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Using Google Maps to Find Early Season Schoolies in New England
Technology has opened up new fishing possibilities for everyone. Don’t let yourself be confined to information gleaned from local bait shop chatter. Get in the car and explore.
Read more...“Ask the Experts”
- How To Hook Fish On Tiny Flies
- Presenting Flies Behind a Midstream Rock
- Figuring Out the Local Hatch
- “Fish Ears”
- Flies for the Trouts
- Dealing With Wind
- How Long Do Prepackaged Leaders Last?
- What About Soft-Hackled Flies?
- Getting Them On, Then In
- How Well Do Fish Recover From Being Foul-Hooked?
- How to Land and Release Fish When Fly Fishing Alone
- Casting Unruly Rigs
Latest News
Tippets: Interview with Kate Taylor Crump, Spey Casting Made Easy
Kate Taylor Crump, co-owner of Frigate Adventure Travel, is the guest on the most recent episode of The Itinerant Angler podcast. She talks with host Zach Matthews about the guiding life and unique Alaska float plane fisheries. In a new … more
Nymph Patterns on Loon Live
This week on Loon Live, tune in on Thursday June, 21, at 6:00 p.m. (PST) to learn how to tie two unique nymph patterns: “The Flow Stone is somewhere between imitation and attractor, riding upside-down like a jig and with … more
Tippets: The Fly Tapes Hosts Chris Santella, Tying Zonkers with Kevin Hospodar
In the most recent episode of The Fly Tapes, host Jason Rolfe talks to author and angler Chris Santella. The conversation ranges from “his early life, his ventures into writing about flyfishing, and the challenges of writing a book like … more
Loon Announces New Tin Weights
Loon Outdoors has launched its new line of Tin Weights. Available in matte Black and Camo, these new weights form Loon are “non-toxic, easy to use, and textured to prevent slipping, double cut to re-use and adjust easily, and available … more
Books »
- “Born Again”
What happens when you wake up one day and you realize that you just aren’t as motivated to get up and go fishing as you once were? Do you just chalk it up to being older and busier?
Flies »
- Why an Emerger Is Almost Always a Better Bet Than an Adult
This is the stage of mayfly hatches that trout prefer—when the emerging dun gets stuck trying to escape the nymph shuck.
Tippets
- Tippets: Interview with Kate Taylor Crump, Spey Casting Made Easy
- Tippets: The Fly Tapes Hosts Chris Santella, Tying Zonkers with Kevin Hospodar
- Tippets: Downstream Presentations, Fly Fishing Iran
- Tippets: Double Streamers on “In the Loop,” Right Brain Retrieve Podcast
- Tippets: Podcast Interview with Andreas Andersson, Fly Fishing Accessories
Gear »
- Fly Rod Reviews: Mystic Reaper X and Mystic M-Series Nymphing Rod
Robert Morselli reviews the new Mystic Reaper X and M-Series fly rods.
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 »
- Using Google Maps to Find Early Season Schoolies in New England
Technology has opened up new fishing possibilities for everyone. Don’t let yourself be confined to information gleaned from local bait shop chatter. Get in the car and explore.
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.