products Instant Favorite: Reviewing Dr. Slick's Cyclone Nippers A new design in nippers that's more akin to micro-pliers than the usual pinch nippers offer incredible functionality for fly anglers
Members only tailwater Tailstone Rivers: What Are They and How Do They Work? how do tailwaters transform back into freestone rivers? (fly fishing)
conservation concept Conservation Concept: Ecosystem Services and Externalities Exploring the concept of ecosystem services and environmental externalities
behavior Wait... Carp Don't Have What Organ?! These picky fish lack an internal organ commonly found in almost 3/4 of all fish, how is that possible?
fly box Fly Box Shootout Umpqua, Cliff, Fishpond, Tacky, Plano, Fin River, Yakoda, what's the best fly box?
calendar Featured Never Miss Out on Epic Fishing Again Previewing our new fly calendar to track hatches and yearly fly fishing events
skunked The Skunk Set Me Free Getting skunked, catching nothing, was never an acceptable outcome.... until I realized different
Members only big fish 5 Tips for Landing Those Big Fish To be a true angler you need to experience the heartbreak of losing a big fish. Here's how to stack the odds in your favor so that doesn't happen...
anatomy Featured Useful Biology: What A Fish Tail Teaches Anglers We can learn clues about fish by simply understanding how tail shapes differ (Fly Fishing)
secret season 4 Simple Items for Warmer Hands Cold water is great for trout, not so much for your hands
essential reads End of the Year Round-Up: Our Best Articles from 2023 Highlighting the essential reads from the past year's lineup of fly-fishing articles
grasshoppers Featured Pink Grasshoppers Really Do Exist In our never-ending quest to explain why unexpected colors work as fly patterns I found some insights in an unlikely place... the museum...
fly rod Instant Favorite: TFO Axiom II-X Fly Rod Review This fly rod has become an instant favorite, reviewing the tfo axiom 2-x fly rod
common carp Carper's Almanac: We Observed Carp Behavior for Two Years We chased urban carp around for two year at a set of fixed locations, checking in regularly, and logged details to each encounter, what did we learn?
overcrowding series Overcrowding 11) Measuring Success I think it's fair to assume every angler hopes to catch lots of fish, and even better, big fish.... but...
colorado History of the Mysis Fishery: Gaffe to Gold Medal Gather around the fire and let me tell you a fly fishing tale of how mysis ended up feeding fish well downstream from the intended destination.
overcrowding series Overcrowding 10) What About Private Waters? With all the talk of finding new waters, the liminal spaces and overlooked fisheries, it begs the question; what about paying for access to private waters?
technical trout Featured Crash Course in Picky Trout Behavior: An Angler's Playbook Fly fishing graduate school: Welcome to the big-leagues of trout fishing. You better come prepared.
Members only trout Crash Course in Picky Trout Behavior Fly Fishing graduate school: Understanding a picky trout can be the difference-maker when trying to present flies to these stubborn fish.
Members only overcrowding series Overcrowding 7) Finding the Liminal Spaces Within Your Favorite Fisheries
overcrowding series Overcrowding 6) New Horizons in Angling dive into an exploration of some new intriguing fisheries, and highlight innovative, or unexpected directions for fly fishing
indicator nymphing More Indicator Secrets Have you ever felt like your indicator rig was moving too fast? As if sliding over the water's surface and preventing your flies from presenting deeper?
overcrowding series Overcrowding 5) The Stage Is Set Up next: Let’s look at how revitalizing exploration can serve to improve all of our angling endeavors.
