Paid-members only science Exploring LaFontaine's Color Theory of Attractors this goes way beyond bright day, bright fly...
gear Featured Sling, Back, Vest, Waist: Which Pack is Best? Picking a pack: the ultimate game of trade-offs
common carp Home Waters These days I'm watching seasons unfold on an algae mat, a place with no glamorized re-telling, no shadow casting, no-one haunted by these waters
science Big Flies For Big Fish... right? Big flies equals big fish, at least that's what we're all told. Is it actually true?
warmwater The Warmwater-Saltwater Connection Can local warmwater fisheries help fortify the angling skills necessary for saltwater fly fishing?
casting Lefty or Righty? It Affects Your Drift Have you ever thought about how your casting arm affects your fly presentation?
tactics Protecting A Fishery With Ineffective Angling? Why would you limit your fly fishing tactics to help the fish? Hear me out...
conservation concept Conservation Concept: The City Paradox how cities can support and invade wilderness
from the road Story From The Road: Good Guide / Bad Guide a post-mortem ranging from the exceptionally good to the comically atrocious fly fishing guide
due west insiders Featured 2025: Year of the Insiders how to support the independent writing at Due West Anglers
essential reads Best of 2024: Yearly Round-Up Highlighting the essential reads from 2024's lineup of fly-fishing articles from the brains at DWA
fly design Trends in Fly Innovation can we expect new innovations in fly patterns to continue forever?
trigger points Featured Attracting Rises from Trout Wisdom from a forgotten book: Why do trout rise to a dry fly? Exploring LaFontaine's lost ideas on attractors
Members only wet flies Why Swinging Soft Hackles Works It might be the oldest trick in the trout fly fishers playbook. Yet many people still don’t really know why swinging soft hackles work. It's hardly a natural presentation...
gear Reviewing Sunray's New Fly Line With Kevlar Core Notes from our first time out with the no stretch kevlar core of Sunray's new EZ Back Cast fly line
social media Who's Keeping Score How do we measure success for a day on the water? Unless you're in a competitive angling situation, you're in control of the scoreboard.
fly tying Get the Wings Right on the Chubby Chernobyl Despite being a Swiss Army knife pattern, fly tyers seem to struggle with the wing on the Chubby Chernobyl
bonefish Famous Saltwater Fish Rivaling Cutthroat Diversity there's a saltwater equivalent in the fly fishing world that's more diverse than cutthroat but less commonly discussed
