Members only terrestrials The Colorful World of Grasshoppers Fly tying: What are the best colors for tying and fishing grasshoppers. Check out our breakdown.
Paid-members only trout vision Exploring LaFontaine's Color Theory of Attractors this goes way beyond bright day, bright fly...
trout vision Featured Attracting Rises from Trout Wisdom from a forgotten book: Why do trout rise to a dry fly? Exploring LaFontaine's lost ideas on attractors
fly tying Get the Wings Right on the Chubby Chernobyl Despite being a Swiss Army knife pattern, fly tyers seem to struggle with the wing on the Chubby Chernobyl
alpine Alpine Flies: Darker as You Climb Alpine fly fishing: the higher the elevation, the darker the fly
Members only big fish 5 Tips for Landing Those Big Fish 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...
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...
terrestrials Story From the Road: Amy's Ante Fish were rising everywhere, skimming #28 midges off the film of a deep run. Cows surrounded us as spectators for the feeding frenzy of a developing hatch. The water temperature was perfect...
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
essential reads End of the Year Round Up: Best of 2020 Our best fly fishing articles from 2020: mysis, salmonflies, and tippet rings