From now until September, many of the Northern Hemisphere's small streams and lakes will see water temperatures rise well above a trout's comfort zone. And as most of us are aware, trout caught and released in excessively warm water are...

Mark Nale writes about the twelve young anglers who will represent the U.S. in next month's FIPS-Mouche World Youth Fly Fishing competition. "'We’ve been knocking on the door several times, but we haven’t made it to the podium yet,' said...

"White, 52, often went fishing with his boyhood friends, crawling under barbed wire fences to sneak onto farmers' ponds. When the fishing trips were done, his friends would run off and play ball. But White would run to the drawing...

Recently retired Carlton College president Rob Oden writes about rainbow hatcheries, the liberal arts, and tenuous connections to the wild. "When Spanish anglers happen to catch a stocked rainbow trout, they know what to call them. Mimicking the most recognizable...

Tim Romano adds Tecnu Oak and Ivy Skin Cleanser to his list of "stuff that works." When in Yellowstone, don't throw sticks at bison: "Blair Witch Project meets Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom." Miramichi pools closed due to drought...

Ed Koch, author of Fishing the Midge and of Basic Fly Tying with Norm Shires, died recently in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. "'If it wouldn't have been for that man guiding my hands, my journey in fly fishing would never have started,'...

"I found Fishing Flies accessible, interesting and well laid-out. Malcolm Greenhalgh provides engaging text nicely illustrated with lots of colour photographs by Jason Smalley as well as well-chosen historical images and documents." Kate Wallace review's Malcolm Greenhalgh's recently released Fishing...

It’s been said of Jack Nicklaus (an avid fly angler) that he never hit a shot in practice without the same attention as a stroke played during competition. And while that level of focus may be hard to attain, it...

After the recent HPA warning to anglers about tangling with bats, fisherman treated for rabies after "kamikaze" bat chews on vest collar. Fly shop employee Stephen England followed a girl to Boston, but stayed for the stripers. Chinese copper...

It doesn't take long for some new fly rods (and reels) to steal the spotlight. Angler Thayne Morgan and Captain Craig Brewer won the 2010 Gold Cup Tarpon Tournament in Islamorada, Florida on June 24 using prototypes of Hardy's new...

Veteran outdoors journalist and Wyoming guide Paul Bruun has a warning for those who thing they can out-muscle a river: don't try it, no matter how indestructible you think you are. "Despite clever 'Fear No Rock' slogans printed on some...

Hardy & Greys once again is sponsoring the U.S. Youth World Fly Fishing Team, which will compete in Slovakia at the 9th Youth World Fly Fishing Championship August 3 through August 10. Read the extended entry for the full press...

The world’s largest defense contractor has been accused of bullying small companies over trademark issues before, but their decision to try and force Jerry Foster to abandon his skunkworksflyrods.com domain has many people scratching their heads. Trademark law can be...

The new G.Loomis rods that we first broke the news on back on March 25th ("G.Loomis Will Introduce New Super-Light Rods This Summer") made quite a splash at this week's iCast show in Las Vegas, winning "Best of Show" and...

Bob Berger, long-time Florida Keys fly shop owner, committed suicide in 2006 with only this to say to his many friends: "I have come to the end of a wonderful road.” Now Robert Blanche, author of the new Iracema's Footprint...

In the Denver Post, Karl Licis writes about Colorado's "carp flats," noting that the hunt for these highly selective fish has created a fly-fishing subculture. "Well, maybe not exactly the Florida flats, but for a number of fly-fishermen in search...

Who'd have guessed? Alaskan hatcheries account for "70 percent of the rainbows and 20 percent of the king salmon" landed in Alaska. Troll for Trout: Michigan's quintessential "kick-back-in-the-boat-with-a-fishing rod, sit-around-the-campfire-with-a-beer-and-some-tall tales" band. Sprint Cup driver Marcos Ambrose: "I fly...

"'The last few years it's proliferated,' said [Casco Bay Anglers Club president Adam] Taylor, 35. 'And the Maine coast is uniquely suited to fishing for stripers from kayaks. There is an abundance of coastline. And folks know this.'" Deirdre Fleming...

Matthew Leutwyler's film adaptation of the novel "The River Why" was recognized by the Alaska International Film Festival as Best Narrative Feature, the Festival announced Friday. Also Zach Gilford, who stars in the film, won the award for Best Actor....

With today's announcement, the White House hopes to accomplish what none have managed to do before: create a national "stewardship" policy for America's oceans and Great Lakes, "including a type of zoning that could dramatically rebalance the way government regulates...