Members only trout tycoon Building the Perfect Trout Fishery (1 of 3) How would you build the perfect trout fishery? It's like Roller Coaster Tycoon for Fly Fishing. Part 1: Site Selection
nymphing Featured Nymphing vs Turbulence The nymphing angler is locked in a perennial quest to fish deeper because rivers fight back...
Members only tarpon More Clues on Fish Vision (Tarpon Edition) We're diving into the wide world of tarpon vision, a place more vivid than humans might imagine...
rainbow trout An Angler's Guide to Stream Temperatures Did you know that your thermometer can be useful to uncover all kinds of fly fishing clues? Bug hatches, fish preferences, fish behavior...
Members only streamers Match the Hatch: Streamers Fly fishing: We all know about the bugs... but what about the baitfish?
anatomy Featured Useful Biology: Fish Tails We can learn clues about fish by simply understanding how tail shapes differ (Fly Fishing)
grasshoppers Featured Pink Grasshoppers Really Do Exist In our never-ending quest to explain why unexpected colors work as fly patterns I found some insights in an unlikely place... the museum...
colorado History of the Mysis Fishery: Gaffe to Gold Medal Gather around the fire and let me tell you a fly fishing tale of how mysis ended up feeding fish well downstream from the intended destination.
Members only trout Crash Course in Picky Trout Behavior Fly Fishing graduate school: Understanding a picky trout can be the difference-maker when trying to present flies to these stubborn fish.
pattern hangover Fish Memory and Pattern Hangover You missed the big hatch, but if you know a little about how trout brains work you might know that you're window of opportunity hasn't fully closed yet...
Members only largemouth bass More Clues on Fish Vision (Bass Edition) Can fish see color? Bass don't see our flies like you'd expect...
behavior Do Other Fish Know When A Fish Gets Hooked? Let's talk about the social cues a group responds to, or doesn't respond to, when a fish gets hooked.
Members only fish behavior The Science of Rest: Trout Get Burnout Too Do fish remember being caught? And how long would it take to reset the timid behavior of previously hooked fish throughout an entire fishery?
Members only largemouth bass Featured Understanding Warmwater Lakes 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 Let's take a closer look at how fish swim bladders might be influenced by atmospheric pressure changes (ie; storms, cold fronts)
Members only conservation Featured The Warmwater-Coldwater Connection Conservation: Let's take a look at the surprising way that warmwater can support coldwater fisheries
Paid-members only cutthroat How Did Cutthroat Trout Cross the Continental Divide? Most cutthroat trout are found west of the Continental Divide, so how did they find their way to the east side of the divide? Science behind fly fishing
Paid-members only natural history Featured The Story of the Cutthroat Trout Subspecies This is the story of how Cutthroat trout spread across western North America and transformed into their distinct variations
exploring End of the Year Round Up: Best of 2022 We revisit the best of the best from 2022 slate of fly fishing articles.
cutthroat The Cult of the Rainbow We simply don't need more rainbow trout, and rest assured, they aren't going anywhere. So don't be swayed by the cult of rainbow trout.
conservation concept Conservation Concept: Tragedy of the Commons For every angler, tragedy of the commons is a core concept you should know about
technical trout Catch More Trout with These Articles Fly fishing: Let's discuss everything from approaching the water, to rigging, flies, and dealing with picky trout.
steelhead The Weird Biology of Half-Pounder Steelhead Fly fishing: Let's take a look at the weird biology of half-pounder Steelhead
terrestrials Silver Linings Fly Box: Grasshoppers and Drought Fly fishing: There is one interesting byproduct of the drought that could serve to favor trout anglers when fishing hoppers