Where Wild Browns Roam and “Red Charr” Run

Coldwater, Rocky Mountains, Salmon/Steelhead, Trout

East River, CO Jubilant laughter and festiveness greet me as I step out of the chilly late-spring...
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Kelly Creek, ID: Westslope Cutthroat Paradise

Coldwater, Northwest, Rocky Mountains, Trout

After a long drive, Mary and I rolled into our isolated headquarters—the U.S. Forest Service’s Kelly Forks Campground in northwest...
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Green River, UT: The Wild and Remote B and C Sections

Coldwater, Rocky Mountains, Southwest, Trout

Story and Photos by Ken Proper Scott Barrus slipped the oar sleeves into the thole pins, made the collars snug, and pulled. The boat slid...
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From the Creel: New at the Tying Bench

Uncategorized

Tools, beads, and synthetic specialty materials rule our 2023 review of new fly-tying materials,...
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Mysteries of the Deep

Coldwater, Northeast, Trout

Main Stem Delaware River, NY/PA As buds on bare, brown branches herald the coming spring, Hendricksons and Blue Quills pop from the...
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Cebolla Creek, CO: Welcome to Brown Town, USA

Coldwater, Rocky Mountains, Southwest, Trout

By Doug Dillingham To loosely paraphrase the ancient Chinese philosopher Lao-tzu, “Give a man a brown trout and you feed him for a day....
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New Orvis Film Highlights Critical Conservative Effort in the Everglades

Conservation, Saltwater, Southeast, Warmwater

The new Orvis-produced film Follow the Water literally follows the imperiled course that water...
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Green River, UT

Coldwater, Southwest, Trout

The Wild and Remote B and C Sections Scott Barrus slipped the oar sleeves into the thole pins, made the collars snug, and pulled. The boat...
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In the Vise

Fly Tying

Rough Water Skwala Skwala? What the heck is that? If you fish for trout in the West, you know it’s a genus of stoneflies, or at least you...
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Masters at the Bench

Fly Tying

Bryan Hostetler Bryan Hostetler specializes in tying the kind of flies that are apt to illicit a...
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