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.
story Story From The Road: High-Holed By Birders An innocent enough attempt to fly fish for sunning carp morphed into a strange run-in with another clade of outdoors eccentrics.
from the road Story From The Road: A Year Spent Avoiding the Familiar What happens when all of your favorite spots were suddenly black listed? A year chasing new water
stillwater Flies and Lines for Drop-Offs Losing flies on drop offs? Not catching anything? It might be your choice of fly line..
warmwater The Warmwater-Saltwater Connection Can local warmwater fisheries help fortify the angling skills necessary for saltwater fly fishing?
fly design Trends in Fly Innovation: Classics to Breakthroughs can we expect new innovations in fly patterns to continue forever?
Members only big fish 5 Tips for Landing Those Big Fish on Your Fly Rod 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)
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
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
Members only largemouth bass How Largemouth Bass See Color: Insights for Fly Fishers Can fish see color? Bass don't see our flies like you'd expect...
behavior Do Other Fish Know When A Fish Gets Hooked? Social Learning in Trout, Carp, Bass and Pike Let's talk about the social cues a group responds to, or doesn't respond to, when a fish gets hooked.
Members only largemouth bass Featured Understanding Warmwater Lakes: How Ecology Shapes Bass Fishing Success In warmwater fly fishing, especially bass fishing, we often just throw poppers and streamers with little emphasis on understanding the reasoning for these tactics
swim bladder Swim Bladders and Pressure Changes: What Anglers Need to Know Let's take a closer look at how fish swim bladders might be influenced by atmospheric pressure changes (ie; storms, cold fronts)
conservation concept Conservation Concept: Artificial Boundaries and Their Impact on Rivers Borders are everywhere. Not only natural but also artificial borders. The two don't always play nice...
from the road Story From The Road: Mudwrestling Grass Carp Our fly fishing story of landing an unlikely fish, and navigating the 9-5 grind