It seems like most fly fishers experience this... You walk into a fly shop, pick up a handful of flies, then attempt to get some “local intel” from the cashier... Then your jaw drops as you hand over $17.49 for 5 little pieces of wire, fur and thread. In the parking...

Some days you’ll be on the river on the perfect early fall day. The leaves hang onto their trees with fading hope and determined resolve. The water’s surface is tattooed with the outlines of a half dozen species of aquatic insects. The rod in your hand hasn’t had a...

In the under $200 price range you can get a great fly rod setup from a major brand in the fly fishing industry. Any of the rods reviewed here could last a lifetime. Plus if you really get into the sport these would be an excellent backup rod or a loaner to help out a...

I’ve been looking forward to writing this piece for a while because I believe Pennsylvania deserves a spot in every fly fisherman’s dreams. It’s a state with opportunities ranging from Great Lakes steelhead to wild, native, brook trout, and all the brown and rainbow...

Roughly 40 percent of Idaho is covered in National Forest; that translates into 20.4 million acres that are criss-crossed by creeks and rivers full of healthy fish. Originally explored by Lewis and Clark more than two hundred years ago, Idaho is home to some of the...

With a population of less than 700,000 and only 9,000 square miles of total real estate, Vermont is the sixth smallest state in the union. Despite the small size, Vermont is the largest producer of maple syrup in the United States. One home to these massive forests is...

My first time fishing Montana was something of a revelation. My buddy and I were on a weeklong camping trip to Yellowstone National Park. With the famed Madison River in Montana such a short drive away, we made certain that we took time to fish it. The first day was...

When I was a kid, I was always on the hunt for new water where I could wet a line. You could usually find me pedalling around on my beat up bicycle with my fly rod looking for ponds and creeks. I definitely spent more time looking than I did fishing. If I had grown up...

The beautiful state of Washington is inundated with fly fishing rivers, streams, and lakes. This place is simply a fly fisherman’s dream world. On the coast there’s the Pacific Northwest rainforest whose steelhead filled streams we all fantasize over. And as you move...