essential reads End of the Year Round Up: Our Favorite Fly Fishing Stories from 2021 We revisit the best fly fishing articles from 2021. Covering topics from alpine ice-off to fish behavior.
Members only behavior The Dynamics of Fish Spooking: How Group Behavior Affects Catching Success Why do fish spook? Why don't fish spook? Let's investigate.
fly design What Makes a Fly a Classic? Understanding Triggers and Timeless Patterns Fly tying: You may have heard that there are no original stories anymore, or that movies are all remakes... the same is true for flies
behavior Sibling Rivalry: How Brown and Rainbow Trout Behave When Sharing a Stream Rainbow Trout vs Brown Trout , the Ultimate Battle
stillwater Why Don't We See More Chartreuse in Stillwater Trout Flies? Do you recall any chartreuse flies for trout when shopping at your average fly shop?
fly tying Weird Flies That Work: Slovakian Super Heavy Nymph Fly tying: Slovak Super Heavy nymphs are not messing around when it comes to getting deep.
cutthroat Using Nature’s Engineers: How Beaver Dams Slow Spring Runoff and Support Trout Before civil engineering ever existed, there were animals shaping rivers across N. America. Have we forgotten the benefits they offer?
colorado Raining Dust: How Airborne Particles Accelerate Alpine Snowmelt We discuss a phenomenon that's causing earlier spring snowmelt
fly tying Weird Flies That Work: The Super-X Streamer Fly tying: Developed for the South Fork of the Snake River below Palisades Reservoir in Southeastern Idaho, the Super-X kind of has a cult following
fly rod Rethinking the 9' 5wt Fly Rod: Why Longer Fly Rods Are Gaining Ground Are longer rods going to replace the 9ft 5wt?
caddisfly Net Spinning Samaritans Recent findings now reinforce what LaFontaine first introduced—caddisflies are more important than we first thought!
Rivers Key to Restoring the Middle Blue River to Gold Medal Status might be Phosphorus How will the middle Blue River return it's Gold Medal status? It starts with an experiment to add a usual pollutant back to the stream.
essential reads End of the Year Round Up: Best of 2020 Our best fly fishing articles from 2020: mysis, salmonflies, and tippet rings
rigging Tippet Rings: Rigging with a Secret Weapon If you're fly fishing rig has multiple flies, a tippet ring unlocks the opportunity for both flies to move naturally.
Members only utah The Case of the Missing Salmonflies: The Logan River's Lost Stoneflies What happened to the salmonflies in this western stream? Are other streams headed for the same outcome?
trout No, Trout Aren't Lazy: How Fish Optimize Energy and Feeding They say to look for areas where trout can indulge in their 'lazy' tendencies. One problem — trout aren’t lazy!
invasive species Are We Loving Our Blue Ribbon Fisheries to Death? New Zealand mudsnails (NZMS), have rapidly expanded across the United States and scientists have long suspected that anglers play a key role in range expansion.
Members only colorado Catch and Release: How do fish respond to fishing pressure? By practicing catch and release we actively alter our favorite rivers and lakes and influence the dynamics of the fishery.
rigging Winter Trout Tips: Misconceptions Fly fishing winter: Let's look at some winter fly fishing misconceptions and the differences in approach
trout Don't Overlook Split Shot Your friend is catching fish, but you’re stumped. From a distance, you shout back and forth, “How deep are you?”, “What flies?”....Then the final piece of the puzzle, “How much weight”?
trout Black-wing Emergers Fly Tying: Discussing a nondescript pattern listed in Umpqua’s catalog often past over piles and piles of peridgons.
whitefish Science Informed: Catch More Trout and Less Whitefish Tired of catching only whitefish and no trout? Ever wonder why that happens when you're fly fishing? Look no further
Rivers There is More Fishy Water Out There Than We Choose To Acknowledge Why rely on fishing reports when there is so much water out there. Do you dare to explore? Fly fishing for trout, pike, carp, bass...
Lakes 10 Tips: So You Want to Try Fly Fishing Stillwater 10 tips for fly fishing on lakes and stillwaters. It can be a tough game, but the best way to learn is by reading this post and saving yourself the troubles we've had to learn from.
