Reece’s Beefcake Stone
As the winter snows of the Rocky Mountains begin to thaw, a change is set in motion. The landscape breaks loose and emerges from a crisp exoskeleton of winter. For many fly anglers, the pinnacle of this yearly change is the transformation of Pteronarcys californica – the stonefly known as the salmonfly – into its […]
Just Shy of Eighteen
By Derek Bird The logjam provided enough depth and structure to hold decent sized trout. I waded in just below it to about thigh deep and made a good cast up to where it looked like the large fish should be holding. My beetle pattern bobbed and drifted a foot or two from about the […]
Kirk Deeter’s Lesson on Picking Bugs
Excerpt from the current issue: “Contrary to all the dogma about specific colors and fly patterns and all that, what it usually (really) boils down to is shape and profile. And that’s true whether you’re spoon-feeding emergers to selective trout, trying to match baitfish roosterfish are chomping in Baja, or throwing shrimp or crab patterns […]
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RA Beattie Named Winner of the International Fly Fishing Film Festival for “The Silent Spotter”
The International Fly Fishing Film Festival (IF4), a curated collection of world-class films and cinematic storytelling from independent fly-fishing filmmakers from around the globe, is honored to announce RA Beattie, founder of Beattie Outdoor Productions and co-founder of Off the Grid Studios, as the winner of Audience Choice Award — Best Film in the 2025 […]
Scott Fly Rod Company Welcomes Industry Veteran Shawn Combs
The Scott Fly Rod Company announces that Shawn Combs will join the Scott team as vice president in January. “Shawn is a lifelong angler with finely honed skills and a proven track record in fly-fishing product design,” says Jim Bartschi, president of Scott Fly Rods. “His passion for innovation, quality, and team building is […]
Pay it Forward | Derek Olthuis
Two decades ago, alerted by headlights shining on my parent’s front lawn, I slipped silently out the front door and threw my pack into the bed of an old forest service truck. I was 14-years-old and heading to a high mountain lake filled with cutthroat. In the driver’s seat was a business partner of my […]
For a limited time, we invite you to watch Familiar Flow, the first episode of season 4 of the Fly Fusion Series. Every great journey begins with the familiar. And I love my home rivers in British Columbia so much that I rarely want to leave. But I know I have to travel so I can grow […]
For a limited time, we invite you to watch Familiar Flow, the first episode of season 4 of the Fly Fusion Series. Every great journey begins with the familiar. And I love my home rivers in British Columbia so much that I rarely want to leave. But I know I have to travel so I can grow […]
Drift Session with Derek Olthuis is LIVE on Fly Fusion Streaming
Fly Fusion’s Drift Sessions bridge the distance between author and reader. On October 23, Field Editor Derek Olthuis went live on Zoom to explore Mousing for Trophy Trout and Fishing Lakes. In this Drift Session, Derek Olthuis took us on a small-lake fishing adventure for brookies, cutthroats, and cutbows, highlighting both the thrill of the […]
The Trout System
By Jeremy Davies All Photos © Frank Brassard If you look at the first trout system and compare it with the new collection of flies featured in the Summer 2025 issue, you’ll see an evolution and an improvement in the patterns. Every year, Jeremy Davies goes on the hunt for new materials — testing new […]
Simms Fishing Products “Dead On The Water” Collaboration with the Grateful Dead
Simms Fishing Products, a leader in performance fly fishing apparel and gear, has officially launched Dead On The Water— a limited-edition product collection in collaboration with the legendary rock band, the Grateful Dead. This unique partnership blends the world of technical angling gear with iconic music culture, creating a line that speaks to both performance […]