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A Tribute to Robert Redford’s Passion for Fly Fishing and the Environment

September 17, 2025 0 Comments

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

September 16, 2025 0 Comments

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

September 15, 2025 0 Comments

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

September 15, 2025 0 Comments

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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Video: Fly Fishing Outside the BOX

September 15, 2025 0 Comments

When you’re learning to fly fish, everyone want to explain the “right way” to do everything—from casting to fly choice to presentation. But, as Ben Sittig explains in this video, those aren’t the only ways. Sometimes the fish respond to strange flies and tactics in ways that can teach you new and effective tricks. I Read more
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Has One of the World’s Best Brown Trout Fisheries Been Hiding in Plain Sight?

September 14, 2025 0 Comments

A stunning brown trout from Iceland’s Blanda River. Photo: Earl Harper via Hatch Magazine It seems remarkable that, in this age of nonstop Internet fly-fishing coverage, there would be a world-class fishery that remained under the radar. But it seems that most folks haven’t heard of a particular gem in the northwestern highlands of Iceland. Read more
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