SOME MONTHS AGO A FRIEND RECRUITED ME to teach her how to fly fish, and the first time I put a fly rod in her hands, she cast it more than 100 feet. Impossible? That all depends on the line. In this case, my friend was throwing a 15-foot two-handed …
“THIS BLOWS,” and other bitter thoughts run through your mind as you’re faced with a familiar scene: There’s not one open parking spot at your favorite put-in. Looking up and down the river, you can see other anglers fanned out like the crowd at a parade, shoulder to shoulder in …
A FLY LINE seems like a pretty simple product—little more than some plastic material gooped around a thin piece of string. The whole thing can be made to float or sink by adding microballoons or heavy metal dust in the coating. However, this apparent simplicity can lull us into overlooking …
THE JET OUTBOARD gurgled to a halt as I stepped out onto a vast gravelly shoal. The river that greeted me was …
DUSK FALLS PURPLE as the electric whirring of golf carts begins to fade, each note individually consumed as the carts disappear into …
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This article originally ran in the November/December 2007 edition of American Angler and is reproduced here with permission. EVERY SPRING, you walk …
This article originally ran in the Fall 2007 edition of American Angler and is reproduced here with permission. THE COWS WERE CAUSING …
This article originally ran in the Spring 2007 edition of American Angler and is reproduced here with permission. ON A TRIP THROUGH …
“PIRANHA” THE GUIDE SPAT, indicating that I should cast elsewhere. I had no regard for such misgivings: if the piranha were the …
This article originally ran in the November/December 2006 edition of American Angler and is reproduced here with permission. W RITERS AND ENTHUSIASTS …
I F YOU’VE LOOKED AT THE STACK of fly-fishing catalogs on your bedstand lately, you’ve probably noticed a lot of recent growth. …
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This article originally ran in the March 2006 edition of American Angler and is reproduced here with permission. AS THE NAME IMPLIES, …
This article originally ran in the January/February 2006 edition of American Angler and is reproduced here with permission. YOU’VE PROBABLY BEEN THERE. …
The Great Falls of the Yellowstone and a Madison River brown. IT ISN’T OFTEN IN LIFE one finds oneself unencumbered enough to …
THE TRUTH IS, anybody can take excellent fishing photos. With modern point and shoot technology, such arcane concepts as “reciprocity of exposure” …
ONE OF THE MOST COMMON QUESTIONS raised by visitors to the southern tailwaters is “How do I know when to get out …
Trout speys can handle large fish on light tippet. Spey Fishing for Trout By Zach Matthews First Published January 29, 2005 You …
Did you know a Crazy Charlie will catch a carp? Screwball Looks, Lonely Places by Zach Matthews First Published September 18, 2004 …
Flowers line Arkansas’ Little Red River’s banks in spring. Siblings of the White by Zach Matthews First Published October 20, 2003 | …
Stripping Baskets on a Trout Stream? by Zach Matthews First Published October 1, 2003 | General Fly Fishing “How’s the streamer fishing?” …
