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Fly Fishing Basics: How to Set Up Rigs for Nymphs, Streamers, Dries, and Dry-Droppers

How to Set Up Basic Fly Fishing Rigs As better weather sweeps across the country, anglers are rushing to the water to partake in spring...
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Video of the Week: BIG LAND

For our latest video of the week, we had the chance to catch up with Chase Bartee of Tight Loops Fly and ask him...
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“Is the LA River Safe to Fish?”

In the latest episode of Zac Efron's Off the Grid Youtube Series, he is joined by Matus Sobolic of @CaliCarpin, and his brother Dylan...

How to Stay Safe Fly Fishing in Bear Country

I'm by no means a bear expert, but I've had quite a number of run-ins with bears while working the last 12 summers in...

Tragic Fish Kill Hits Beloved Pennsylvania Spring Creek

It all happened so quickly on a late spring day in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania and as Ad Crable for Lancaster Online writes, "something toxic...
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How To Tie: The Zebra Midge

In this How- to video, Tim Flagler from Tighlines Productions will show you a smart and easy way to tie the Zebra Midge. The zebra...

American Fly Fishing Guide Killed in Russian Plane Crash

Fly fishing had always been a passion for Jeremy Brooks, and he had been guiding people onto epic fish since his high school days...

The 10 Best Snacks You Should Bring on the Water

The 10 Best Fishing Snacks You Should Always Take With You on the Water Once the waders are fastened on, the rod is rigged, and...

Why My Kids Think Fly Fishing is all Sunshine, Rainbows, and Unicorns

I learned to read and teach kids through guiding, and I knew that their attention span was limited (especially a kid with my DNA.)...

Congress Looking Into Outdoor Therapy as an Official Treatment for Veterans

Image from Ed Felker, courtesy of Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing, Inc. In a Bill introduced to the US Congress on the 1st of May...