Nirvana on the Deschutes: The salmonfly hatch with no hookups
Deciding to fish the salmonfly hatch on the Deschutes with hookless flies
Nirvana on the Deschutes: The salmonfly hatch with no hookups
Deciding to fish the salmonfly hatch on the Deschutes with hookless flies
30 micro-lessons to amp up your fly-fishing addiction
We're off and running on a marathon of Bluesky posting to kick off this year's trout season.
Rigged for spring
it's the May edition of Leaders, our links roundup, featuring a bevy of great PNW events, primers on fish handling, and an intro to Trout Spey.
One of the best ways to improve your fly-fishing: Download our free fishing log template
All the theory, workflows, and downloadable tools you need to build one of the most important habits of a fly angler.
Floods, anarchy, and river gods
The season kicks off with a rush of fun, with the TroutFest agenda dropping, a little soliloquy, a report from our book club, and my first significant fish of the new season.
TroutFest 2025: The schedule drops
We're just over a month away from TroutFest 2025 in Maupin, OR, and the Deschutes River Alliance has released the first schedule of events.
Read By the River: James C. Scott's In Praise of Floods
Saving dolphins, propitiating river spirits, and the future of history
Fish around and find out
Ten ways to make fly-fishing a bigger part of your life
Pillar 1: Mindset
Start here. Why do we fish? How do we venture boldly into the outdoors?
Pillar 3: Tools
What stuff do I need? Less than you think.
Pillar 2: Environment
Where do fish live? How can we find them? All about watersheds, rivers, and all those who live in them.
Pillar 4: Technique
Casting, fly presentation, dry flies, nymphing, streamers and more.