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.
fly tying Weird Flies that Work: Chartreuse Headstand I have a slight obsession chartreuse fly patterns...
overcrowding series Overcrowding 4) How Did We Get Here? Flawed Icons Exploring how iconic destinations are vulnerable, even flawed icons
Members only overcrowding series Overcrowding 3) How Did We Get Here? Over Reliance on Blue Ribbon and Gold Medal Fisheries So how do fish respond to increased fishing pressure? Plus how does catch and release affect their behavior?
pattern hangover Fish Memory and Pattern Hangover You missed the big hatch, but if you know a little about how trout brains work you might know that you're window of opportunity hasn't fully closed yet...
Members only overcrowding series Overcrowding 2) How Did We Get Here? Hatchery Obsessed ...feel free to stop at any local pond, Hell, just follow the hatchery truck around and sooner or later you'll stumble upon a plethora of rainbow trout...
Members only largemouth bass More Clues on Fish Vision (Bass Edition) Can fish see color? Bass don't see our flies like you'd expect...
overcrowding series Overcrowding 1) How Did We Get Here? Human Tendencies There are generational impacts on the world we see today, with actions set in place long before our existence.
salmonflies Improving the Salmonfly Dry Fly We walk through tying a modified 64 Impala fly pattern and clarify how to customize this recipe to match the hatch beyond the original
overcrowding series Featured New Series On Overcrowding Launches There are more anglers than ever. Soon all fly anglers will face the reckoning of a river too crowded, or a lake too busy with boat traffic.
from the road Story From the Road: Third Time Makes the Pattern? Usually great stories start with full cars, open roads, and rigged rods, but this one starts different. This one starts with an internet troll.
gear Let's Talk about Broken Gear and Lifetime Warranties Are companies back tracking on lifetime warranties? (Fly Fishing Gear)
Members only common carp 5 Tips: So You Want to Catch a Carp Coming from trout, it's kind of like brushing your teeth with your opposite hand
private waters Let's Talk about Private Waters The comparison of fishing pressured public waters to private regulated-access waters is enlightening for anyone interested in fish behavior.
conservation concept Conservation Concept: Wildland-Urban Interface As natural lands come into contact with housing and other forms of development, the wildland-urban interface (WUI) expands, further threatening the remaining wilderness areas.
behavior Do Other Fish Know When A Fish Gets Hooked? Let's talk about the social cues a group responds to, or doesn't respond to, when a fish gets hooked.
Members only fish behavior The Science of Rest: Trout Get Burnout Too Do fish remember being caught? And how long would it take to reset the timid behavior of previously hooked fish throughout an entire fishery?
Members only behavior Featured Tips for Streams with Low Fish Density Lets take a look at how we approach rivers based on fish density and discuss what fishing rivers with fewer fish per mile have to offer
terrestrials Story From the Road: Amy's Ante Fish were rising everywhere, skimming #28 midges off the film of a deep run. Cows surrounded us as spectators for the feeding frenzy of a developing hatch. The water temperature was perfect...