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Taffy

The growing thunderhead had stripped the glare from the creek and the water went from bright to legible.

Of Trout and Magic

This is a place where the average-to-good angler will get taken behind the woodshed and beaten up spectacularly.

Hacks

From Google Earth to TroutRoutes

The next generation’s thoughts on fly-fishing mapping platforms.

Man casting a medium-action fly rod in the Rockies.

Gear

An Observation on the Fly Rod Market

The majority of the rods made today are generally too stiff for their intended use…

Angler fishing in Rocky Mountain National Park.

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2026 Fly-fishing Trends

Travel, especially international, will be as hot as the stock market...

Roaring Fork River brown trout in the water. The fish is in a net.

Skills

Photographing Fish

Do not remove the fish from the water until the camera is ready...

Man fly casting alone on the Firehole River, Yellowstone Park.

Skills

Avoiding Crowds Through Better Fly Casting

Do better fly casters catch more fish?

Streamers in a drift boat in Alberta, CAN.

Skills

Does Fly Pattern Matter?

We believe that our choice of fly is responsible for the fish that we catch, and that if we can merely find the right fly, our success will know no bounds…

Shadow of truck and drift boat on the northern plains.

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Hard Lessons About EVs and Hybrids

The plug-in hybrid is the way to go, but you want to look for something that gets more than 20 miles range from a battery.