Geartalk

A Fine Caddis Emergence

The strongest indication that fish are feeding on emerging caddis is the presence of rising fish with no insects apparent on the water…

Fly-tying Knowhow: Dubbing Skills

Most dubbing conversations start with material. Which is a reasonable place to start. It’s also the wrong place…

Coping With Tailwinds and Crosswinds

No matter which particular cast you choose to use, or the angle and speed at which you execute it, sound casting mechanics are of utmost importance in dealing with the wind.

Film Has Changed Fly Fishing

The value of good storytelling will never, ever die.

Dashboard of car with fly-fishing flies in some carpet.

Bugs

One Fly, Unweighted

With hardly anyone fishing a single fly these days, this is a (semi-serious) call for reconsideration of such, at least in the Yellowstone area.

Low water: Green Mountain Reservoir, Summit County, Colorado.

A Winter That Forgot How to Snow

The Intermountain West Snow Drought Explained: Warm Snow, Cold Reality.

News

Well, I’ll Be Dammed

Dam removal is a hot topic within fly-fishing and conservation circles these days, with very good reason.

News

New Books: A Fishable Feast Has Arrived

Food and travel. When I’d come home, sure, I’d fondly remember the fish battles, but what really stuck with me were the flavors...

Woman fly casting on the Bighorn River in Montana.

Gear

Whither the Double Taper?

From a practical point of view, the only advantage a weight-forward line has over a double-taper is the ability to cast long distances–say, over 75 feet.