Fly Fisherman

Fly Fisherman is the world's leading magazine for fly fishing. Every issue provides expert advice on the latest fly fishing techniques, the newest tackle and the hottest new fly patterns. Through informative articles, it highlights the best destinations for trout, salmon, steelhead, bass and saltwater species around the world!

Fly Fisherman

IS IT REALLY FLY FISHING?

TIGHT LINES

TURNING BACK TIME ON AN ICONIC WESTERN TROUT STREAM • THE HENRY’S FORK FOUNDATION’S IMPORTANT MISSION TO MAKE THE FUTURE LOOK MORE LIKE THE PAST

BRING YOUR A GAME • HOW TO TUNE YOUR SKILLS AND TACKLE FOR MIDSUMMER STRIPED BASS

WILLIS “DUKE” DAVIS • HOW A MARINE SNIPER TURNED TO FLY TYING AND FISHING TO HELP HIS RECOVERY

NEW & NOTABLE

OVER THE GUARDRAIL

BOOKSHELF

CHEEKY SCHOOLIE TOURNAMENT FUNDS CONSERVATION

TRUE GLORY SMALL STREAM HOPPER FISHING • WHY ANGLERS CAN FIND BIG FISH IN SMALL WATER AT HOPPER TIME

THE DEVIL FISHES MONO • THIN RIGS SO GOOD THEY’RE SINFUL

THE WEST BRANCH • NEW YORK’S LEGENDARY WEST BRANCH AUSABLE RIVER HAS A NEW GENERATION OF ADMIRERS—AND GUARDIANS

UNVEILING THE SEASONS

PLAYING FROGGER • FROG PATTERNS AND STRATEGIES FOR BASS AND TROUT

EGAN’S POACHER • A JIGGED SCULPIN IMITATION

RIVERS OF LIFE • ONE OF THE ASPECTS I LOVE ABOUT ANY ADVENTURE IS THAT WE NEVER KNOW WHAT WE WILL LEARN ALONG THE WAY ABOUT THE UNIVERSE AND OUR PLACE IN THE UNIVERSE. TEACHERS AND LESSONS COME IN MANY FORMS. SOMETIMES THEY ARE THE FISH WE CONNECT WITH, OR THE ONES WE NEVER COME TO KNOW. SOMETIMES THEY ARE THE PEOPLE WE ARE FISHING WITH, AND THE WAY THEY REFLECT OUR OWN JOURNEY—OR CONTRAST WITH IT.