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Streamer season is upon us, and if you're wanting to try out this method of fly fishing, you should read this story from Joe Cermele over in Field & Stream. Cermele takes readers through all the basic info you need to know about fly fishing successfully with streamers. A resource like this can certainly help lower the learning curve for anglers who...

As much as we'd all love to only catch wild trout, that's just not a reality anymore. Many trout fisheries survive thanks to stocking, and these stocked trout sometimes require different techniques to catch than their wild brethren. Freshly stocked trout, especially, can be somewhat immune to the more natural offerings us fly anglers are prone to use...

If you really want to put a big fish in the net, then you should probably read this recent story from Matthew Calderaro over at the Orvis blog. Calderaro is a former rod designer at Orvis who now operates an outfitting business in Europe. In this story, he illustrates his points about catching big fish with the marble trout - a trout I desperately want to...

Fly anglers are familiar - intimately so - with the hopper-dropper rig. It's a go-to for trout in the summertime, and it's my personal favorite way to fly fish. But what about a popper dropper setup? Chris Hunt describes this interesting rig in a recent story over at Hatch Magazine, including a few recollections about how he encountered the setup. You can...

Few things are as relaxing - or enjoyable - as fly fishing in the high country. It's such a unique setting for fly fishing, and it's something not every angler gets to experience. While this year's high country season is winding down, there's still time to get up there and chase some trout. This is where Joshua Bergan's recent story in Fly Fisherman...

I've gone pike fishing a few times in my life, but I never had much success. I've caught more tiger muskie (pike/musky hybrids) than I have pike. I caught those tiger muskie on a fly, but fished off my spinning rod (a long story). Anyways - pike fishing is always something I've wanted to do, but haven't dedicated the time to exploring it. That's why this...

If you're trying to find a way to take an incredible fly fishing trip - but you want to do it on a tight budget - then you need to read this story from Louis Cahill over at Gink & Gasoline. He describes 12 tips to help take an epic fly fishing road trip on the cheap - including renting a U-Haul van as one option. You can read the story here.

Tarpon fishing is an entirely different game that plays by a set of rules most of us trout anglers don't fully understand. For the tarpon-obsessed, there are few other fish as enticing as these big silver kings. If you're looking to fish for tarpon for your first time, or you're interested in learning new tactics to better your odds against them, then you...

In tribute to the late Dave Whitlock, the folks over at Fly Fisherman Magazine are putting on "Dave Whitlock Week." Throughout this week, they'll be sharing some of Dave's greatest stories, all in an effort to "celebrate Dave's important contributions to our sport." There's even a catalog of all of Dave's articles he ever wrote for Fly Fisherman, which...

Evan Jones, over at the Orvis blog, put together this great story recently, where he details three tips for fly fishing warmwater reservoirs. You can read it here.