Fly Fisherman

Fly Fisherman is the world's leading magazine for fly fishing. Every issue provides expert advice on the latest fly fishing techniques, the newest tackle and the hottest new fly patterns. Through informative articles, it highlights the best destinations for trout, salmon, steelhead, bass and saltwater species around the world!

FLY FISHERMAN

OPTIMISTIC WATERS • FOR MORE THAN 54 YEARS, FLY FISHERMAN HAS MOSTLY DEDICATED ITSELF TO THE SPECIFIC DETAILS OF HOW TO MATCH THE HATCH, CAST, TIE FLIES, MAKE PRESENTATIONS THAT CATCH FISH, AND MAKE THOUGHTFUL FLY SELECTIONS BASED ON INSIGHTS AND OBSERVATION. OF COURSE, KNOWING HOW TO FISH DOESN’T DO MUCH GOOD IF YOU DON’T KNOW WHERE TO FISH, SO WE’VE ALSO SPENT DECADES WRITING ABOUT ICONIC AND SPECIAL PLACES THAT ARE PART OF OUR COLLECTIVE FLY-FISHING SOUL.

TIGHT LINES

TEENAGERS + WILDERNESS • FISH FOR CHANGE IS A NONPROFIT ORG THAT BRINGS TEENAGERS TOGETHER FOR FISHING ADVENTURES

REELING IN SERENITY • A NEW GROUP OFFERS FLY FISHING AS A HEALTHY ALTERNATIVE TO ADDICTION

MENDING THE LINE • STAR-STUDDED FILM CAPTURES THE ESSENCE OF FLY FISHING

BEHIND THE SCENES

NEW & NOTABLE

BOOKSHELF

NEWSCASTS

wild & shallow • THE LAGUNA MADRE IS A 130-MILE-LONG, HYPERSALINE LAGOON WITH A MOSTLY UNDEVELOPED COASTLINE, EASY ACCESS, AND LOADS OF REDFISH

FLIES & TACKLE

PATAGONIA’S CWM HYFRYD (BEAUTIFUL VALLEY) • HOW TWO MONTANA BOYS FOLLOWED IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF WELSH SETTLERS

MONTANA CONNECTION

STOLEN WATER & JUSTICE • CALIFORNIA’S OWENS RIVER, AND THE LONG ROAD TO BECOMING A TROUT PARADISE IN THE DESERT

SHADOWS OF THE SAINT JOE • THE JOURNEY FROM BOOMTOWN TO A CUTTHROAT AND BULL TROUT NATIONAL TREASURE

GET OFF THE BANK • A FLY-FISHING GUIDE TO CATCHING BASS & PANFISH FROM A KAYAK

SMITHERMAN’S DRAGGIN’ NYMPH • AN EFFECTIVE DRAGONFLY NYMPH FOR BASS, TROUT, AND CARP

BREATHING . . . BENEATH A FALLING SKY