In the 37 years since it was founded, California Trout has done some amazing work to preserve trout and trout habitat. Recently, CalTrout was recognized for its efforts--the organization was selected as one of six recipients of the 2006 Chevron Conservation Award. CalTrout will receive $15,000 from Chervron,
No, we're not talking about that time when you whipped up a couple Black Caddis on the banks of the Madison with nothing more than a spoon, a Leatherman and some fuzz from your socks. That's cool, but here we're talking about fly-tying "in the field," i.e. Iraq. First sergeant Joe Cunningham is stationed
As we promised in our November/December 2006 issue [Editor's Notes], FR&R and the John D. Voelker Foundation have come up with a new and exciting way to honor and reward good writing about fly-fishing. This year we'll be opening our Traver Award competition to essays about fly-fishing as well as short
Who am I to argue with the experts? If a new soft-hackle pattern calls for the left anterior covert feather from a Bulgarian hen partridge, why take a chance with a simple chicken hackle that looks almost the same? Harry Campbell on fly-tying January/February 1989
When you think of the R. L. Winston Rod Company, a couple things immediately come to mind: green fly rods, tradition and high-end performance. But the folks in Twin Bridges, Montana, want to become synonymous with something else: fly-fishing movies. The company recently re-launched its Web site with
Orvis Tri-Spectrum Sunglasses Just last year, I wrote a roundup article on polarizing fishing glasses, the best of which were real eye-openers. While those products were still fairly fresh in my mind, I had the opportunity to check out the new Tri-Spectrum glasses from Orvis. Figuring I'd seen it all,
- By: Ted Leeson
- and Darrel Martin
A cold day on the river beats any day in the office
Catching wild trout in the rugged country of Montana's Bob Marshall Wilderness
With the recent explosion of fly-fishing films on the Internet and elsewhere, it now seems timely to take a retrospective look at the man who was the pioneer of fly-fishing films, just as he pioneered so many aspects of our sport: the late Lee Wulff. In the days when cameras were bulky and film expensive,
I'm lucky enough to be able to fish with guides from time to time. Most of my guides during the past dozen years have given me an enjoyable, occasionally unforgettable, outing, and I have almost always learned something from each of them. The guide-client relationship in general is a fascinating one.
On May 18, 1980, Mount St. Helens erupted with the force of 350 megatons of dynamite. The blast denuded 230 square miles of forest and sent 1.4 billion cubic yards of ash 15 miles into the sky. To say that the eruption was cataclysmic would be an understatement. Right in the path of the ash cloud and
Tropical saltwater angling in Belize, any time of year
An environmentally minded lodge on the Madison
The Corps has tried to control nature. Now it's time to control the Corps.
Remember the first time you picked up a copy of John Gierach's Trout Bum?
- Photography by: Stephen Collector
Plus, observations from Schullery
I love an intricate fly as much as the next guy, but I have also found that sometimes the difficult patterns don't catch as many fish as the simple, easy ones...
- Photography by: Richard Procopio
A weighted streamer for the early season
Hot new tying materials, and how to use them
There's one step where hackling can go horribly awry. Here's how to avoid problems.
A defense of the San Juan Worm in two variations
How to make perfect CDC mayfly wings every time
Plus, avoiding tailing loops, and an angler's fear of failure
- By: Paul Guernsey
- and Buzz Bryson
