Environment
Under a snow moon
Exploding trees, the Michael Jordan of pikeminnow, fly fishing with a baby on board, Michigan smallies, and more in this week's newsletter.
Environment
Environmental conservation, watershed protection, climate impacts on fisheries, and the connections between healthy ecosystems and thriving fish populations.
Environment
Two Dumpsters drifting
On the second day of Christmas, the atmospheric river gave to me...
Read by the River
Read By the River: Nature's Best Hope
Our river nerd book club turns to trees: backyard conservation, native plants, and creating habitat that supports the food web.
Environment
Salmon Vision: The AI revolution comes to salmon conservation
Bringing the power of artificial intelligence to bear on monitoring anadromous salmon populations for faster and more efficient counts, toward more resilient watersheds
Conservation
Leaders: Wisdom never expires
It's the June edition of Leaders, our links roundup, featuring the big public lands battle, the wisdom of guides and land-watchers, gear reviews, technique primers, and more.
Tools
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.
Learn
Pillar 2: Environment
Where do fish live? How can we find them? All about watersheds, rivers, and all those who live in them.
Environment
Vivid indicators of life
Wading for caddis, fishing nymphs with suspenders
Film
Fish on film
Roll cameras, because the Fly Fishing Film Tour came to town.
Conservation
Stand up and tell 'em! đź“Ł
A gentle nudge to find your voice in conservation and activism.
Environment
Meanderings: Following the thalweg from the Willamette to the Seine
First flies, finding the thalweg, good eau in Paris, and some riparian art
Environment
Immerse yourself with Kwintesencja
Take fifteen minutes, and be transported.
Learn
Watersheds and watching flies
Zoom out to conserve, zoom in to observe, zoom over to the Grand Fir tonight to have a drink and a bite.
Conservation
Creek Freaks and Trout Whisperers: Advocacy from the Deschutes to the Chattahoochee
100 subscribers, Maupin in May, the DRA's Deschutes fight expands, a new blueprint for anadromous activism, and a club report from ATL.
Icons
Remembering Jimmy Carter, our greatest fly-fishing president
Many presidents have fished, but few had the soul of an angler.
Read by the River
Read By the River, 2024
Sometimes, literally. The five favorite (mostly) fly-fishing books I read this year
Icons
From runway to river
Fly-fishing fashion icons, Joe Pera, final slots for winter classes, and more.
Newsletter
Finding your fly lab
Another critical element in establishing your home waters: having a place to test things out. Plus a new book from Robin Wall Kimmerer and the many (gnarly) faces of lamprey.
Environment
Ground yourself on our home planet
Establish The Big Here on the way to finding your home waters. Also, two fun fly fishing films, and registration opening for Winter term class.
Environment
So long summer, come winter's hope.
If you start summer steelheading earlier than October, does it get less bittersweet?
Ethics
Hot weather and trout fishing
A few top tips—and one essential piece of gear—can help keep fish safe when the temps get high.
Environment
Opening days and opening dreams
Opening up, setting intentions for the new season
Books
The best fly fishing books ever written
Books that will improve your fly fishing. A definitive list of the best fly fishing books, from beginner guides to technical methods, from entomology to romantic lore and conservation. And, of course, great writing.
Newsletter
Signs of summer: Salmonflies are on!
It's big bug time on the Deschutes, the most wonderful time of the year.
Environment
Thinking in watersheds
Understanding watersheds, and the different types of rivers we're going to encounter when fly-fishing
Environment
Reading the river: The Thalweg
Find the fast water for keys on where to row, where to put your flies, and how the river wants to be.
Learn
How to read a river: Riffles, runs, and pools
Digging one level deeper to understand the different features we find in a river
Access
Scouting 101: Keys to finding great fly fishing spots
Scouting fly fishing spots can be a major challenge for beginners. It depends on combing through lots of sources of information to find places where you might find great water, then verifying those hunches in real life.
Environment
Finding your Home Waters with the Big Here Quiz
Start your journey to find your home waters by grounding yourself on your home planet.
Technique
Dapper Don: Stalking large browns with a long rod
Inspiration on moving to a more sight-fishing, patience-oriented trout approach.