Paid-members only science Exploring LaFontaine's Color Theory of Attractors this goes way beyond bright day, bright fly...
tactics Protecting A Fishery With Ineffective Angling? Why would you limit your fly fishing tactics to help the fish? Hear me out...
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
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
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
fly rod Featured Which Fly Rod Is Best? That's Asking the Wrong Question The dirty secret about a fly rod shootout: there is no best rod
Members only perfect trout fishery Building the Perfect Trout Fishery (2 of 3) How would you build the perfect trout fishery? It's like Roller Coaster Tycoon for Fly Fishing. Part 2: Site Design
perfect trout fishery Building the Perfect Trout Fishery (1 of 3) How would you build the perfect trout fishery? It's like Roller Coaster Tycoon for Fly Fishing. Part 1: Site Selection
nymphing Featured Nymphing vs Turbulence The nymphing angler is locked in a perennial quest to fish deeper because rivers fight back...
Rivers Down But Not Out: Runoff 6 favorite flies for fishing runoff, when the rivers are running high, and dirty.
behind the scenes Behind the Scenes Unveiling the creative process from idea to ink for Due West Angler's distinctive articles on fly fishing + science + conservation
Members only tailwater Tailstone Rivers: What Are They and How Do They Work? how do tailwaters transform back into freestone rivers? (fly fishing)
fly box Fly Box Shootout Umpqua, Cliff, Fishpond, Tacky, Plano, Fin River, Yakoda, what's the best fly box?
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
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.
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.
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...
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.
