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Saltwater

The Drift: My First Taste of Salt

Tarpon rolled all around me, while a bull shark cruised off to my right. Further up the shore, a pair of dolphins slammed mullet...

Dialed In: Catching More Smallmouth Bass with Mike Schultz

Bronzeback. Smallie. Micropterus Dolomieu. Smallmouth Bass. They are fighters; hardy fish with toughness and aggression matched only by those who relentlessly hunt them with...

Top 5 Winter Fly Fishing Destinations

Picture this: snowflakes falling over a trout stream, fish slowly rising to the surface, and you’re the only angler in sight. In an ideal...

The Drift: Winter Is Done

I fished last week with my friend Gene. It was in the 50s, bright and sunny, and the wind was strangely absent. Gene was...

Tideline to Alpine: Exploring the Historic Range of California’s Southern Steelhead...

Southern California is hardly a freshwater angling destination. When most think of the area, one conjures up surfing, Hollywood, mansions, and sunny weather. The...

The Drift: Fly Fishing Isn’t Elitist

I live in extremely rural Wyoming, well off the beaten path of its famous trout fishing near Yellowstone or the North Platte. Around here, most folks...

What We Pack: A Day on the Skiff

Pushing a skiff off the dock and motoring away from the boat ramp is the beginning of a journey. The endless flats give us...

Swinging Flies for Great Lakes Steelhead

Migratory rainbow trout from steelhead lineage were first transplanted to the Great Lakes region around 1875 and established self-sustaining naturalized populations in all five...

Top 5 Flies For Bonefish

Arguably the most iconic saltwater species to target on fly, bonefish have captivated and consumed fly anglers around the world for almost 100 years....