The first brook trout I ever saw was about three inches long, little bigger than a baitfish really. But the memory of that vision—of that glittering flash of color and light—remains sharply etched in my . . .
Read MoreWritten by: Josh Diller
I grew up on a farm in the rolling hills of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, and I enjoyed fishing, hunting, and roaming the fields when I was younger. As I got older, however, I fell into the. . .
Read MoreAlthough meteorological summer doesn’t end for another three weeks, the kids are heading back to school, summer hours at work are nearly over, and the nights are growing increasingly crisp. It’s a time to . . .
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I received this great photo and story from blog reader Brandon Kalpin of Altadena, California: . . .
Read MoreWritten by: Darcy Toner and Timbre Pringle, Faceless Fly Fishing Media
How would your fish want its photo taken? Because a fish is an aquatic creature, one would assume that it would want to stay in the water. Many fishermen, including me, are inclined to take a quick . . .
Read MoreBefore you embark on a backpacking trip into an area that does not have a maintained trail and goes through acres and acres of downed trees, you need to be mentally prepared for what you are asking your body to . . .
Read MoreA couple weeks ago, we asked you to post your best photos of dads outdoors on Facebook and Instagram for a chance to win one of three great fly rods: a Helios 3, a Recon, or a Clearwater model. We received many great images, . . .
Read MoreFather’s Day is fast approaching, so we’re celebrating dads in the outdoors with our annual photo contest on Instagram and Facebook. If you’ve got a great image of a dad enjoying the outdoors—fishing, hiking, hunting, . . .
Read MoreWe’d worked our way almost completely around the shoreline of the small lake, with just a couple hammer-handles to show for it, and I was starting to wonder if there were big pike beneath the dark water after all. I’d thrown all the patterns I could think . . .
Read MoreAt first glance, tailouts often look featureless, which makes it easier to ignore them in favor of other water types that produce more consistently. However, during low light and hatch events, tailouts are exciting places to catch rising trout. . . .
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