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Gear

Orvis Launches New Reels For 2026

Orvis has launched a redesigned Hydros and a completely new Ratio big-game reel for 2026. Increasing drag strength and simplifying the reels were large...

Spencer Durrant - March 4, 2026

Gear

How We Test Fly Rods

At Flylords, one of the topics we cover frequently is new gear. Our goal with gear coverage is to test new products on the...

Max Inchausti - March 3, 2026

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Fly Fishing

How to Tie: The Mosquito

In this week’s “How to Tie” feature, Charlie Craven with Charlie's Fly Box ties a dry fly that every angler will wince at the...

Greg Stohrer - March 3, 2026

Fly Fishing

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...

Spencer Durrant - March 2, 2026

Fly Fishing

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

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 - February 27, 2026

Conservation

Rio Grande Dries Up, Causing Colorado Fish Kill

A 7.2-mile section of the Rio Grande in Colorado dried up, ironically as part of a river restoration project that obviously didn't unfold as...

Spencer Durrant - February 27, 2026

Angler Story of the Week

Fly Fishing Angler Wade Fishes for Carp

A Note from Henry (@meade_fishing): https://www.instagram.com/reel/DSb3oCUDOfd/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== "Catching this carp was epic, it was like being back on the flats seeing a tailing bonefish in the water....

Tripp Nazziola - February 26, 2026

Gear

Winston Air 2 Fly Rod: A Long Haul Review

The Long Haul review series is crafted to give you an honest, in-depth look at how products perform over time. After the marketing hype...

Spencer Durrant - February 26, 2026

Boats

How to Optimize Your Drift Boat Storage

Fly fishing boats are tight spaces by design. Between rods, fly line, nets, and all the random essentials that pile up over the course...

Bennett Kittleson - February 26, 2026

2026

2026 F3T Behind the Lens: Black Sheep

Jako Lucas is no stranger to the Fly Fishing Film Tour, nor far-off, stoke-filled destination fishing adventures. For this installment of F3T Behind the...

Will Poston - February 25, 2026