing to beginners. Between my weekly podcast and semi-weekly instructional videos on YouTube, I spend hours each week talking about tactics and...

In this recent episode of the Orvis podcast, Tom Rosenbauer sits down with Rowan Lytle to talk about the secrets of carp fishing during their spring spawn. Lytle is a guide with extensive experience, and he dishes on some interesting tactics for targeting a fish that many folks really enjoy. You can listen to the show here.

In this recent story for Fly Fisherman Magazine, Josh Bergan does an outstanding job of summarizing various projects the United States Fish and Wildlife Services (USFWS) is undertaking to provide passage for fish around various barriers. Reconnecting fragmented habitat is becoming a focus of many state and federal agencies worldwide, since it's arguably...

Recent efforts by the Biden administration to continue to achieve a goal of conserving 30% of America's land and water have come under fire, notably by The New York Times. In an article last week, Catrin Einhorn wrote about a new Biden administration policy that would still allow commercial fishing in waters the administration wants to deem "conserved....

I was a fifth-generation Utahn until I moved to Wyoming, but I still (usually) proudly claim to be from Utah. It was a great place to grow up, and some of my fondest fishing memories happened there. In particular, I learned more from my time on the Lower Provo River than any river other than the Green. Over the past few years, though, a new landowner along...

The Big Hole River got some encouraging news yesterday when Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks (FWP) announced partial spring sampling results. Biologists have completed spring stream sampling that shows an increase in trout numbers for both browns and rainbows along the Melrose and Hogback sections of the Big Hole River . The press release from FWP reads...

This week's edition of Tying Tuesday features a fun little midge pattern from Charlie Craven. The Massacre Midge looks fairly easy to tie, and it looks like it'll do a good job of catching fish, as well.