Best Stories Ever Field & Stream magazine’s 125th Anniversary issue is a celebration, a great read, a touchstone of sporting literature,...

an introduction to the theories of leading fly fishing instructors of the past will help us move forward with confidence

Robert Ruark was a master of sporting literature. His career as a syndicated newspaper columnist specializing in outdoor stories lead to...

On January 9 2021 The Ritz Carlton, Orlando, Florida became a nexus for fly fishers. Outfitters, lodges, guides, fly tyers, boat...

A Useful Adjustment Knotted leaders, broken leaders, lost flies, missed fish, and ugly casts. All of these dreaded fly fishing glitches...

Before the end of 2020, we will pause to share gifts with one another. During this momentous year we’ve seen what being inside too much...

Inattentiveness can cost us. In the same way pilots constantly search the skies, you should be regularly checking...

What scents take you to far away fly fishing trips?

Charles & Cecil help you to learn the clunky art of casting weighted fly lines

An exciting addition to your flies

As we rediscover how fly fishing can help us deal with more important issues, we rediscover simple waters, tactics, and flies. Maybe we...

The Next Step for New Anglers As novice fly anglers we carry boxes full of enthusiasm and positive thoughts. As we begin to develop, we...

“I’d go fishing, but…” While there are many real and even important tasks that interrupt our fishing, there is also a list (sadly long...

The tug is the drug, and I go to the water every time I can to get my fix. But that isn’t as much as I would like. Plus fishing isn’t all...

Fishing, travel, fishing, love, fishing, adventure, fishing, fighting bad guys, and fishing; 97 Miles South, by Captain Phil Thompson has...

In our effort to celebrate and review the best fly fishing writing, we present this excerpt from The River Why, by James David Duncan....

Underwater, mayfly nymphs who no longer crawl along the bottom but cannot yet fly, struggle to immerge from the shell of their immature...

As fly anglers, many paths intersect ours. Other people from other times and places impacted the environments we love, and influence our...

Exploring the Life of Angling On January 11, Hunter Towery and I were invited to set up our event booth for the second annual Outfitters...

Watching is Key Recently, as I coached a client to think about her next fly cast, I directed her with the words of my long ago driving...