Fly Fishing

Fly angler and West Virginia guide Chase McCoy, throwing a tight loop while balanced on his kayak.

Learning to fly cast isn’t about more fishing—it’s about better practice. Here's a simple program to follow that will have positive long-term results.

Fly Fishing

Learning to fly cast isn’t about more fishing—it’s about better practice. Here's a simple program to follow that will have positive long-term results.

Recent Articles

Tenkara rods are compact and easy to use, perfect for squeezing in some extra fishing on a road trip

Fly Fishing

Travel light and fish anywhere. Discover why tenkara is the perfect compact rod for spontaneous trout fishing in the Eastern Sierra.

Freshwater

A Fly Fishing Trip to Africa Took an Unexpected Turn on Safari; The Strange Spiny Lure Taking Over Bass Fishing in 2026; I Didn’t Expect the Best Bass Fishing of My Trip to Happen at Disney World.

Fly Fishing

Fly fishing is hard to explain. The Madison shows why it matters.

Freshwater

A Fly Fishing Trip to Africa Took an Unexpected Turn on Safari; REVEALED: Berkley Lab Series Baits Unveiled After Bassmaster Classic Leak; The Finesse Fishing Kit Built for Today’s Pressured Bass

An older male lion with fiercely intense eyes.

Destinations

Chasing tigerfish in the Okavango Delta turns into something more when the focus moves from the river to the animals on the plain.

If "The Madison" Made You Want to Fly Fish Montana, Here’s Where to Start; The Two ‘Mystery Baits’ That Defined the 2026 Bassmaster Classic; REVEALED: Berkley Lab Series Baits Unveiled After Bassmaster Classic Leak.

Fly Fishing

Fly Fishing "The Madison" in Montana; Two ‘Mystery Baits’ of the Bassmaster Classic; Berkley Lab Series Baits Revealed.

Montana's beautiful native Yellowstone Cutthroat

Fly Fishing

If the new hit TV show has you eyeing a fly fishing trip to Montana, these are the rivers to hit.

Anglers working the riverbank for African tigerfish.

Destinations

On the Okavango River in Africa, I search for tigerfish, navigating hippos, bird-filled channels, and the kind of strikes that can yank your fly rod out of your hands.

Destinations

How a simple email turned into a week chasing tigerfish in Botswana.

Fly Fishing

In mountain towns, fly fishing and bluegrass share the same rhythm.

Fly Fishing

After the Seagrass Collapse, Is Mosquito Lagoon Fishing Again?; Five Miles From the Truck, With a Limit of Walleyes — and a Problem; Svivlo Draken ONE Baitcaster Review: Is This Really a Backlash-Free Reel?

Capt. Troy Perez feeling optimistic for the future of Mosquito Lagoon.

Destinations

After years of seagrass loss and fishery collapse, Mosquito Lagoon on Florida’s Space Coast is showing real signs of recovery.

Fly Fishing

Bass don’t disappear in winter – they move. Here’s where to find them and how to catch them on a fly rod, when cold water changes everything.

Scott Finanger of Wild Fly with "fish on!" in Belize.

Fly Fishing

A review of Wild Fly Productions’ film “20 Days to Catch the Holy Grail of Fly Fishing,” following a 20-day permit pursuit in Belize and exploring the obsession, setbacks, and psychology behind chasing one fish on a fly rod.

Fishpond welcomed anglers to a converted trailer full of new gear. You could come and hang out, talk with the reps, and go hands-on with gear you might want.

Gear Reviews

Winter drags on, but The Fly Fishing Show offers gear testing, casting lessons, and a hands-on reminder that fly-fishing season is close.

There are only pretty steelhead in the Smith River.

Destinations

The best fly fishing in Northern California, from coastal steelhead rivers to stillwater bass fishing.

Finding solitude and fun on a Utah river.

Fly Fishing

It’s hard in a good way. Here’s what beginners should expect when learning to fly fish.

Gear Reviews

A day redfishing Florida's Space Coast revealed how modern fiberglass rods load quickly, cast short and accurately, and still handle real-world distance.

Destinations

Cold temperatures thin the crowds—but not the trout. In North Carolina’s Blue Ridge Mountains, tailwaters and sun-warmed freestones keep fish active all winter long.

A little more than an hour outside of Charlotte, NC, can get you into some good striped bass fishing on a fly rod.

Destinations

Striped bass fishing on a fly rod, and a legit food scene. You can find it in Charlotte, NC, and both are exceptional.

Classic combination. A Kabuto custom fiberglass fly rod matched with a Heritage Hardy Perfect fly reel with agate line guide.

Fly Fishing

Graphite is the tool. Fiberglass is the vibe. Add a click-and-pawl reel, and you’ll understand the obsession.

On the Lamar River, you're often sharing the water.

Destinations

In a region full of great trout water, Yellowstone remains the standard.

Fly Fishing

Ross Reels, Aspire Fly Rods, and Molson Coors are back with another limited-edition run of Coors-themed reels and a rod.

Destinations

Standing in the white sandy flats of Cape Cod, in water up to my waist. Looking out at the horizon, it could have been the Caribbean if not for the school of cruising striped bass passing in front of me.