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Why Stock Sterile Fish? | MidCurrent

Have you ever wondered what role sterile game fish—triploids and hybrids—play in fisheries-management plans? A cool story on the Idaho Fish & Game website explains: The most commonly stocked sterile fish in Idaho is Rainbow Trout. We stock triploid Rainbow Trout, meaning these fish have three complete sets of chromosomes instead of two. Read more
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Montanans Show Up in Big Numbers to Oppose Mine at Headwaters of Famous Trout Rivers

  The Bitterroot River in early spring. Photo: Phil Monahan In recent years, anglers and conservationists in Montana have fought several different mining proposals, with various levels of success. In Field & Stream, Travis Hall writes about the latest chapter in this saga: A company with Canadian roots that calls itself “US Critical Read more
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Video: Mastering Small Stream Fly Fishing with Joe Humphreys

You’d be hard-pressed to find anyone in the world with as much angling experience as Joe Humphreys, and in this video from The New Fly Fisher, he shares one of his favorite small-stream tactics, the long-distance bow-and-arrow cast. The post Video: Mastering Small Stream Fly Fishing with Joe Humphreys appeared first on MidCurrent. Source Read more
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Best Tips for Winter Crappies on the Fly

Writing in Florida Sportsman, Chris O’Byrne offers some hot tips for targeting crappies on the fly in Florida: Good weather for crappie is often bad weather for other Florida activities. They are prompted to vigorous action by cooling lake and air temperatures, fresh winds predominantly from the north or west, and skies so cloudy that […] Read more
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8 Fly-Fishing Myths and Misconceptions

Photo: Chad Shmukler My friend Todd Tanner is a man of many strong opinions, which he often shares in his writing. In his latest for Hatch Magazine, he takes on a set of commonly-held beliefs about everything from flies to rods to overall views of the sport: We should never want [fly fishing] to be […] Read more
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25th Annual Virginia Fly Fishing & Wine Festival (January 9-10)

The Virginia Fly Fishing & Wine Festival celebrates its 25th anniversary on January 9 and 10, 2026, at the Meadow Event Park on the state fairgrounds in Doswell, just a few miles north of Richmond. The 2026 festival features an impressive roster of renowned speakers and authors, including Tom Rosenbauer, Bruce Chard, Josh Miller, Beau Read more
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