IF YOU WANT to catch trout with those wet flies in the corner of your fly box, take a few pages from Grandpa's playbook.
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“Fine Lines”
Current and quotable.- "The fish and I were both stunned and disbelieving to find ourselves connected by a line." - William Humphrey
- "No sport affords a greater field for observation and study than fly fishing, and it is the close attention paid to the minor happenings upon the stream the marks the finished angler." - George M. L. La Branche
- "I distrust experts in general and fishing experts in particular." - W. D. Wetherell
The Steeple Cast
Question: "Is there a cast besides the roll cast that can help me stay out of the trees?"
Read more...“Ask the Experts”
- Fly Fishing Jazz: Dropping the Bomb and Coming Tight
- The Steeple Cast
- Is There a Secret to Untangling Knots?
- Mending: Upstream or Down?
- Fly Casting From a Drift Boat
- “Stuck”
- How to Recognize a Problem Bear
- Fly Fishing Jazz: Goin’ to the Water Songs
- Common Sense Fly Fishing: Line Control
- When You’re Not the Only One
- Using Indicator Flies
- Flies for the Trouts
Latest News
Tippets: Guitar Strings and Fly Lines, Fall Fly Fishing Essentials
Mike Sepelak writes about the meeting of his two passions, music and fly fishing, in a recent essay via Hatch Magazine. After breaking a guitar string, “Once the nylon set couldn’t be found, my eyes fell on the carefully stacked … more
New Frames From Costa
New frames from Costa combine classic West Coast style and place names with optimal performance. The new frame styles include the Half Moon, Rincon and Remora. Read more in the press release below.
MIDCURRENT Giveaway: New Mystic Outdoors JXP Fly Rod
NEW GIVEAWAY! Sign up today for your chance to win a Mystic JXP Fly Rod, the new high-performance rod that is built by hand in the company’s Colorado headquarters. You could also win one of two other great prizes.
How to Tie a Freestyle Fall Favorite
Dave McKenna demonstrates how to tie his Freestyle Fall Favorite, a takeoff on a popular salmon and steelhead pattern that’s been around for decades. As videographer Tim Flagler notes, this pattern has “fooled not only kings but cohos, steelhead and brown trout …
Books »
- “Bypassed Fishing”
"The memory of those wild trout is haunting, as is the thought of having passed it up."
Flies »
- Trout Flies
Trout flies have always been a fascinating mix of practical function, unique sculptural form, and hypnotic beauty to me.
Tippets
- Tippets: Guitar Strings and Fly Lines, Fall Fly Fishing Essentials
- Tippets: Making Tenkara Leaders, Hatch Magazine Barracuda Tournament
- Tippets: DIY First Aid Kit, Catch and Release Best Practices
- Tippets: Strategies for Small Streams, Tying Jason’s Hopper
- Tippets: Big Fish on Small Flies, Fishing with Kids
Gear »
- New & Improved Gear: June 2018
Robert Morselli reviews some recently improved gear from Loon and Abel.
People »
- Randy Wayne White: Adventurer by the Book
It is no mystery how Randy Wayne White became one of the top selling genre writers in the United States—talent, persistence, and hard work.
Techniques »
- Beyond the Swing
If you want to catch trout with those wet flies in the corner of your fly box, take a few pages from Grandpa's playbook.
Travel »
- Travel Basics: Breaking Down the First Aid Kit, Part 2
Sometimes the worst injuries can happen hiking your home trail or fishing familiar rivers with friends. Read Part 2 of Jess McGlothlin's guide to the Ultimate First Aid Kit.