The Rio Alumine is one of the most remarkable trout streams on the planet. Broad and clear, even in its early-season bustle, it is a hundred rivers contained by a single canyon etched by a massive earth chisel. The Alumine throws wonderment and a series . . .
Read MoreVideo: How to Tie a Yellow Humpy
The Humpy is one of those classic patterns that’s been around so long that there are several different stories of its origin, but most credit tier Jack Horner, who created the attractor pattern in the early 1940s for the tumbling . . .
Read MoreDon’t Miss Tom Rosenbauer on Tour in Colorado!
Hey Coloradans! Fly-fishing legend and all-around-great-guy Tom Rosenbauer is coming to the Centennial State for a 10-day speaking tour. He’ll kick things off this Friday in Denver, and then he’ll make his way across the Front Range and as far . . .
Read MoreVideo: How to Make a Monofilament Weed-Guard
A weedguard makes it possible to fish patterns such as bass poppers through heavy cover without having to clean off the hook after every retrieve. Even some trout streamers can benefit from such a guard, . . .
Read MorePhotos and Story: River of Dreams in Slovenia
The Krka arises in a limestone cave about a mile from the lodge. The river meanders east, toward the Croatian border, then enters the Sava, the largest tributary of the Danube. In spring and summer, anglers content themselves with the self-sustaining . . .
Read MoreVideo: How to Tie the Last Chance Purple Haze
Tim Flagler of Tightline Productions has already shown us how to tie two versions of the Purple Haze dry fly–here and here–and now he’s back with a really cool cripple/emerger version that looks super buggy. To a . . .
Read MoreThe Trip, Day 96: The Spanish Pyrenees
By the time we arrived in Spain, we were exhausted by the 30-hour trip from Japan. It took us a few days of recovering in Barcelona before we returned to a regular sleep pattern and got back in condition to spend long days fishing in the . . .
Read MoreVideo: How to Make a Split-Thread CDC Collar
This week, Tim shows you how to create a CDC collar by inserting fibers into the split thread, which is then wrapped in front of the fly body. It’s easier than it sounds, thanks to the ingenious use of a chip clip to . . .
Read MorePodcast: Catching Up with Backcountry Hunters & Anglers CEO Pat Berry
Vermont’s own Pat Berry returns to the podcast, this time to discuss his role as new CEO of the nonprofit Backcountry Hunters & Anglers. As a comparatively young nonprofit, BHA has garnered great support from sportspeople in its efforts to fight for . . .
Read MoreTikchik Narrows Lodge, Day Six: Lake Day II
For our final day at Alaska’s Tikchik Narrows Lodge, stayed on the lakes with guide Will Paul, with the goal of catching a big char and a few northern pike. We set up in the narrows, right next to the lodge, as a chill wind blew down from Nuyakuk Lake. The . . .
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