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From Alaska to Michigan — the cross-continent journey of the Chena’s Arctic grayling | Hatch Magazine

February 12, 2026 0 Comments

A decade ago, I hauled a small camper behind my 2011 Toyota FJ cruiser from Idaho Falls north through Montana, British Columbia, the Yukon, and Alaska, and eventually took in the view of the Arctic Ocean from the end of the Dalton Highway at Deadhorse. It was my “trip of a lifetime,” and I’d do […] Read more
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Striped Bass Management: Status Quo for 2026 as a Recruitment Crisis Looms

February 12, 2026 0 Comments

As fly fishermen along the Atlantic coast prepare for the spring migration, the regulatory picture for 2026 is now settled—and largely unchanged. The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Striped Bass Management Board voted in late October 2025 to maintain current management measures, rejecting a proposed 12 percent coastwide harvest Read more
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Guadalupe River Earns “Top 100” Trout Stream Nod

February 12, 2026 0 Comments

The Guadalupe River—the southernmost year-round trout fishery in the United States—is back in the national spotlight. The Victoria Advocate reported on February 10 that Trout Unlimited has again recognized the Guadalupe as one of America’s “Top 100 Trout Streams,” a distinction that resurfaced this week alongside the release of Chris Read more
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The Free Federal Tool That Can Tell You When Early-Season Warmwater Fish Are Ready

February 10, 2026 0 Comments

Every spring, the same question nags warmwater fly anglers from Oklahoma to Ohio: Is it happening yet? Are the largemouth moving shallow? Have the pike pushed into the backwaters? Is it worth burning a vacation day, or will you spend six hours casting into dead water? Most of us answer these questions the old-fashioned way—scrolling […] Read more
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Tying Tuesday: Variety is the Spice of Life

February 10, 2026 0 Comments

This week’s Tying Tuesday brings together four patterns that couldn’t be more different from one another—proof that a little variety at the bench can keep things interesting when the water isn’t cooperating. We’re starting small with a Perdigon—a competition-style nymph that’s as clean and precise as they come—and a Biot Midge Read more
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Yellowstone, Wyoming and other western states announce big changes for the 2026 fishing season | Hatch Magazine

February 6, 2026 0 Comments

If you’ve devoted any time at all to fishing the storied waters of Yellowstone National Park, you’ve probably put in some time on the Firehole River. And, if you’ve fished the Firehole any later than, say, the second week of June, or before mid-September, I’m betting there’s a chance that you didn’t do too well. […] Read more
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