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Fly Fishing

After the Flames: How Wildfires Reshape Western Fisheries

When wildfires sweep through the West, the damage doesn’t stop at the tree line. Burned slopes feed the rivers that hold our fisheries, and...
Bennett Kittleson -
Fly Fishing

The Drift: How Much Does Accuracy Matter?

I taught my mother-in-law how to fly fish last year. She learned on a small creek where the fish are willing to move a...
Spencer Durrant -
Fly Fishing

Beauty Winks

It was dark when I woke to the sound of rain. I lay still, staring up into the eaves of the loft, listening to...
John Sargent -
Gear

The Drift: How Much Does Good Gear Matter?

I've had more gear reviews than usual on my plate lately, which I'm not complaining about. It means that gear is more top-of-mind than...
Spencer Durrant -
Fly Fishing

5 Tips for Finding New Species and Catching More Fish

Every year, All Anglers Fly Shop hosts its 25 On The Fly tournament in our home state of Colorado. It's one of the few...
Flylords -
Fly Fishing

The Drift: Grizzly Country

An old cowboy who'd finished loading his horses leaned out of his one-ton's window and asked us if we'd seen any bears that day. "Nope,...
Spencer Durrant -
Fly Fishing

The Drift: A Lesson I Needed Years Ago

Fly fishing is, for all its eccentricities and accoutrements, a relatively simple sport. Your goal is to put a fly in front of a...
Spencer Durrant -
Gear

The Drift: Expensive Fly Rods Are Worth The Money

If you spend any time in online fishing forums, fly shops, or chatting with other anglers at boat ramps and gravel pull-outs, you'll end...
Spencer Durrant -
Fly Fishing

The Drift: The Best Drake Hatch Ever

I grew up hearing about Drake hatches in the reverential tones usually reserved for sporting events. The Green Drakes, in particular, were discussed with...
Spencer Durrant -
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