Fly Fishing

Right-hand reel – for right-handers?

Left or Right?

I stop in at the local fly shop, in need of backing on a new…
fly fishing
Green Butt Muddler

Variants

At the bench yesterday preparing for the arrival – knock on wood – of summer…
angling
Stand up paddle boards can carry even timid anglers to uncrowded water.

Old Dogs, New Tricks

The first time I saw a stand-up paddle board, or SUP, used for fishing, I…
Guide Jeffrey Feczko enjoying a day off somewhere deep in Baja.

Guiding Light

When I first met Jeff Feczko, one of those globe-trotting guides who make most of…

Dinosaur

The primeval jungles of Guyana hide arapaimas, where 150 million years have changed little about…
Deschutes redside
Isn’t it time we considered steering clear of dark trout like this Deschutes redside during their annual spawning season?

Off-Season?

Call him Jake. A recent initiate to the subtleties of trout fishing, he keeps texting…
dam
Throughout the West, more and more dams like this one on the Klamath River are slated for breaching in efforts to restore the health and integrity of native fisheries.

A Good Day to Die

The recent $33 billion proposal by U.S. Rep. Mike Simpson (R-Idaho) to breach the four…

Trickle-Down Theory: Small Creeks, Big Returns

by Scott Sadil It’s always a surprise – maybe moreso the first week of February. …
Wild fish from the bank: one way it’s always been done.

Row v. Wade

Recent rule changes by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife prohibit coastal anglers from…
montanan fishing

Epic Fly Fishing Road Trip Through Montana

What's a true Montana fishing trip without a stop through Ennis on the Madison River?

Fins & Feathers

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A Song for Jardines de la Reina

Exhalted by Crown and El Caballo By Seth Fields I can’t quite make out the…