New Umpqua Flies
All new Umpqua patterns, including dry flies, nymphs, streamers, hoppers, and more, along with current pattern size and color extensions.
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Trespass warnings on Georgia rivers roil the waters
The Chestatee River is there somewhere. It shows on the map winding through the hills just south of Dahlonega in north Georgia. “Chestatee” is on …
Oregon Water: Finding Flow
The water that feeds Oregon’s creeks, streams, and rivers is one of the state’s most precious assets, sustaining towns and industries, fish, and wildlife. But …
USA! USA! USA !
The United States took gold in both the team and individual categories at the recent World Fly Fishing Championships. Bret Bishop won the individual category …
Sport fishermen call for end of menhaden fishing in Chesapeake Bay
The Virginia Saltwater Sportfishing Association and several others have an online petition calling on Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin to ban menhaden fishing in the Bay and …
Sunday Toona: Low Rider Edition
The original music video for WAR – Low Rider from ‘Why Can’t We Be Friends?'(1975) newly remastered from the original 16MM film reels.
The Westward Spread of Zebra and Quagga Mussels
The zebra mussel has been a poster child for invasive species ever since it unleashed economic and ecological havoc on the Great Lakes in the …
Are Fishing Apps Doing More Harm Than Good?
The question anglers should be asking is: How do we forge ahead in the information age without compromising fisheries? To answer it, you must first …
Flip Pallot | 2022 Clean Water Steward of the Year
While many know Flip Pallot his years hosting “Walker’s Cay Chronicles,” the generation-defining fishing show that inspired exploration and innovation, the biggest impact Flip has …
The Crash of Florida’s Tarpon Capitol
What’s happened in Homosassa serves as a microcosm for what’s happened all over Florida, inland and on the coasts, from the nitrate-based toxic algae in …