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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...
Sean Jansen -
Fly Fishing

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...
Spencer Durrant -
Fly Fishing

The Drift: A Death March

It's early November, so I should've known better than to think a high-country stream stuffed with cutthroat trout would fish well. Even with the...
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 -
Giveaway

Chasing 30 at the Limay River Lodge

When it comes to brown trout, there is one holy grail—a 30-inch wild brown. In Colorado, tales of 30-inch fish are whispered amongst overzealous...
Max Inchausti -
Fly Fishing

The Drift: Fly Fishing’s Only Rule

Some folks might disagree with me on this point, but one of fly fishing's best attributes is that it has no real rules. Your job is...
Spencer Durrant -
Fly Fishing

Maine’s First Lady of Fly Fishing

One of the country's first fly fishing writers, and an influential figure in fly fishing history, was a woman born in 1854 in Phillips,...
Spencer Durrant -
Fly Fishing

The Drift: An Important Casting Lesson

I saw a brown trout rise to eat a blue-winged olive in a riffle, and I immediately set the camera down. I was on...
Spencer Durrant -