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If you've ever been curious about why so many anglers love fly fishing for striped bass, then you need to read this story. Captain Jim Freda - a New Jersey-based guide - tells a wonderful tale about the incredible 2022 striped bass fishing season. He includes tips and tricks for both shore-bound and boating anglers alike. You'll also learn about some of the...

In this most recent episode of the Orvis podcast, Tom Rosenbauer sits down with lifelong angler, guide, and conservationist Todd Tanner to talk about 12 tips for improving your dry fly fishing. Todd used to guide on the Henry's Fork, so he knows a thing or two about fishing dry flies. You can listen to the show here.

The biggest golden trout I've ever caught was about 13 inches long. I caught it here in Wyoming, at almost 12,000 feet above sea level. That fish was far from the usual trophy standards they grow to here in the Cowboy State. I know plenty of anglers who've caught 20-inch (or larger) goldens. What I haven't seen, however, is a golden trout that exceeds six...

If you're ready to up and move somewhere just for the great trout fishing, then you need to read this story by Sage Marshall in Field & Stream. You'll be treated to a complete list of the ten best towns to live in throughout America if your goal is to have the best trout fishing available. You can read the story here.

If you've ever read The River Why by David James Duncan, you're aware of how alluring the river described in the book can be. That river inspired a real-life odyssey by Andy Cochrane to search for the river that inspired the one in Duncan's novel. Cochrane wrote about the adventure over on Thrillist, and it's a fantastic read. "The river is never named...

We're used to seeing fly fishing films sponsored by - or filmed by - some of the biggest names in the industry. They focus on trout, or tarpon, or dorado. Exotic fish in exotic locations, all packaged in a neat, slick way that's meant to make those experiences feel accessible. Most of them aren't, which is why many fly fishing films don't resonate with...

There's no denying that fly fishing is enjoying a surge of popularity right now. It started during the pandemic, but the interest in what was once an overlooked sport has continued longer than many of us probably thought it would. As an example, a columnist for the Deseret News in Salt Lake City, UT, recently wrote about his experience learning to fly...

For a long time, I always thought the idea of using side pressure to fight trout was a bit overkill. After all, could the angle of your rod really impact how quickly you're able to bring a big fish to hand? Well, Domenick Swentosky answers that question - and dishes out plenty of other tips on this technique - in his latest over at Troubitten. You can...

In a recent story for Forbes, entrepreneur Ty Haney credits her love of fly fishing as one of the things that's helped her grow in the business world. You can read everything she has to say about fly fishing's relationship to business here.

Dom Swentosky posits that most missed trout are the result of bad hook sets. In particular, he thinks we miss a lot of trout because we don't set the hook hard enough. Perhaps we have something to learn from our gear-fishing friends... In any case, how you set the hook certainly matters, and Dom asserts that it matters quite a lot. You can read all of his...