Fly Fishing Tying Your Own Leaders Tying your own leaders not only saves money, it lets you to customize your fly presentations. by Joel Vance Chasing Autumn Brown Trout Autumn is the perfect time to out on a stream before the snow flies and chase brown trout with a fly rod. by John Holt The Missouri in Autumn: The Chance for the Brown Trout of a Lifetime When autumn comes to the Missouri River, serious fishermen begin searching for trophy brown trout. by John Holt Outlaw Hoppers: An Unconventional Approach to Some of the Year's Best Fly Fishing In Montana a few renegade fishermen have developed new approaches to fishing grasshopper flies, including the Outlaw Hopper. by John Holt Goldens in Them Thar Hills Golden trout are among the rarest and most beautiful sport fish in the world. But to catch them you've got to gain some altitude. by John Holt Season-Long Damselflies Trout greedily gobble damselfly nymphs in lakes and reservoirs from ice out to freeze up. You should have some imitations in your fly box. by John Holt Battling Browns (And People) On The Bighorn Pumped into the limelight in recent years, Montana's Bighorn River suffers not from a lack of trout, but from an abundance of fly casters. Here's how to beat them. by John Holt Float Trip Fundamentals A moving boat adds great enjoyment--as well as challenge--to trout fishing. John Holt offers some tips on how to best fly fish from a float boat. by John Holt Higher Trout About a half mile up the mountain feeder creeks, Charley Waterman writes, you start to leave the sophisticated anglers behind. It's up here you get a chance to encounter higher trout. by Charles Waterman The Back Bend, Part Two Today, part two of Ted Kerasote's story, "The Back Bend." by Ted Kerasote The Back Bend With some time to spare, Ted Kerasote ventures into some little-fished waters in search of native cutthroat trout. by Ted Kerasote Something Big Sometimes even a dry-fly purist longs for something big and ugly. Jerry Dennis thinks North Dakota just might be the place for that. by Jerry Dennis Rocky Mountain Pike: Northerns Provide Change of Pace in Montana There's more to Montana fishing than trout. For a change of pace try big pike. by John Holt The Creek Sometimes you can leave it all behind. Joel Vance did, if only for a moment, on a little creek within sight of the Bighorns. by Joel M. Vance The Preacher of Trout Poking, Part Two Part Two of Ted Kerasote's tale of guide Paul Bruun. by Ted Kerasote The Preacher of Trout Poking, Part One For guide Paul Bruun, fly fishing is anything but an effete sport. by Ted Kerasote Safe and Effective Spring Fly Fishing Methods Use the Brooks Method to get your flies to the bottom of high spring rivers. by John Holt Brookies and Beaver Ponds For many, this is fishing at its best--simple, straightforward, and downright fun. by Galen Geer Getting Started in Saltwater Fly Fishing The frontiers of saltwater fly fishing are expanding rapidly. If you're new to the sport, first you need to master the basics. by Jerry Gibbs Flathead Indian Reservation Fisheries: A Successful Progressive Tribal Management Plan Manage for the resource, and good fishing will follow. by John Holt Arctic Char Never Take Dries The experts' opinions were unanimous, yet somehow the fish in the George River hadn't paid attention. by Ted Williams The Autumn Browns of the West Some of the best fishing of the year comes after the crowds are gone and the air takes a decided chill. by Charley Waterman Bass Bugs Have a History They may not have the storied history of salmon flies, but bass bugs have been with us for some time. by Charley Waterman Beaver Ponds and Trout Beaver ponds can mean anything from huge gulpers to tiny brookies. They also usually mean trout. by Charley Waterman A Plague on Your Cutthroats Yellowstone's cutthroats are threatened by an illegal lake trout introduction. by Ted Williams The True Story of The Dancing Fly and Other Notes From Frenchman's Pond Judge Voelker, holding court at the Pond, had some research to do. And the two new lads in camp were perfect for the task. by Jim Enger Lean and Mean on the Dean For any dedicated steelhead fisherman, a trip to the Dean is a pilgrimage that must be taken. by Geoffrey Norman The Right Time for Fishing a Spring Creek Come November, the fishermen are gone, mallards flush from the ponds, and the fishing is almost as good as in summer. by Charley Waterman Dry vs. Wet: Fish the One That Works A pragmatic solution to a centuries-old debate. by Oak Duke First Tarpon It took a long wait and some heavy dues. by Charley Waterman Fishing Michigan's Whitewater Rivers The Upper Peninsula produces some untamed water and its share of wild trout. by Jerry Dennis Fish Stories and the Art of Selective Listening It doesn't always pay to save the best for last. by Charley Waterman The Angler's Third World: The Backcountry of Florida's Southeast Coast In amongst the mangrove forests and endless waterways--in the brackish water between sea and land--is a fishery that few ever experience. by Charley Waterman Basic Fly Fishing for Canoeists A primer for paddlers. by Jerry Dennis Bluegills for the People Come May the bluegills are on their beds. Time for any right-thinking fly rod specialist to find a good bluegill pond. by Dave Carty Guidance: The Right Bonefish Guide Can Deliver More Than Good Fishing Your first guide may take you through a rite of passage. by J. H. Hall The Giant Steelhead of the Kispiox First you learn the pecking order, then you fish. by Charley Waterman Panfish Get No Respect No one calls them by their Latin names and only the diehards bring out their cane rods (not poles). by Charley Waterman Pike on the Fly Once looked down upon by fly fishermen, pike are now getting well-deserved respect. Expert Barry Reynolds shares his secrets. by Dan Armitage A Recollection of Rivers "It is, of course, our absence more than our presence that somehow adds to the glamour of a faraway trout river." by Charley Waterman Salmonized A sunfisherman from Cow Creek can be a little awed by salmon. by Charley Waterman How to Flyfish in the Tropics How to keep your trip of a lifetime from becoming a nightmare. by Paul G. Quinnett Trout Fishing Books "One of the worst failings of trout fishermen is collecting books on fishing." by Charley Waterman More to Come [ Home | Shops | Coffee Shop | Adventure Travel | Today ]