Photos: Week Four of Our “20 Days in September” Contest

It’s Day 29 of our “20 Days in September” Photo Contest, which means that you have just one more day to complete your 20 or to enter a great image in our contest. I’ve managed to get on the water 21 times, but I’ll try to add to that total. I’ve enjoyed . . .

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Photos: Week Three of Our “20 September Days” Contest

It’s Day 22 of our “20 September Days” Photo Contest, which means that there’s a little more than a week left. So far, I’ve missed just four days; how about you? We are in the final sprint, so start thinking of places to get your casts in before the 30th.

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Essay: Sleeping with the Fishes

Most anglers consider themselves above the petty squabbles that so often erupt in the fly-fishing community, content to let other anglers define the boundaries of the sport for. . .

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Photos: Week Two of Our “20 September Days” Contest

It’s Day 15 of our “20 September Days” Photo Contest, which means that we are exactly halfway through our challenge. So far, I’ve missed just two days; how about you? The fishing in southwestern Vermont has been really great, thanks in part to our rainy . . .

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Seasons of The Driftless Area

The Driftless Area of Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Iowa got its name from the fact that it was never covered by the glaciers of the last Ice Age and therefore features none of the sedimentary deposits known as “glacial drift.” As a result, the landscape is . . .

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Classic Story: Patience Pays Off in Alaska


The huge rainbows that Alaska is famous for are not always easy to catch.
All photos by Jeremy Kehrein

In early July 1995, I was guiding two of my favorite clients of all time—a father-and-son team from Annapolis, Maryland—on the Copper River, which drains into Alaska’s Lake Iliamna. Tom and. . .

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