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Trout 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...

The Drift: 4x Is All You Need

Fly fishing, at its core, is simple. You're supposed to put a fly in front of a fish, and make it look real. But...

Built to Fish: The Functional Art of Russ Maddin

“Save your flies,” Russ Maddin says. “Lamp that thing. It’s better than a photo.” He means it, literally. Russ has several lamps at home covered...

The Drift: Water Temps and Trout Fishing

It was early July, and the Pale Morning Duns were thick enough to bring the biggest fish up to the surface. The hatch, per...

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...

Fly Fishing Nymphs – The Most Productive Way to Land Fish

It’s been said that trout do up to 90% of their feeding underwater. Whether or not this number is accurate, the point remains the...

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...

The Drift: The Most Versatile Fly Rod

I heard—from a reliable source—that something like 70% of fly rods sold in the U.S. are 9' 5-weights. That makes sense, since the 5-weight...

The Difference Between Rainbow, Cutthroat, and Cut-Bow Trout

When asked to define the difference between a rainbow trout and a cutthroat trout, a biologist would tell you that although both species have...