Surviving a week at fishing-guide boot camp
Plus, Scott's X2S saltwater rod, and a waterproof fly box
- By: Paul Guernsey
- and Buzz Bryson
It's time to gear up for this season's smallmouth action
Birding when bass aren't biting
Forecast: heavy PMD's, with a chance of scattered sulfurs...
- Photography by: Robyn Minkler
This isn't the first time this question has been asked and we aren't the first to ask it. It's been floating around the fly-fishing world for years now. Every person has a different take on the state of the sport and how it got that way, but most of the conversations touch on the same issues: aging participants,
- By: Ryan Davey
- , Kelly Galloup
- and John Gierach
FR&R puts the top 20 pairs of new breathables through their paces
Here's a trivia question for you: Who said the following, and when? And where? The ancients wrote of the three ages of man; I propose to write of the three ages of the fisherman. When he wants to catch all the fish that he can. When he strives to catch the largest fish. When he studies to catch the most
Chris Tompkins likes dead fish. For the past four years he's spent every other autumn weekend loading his truck with a putrid soup of dead, decaying fish. Chris, whose day job is working as a research scientist, drives this nauseating load into the Cascade Mountains in Washington State from which the
Scott's new SC rod series reflects the steady, if not growing, interest in the art and craft of cane rods. Scott has teamed with Bernard Ramanauskas, who at a relatively young age has already become an established name in the cane rod community. Ramanauskas and Scott are making a series of three two-piece
Do you have a fly-fishing essay or short story that has been burning a hole in your desk drawer or hard drive? Well here is your chance to get it read by professionals and possibly published in FR&R. The deadline for the 2007 Robert Traver Fly-fishing Writing Award is fast approaching, and we are anticipating
Simply put, the best way to catch smallmouth in rivers is to cover as much water as possible, so wade or float downstream, giving each likely spot a few casts. Tom Rosenbauer April 1987
Let your voice be heard: We're currently accepting nominations for the 2008 FR&R Readers' Choice Award. If you have used a piece of gear that rises above the rest, we want to hear about it. The field is open to anything: rods, waders, reels, tippets, boats, boots--you name it. You can submit nominations
In the remote Aysen region of Chilean Patagonia a multinational energy company is pursuing plans to build six dams on two rivers that would irreparably damage the natural beauty, and untapped fishing potential, of the region. Endesa, the company behind the development, seeks to build four dams on the
Colorado: Huge trout vs. trophy trout
A 'Mom & Pop' fly-fishing business in Montana
Learning from fly-fishing and more
Or, no, that's not just an expensive piece of string
- By: Buzz Bryson
- and Paul Guernsey
America's corn-based ethanol program carries high costs in fish, wildlife and tax dollars
