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Take 10 Minutes to Help Scientists Understand Threats to Freshwater Fisheries

Calling all freshwater anglers in the US and Canada: Have you noticed any threats impacting your fishing experience? A team from the University of Massachusetts Amherst is conducting a survey to understand the threats and potential solutions facing freshwater recreational fisheries, and they want to hear from you. You could win a Patagonia Read more
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Podcast: All About Knotless Leaders and Line-to-Leader Connections, with Josh Jenkins

  [Interview starts at 43:59] Tom Rosenbauer’s guest this week is Josh Jenkins of Scientific Anglers, and the original plan was to talk just about knotless leaders—their design, how they are made, and how to modify them. But they soon took an interesting sidetrack into line/leader connections and also a new product he’s Read more
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A Tribute to Robert Redford’s Passion for Fly Fishing and the Environment

News of Robert Redford’s passing broke yesterday, and tributes flowed in from the worlds of film and conservation. Fly fishers revere Redford for finally bringing Norman Maclean’s “A River Runs Through It” to the screen, and his final voice-over from the film resonates with anyone who loves spending time on the water. Writing in The Read more
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Tying Tuesday: From Trout to Redfish

In this week’s Tying Tuesday, we’ve got effective patterns that will help you catch trout on top or subsurface, as well as redfish looking for a crab or shrimp. First off, Craig Mathews teaches you to tie a pattern he invented decades ago, the Sparkle Dun, in a version with a body made with pheasant […] Read more
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Warriors & Quiet Waters: Fly Fishing Jumpstarts Veterans’ Healing Journey

A Warriors and Wild Waters expedition on the North Fork. Photo: Michael MacLeod, via Whitefish Pilot It’s a pretty established fact that fly fishing is a great way to help folks deal with lingering trauma, and Warriors & Quiet Waters has been helping veterans since 2007. (Strangely, this news story got the organization’s name wrong Read more
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Photos: Week Two of This Year’s “20 Days in September” Contest

It’s Day 15 of our “20 Days in September” Photo Contest. How are you doing so far? I’ve missed just two days so far, although low water is starting to limit my local options. Luckily, our mountain streams and warmwater ponds are still fishing well. It’s still not too late for you to get in on […] Read more
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