Fly Fisherman

Fly Fisherman is the world's leading magazine for fly fishing. Every issue provides expert advice on the latest fly fishing techniques, the newest tackle and the hottest new fly patterns. Through informative articles, it highlights the best destinations for trout, salmon, steelhead, bass and saltwater species around the world!

Fly Fisherman

ALTERNATIVE SPECIES • IN THE SPRING OF 2020, I NOTICED AN UNUSUALLY HIGH NUMBER OF CARS PARKED AT ALL THE TYPICAL TROUT-FISHING SPOTS IN SOUTH-CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. SCHOOLS WERE CLOSED DUE TO THE PANDEMIC, ORGANIZED YOUTH SPORTS WERE MOSTLY CANCELED, PEOPLE WERE WORKING FROM HOME, AND WHILE THE LIST OF THINGS YOU COULDN’T DO WAS LONG, IT WAS PRETTY CLEAR THERE WAS ONE THING YOU COULD DO SAFELY: IT WAS THE YEAR EVERYONE WENT FISHING.

TIGHT LINES

CONNECT WITH US!

STEELHEAD ON THE BRINK • NEW CONSERVATION RULES FOR THE OLYMPIC PENINSULA

A WINTER WAKE-UP CALL

MANAGING MENHADEN • PROTECTING THE MOST IMPORTANT FISH IN THE SEA: BAIT

THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHT • A NEW GENERATION APPRECIATES VINTAGE FLY TACKLE

BOOKSHELF

NEW & NOTABLE

GEAR GUIDE

NEWSCASTS

THE NEW’HORN • WITH HELP FROM THE BHRA, THE FUTURE LOOKS BRIGHT FOR MONTANA’S BIGHORN RIVER

MIGRATORY BROWNS • THE HUNT FOR GIANT SALMO TRUTTA

THE ORIGIN OF BROWN TROUT

Snakebit • “FISHZILLA” GOT A BAD REPUTATION—SNAKEHEADS ARE WORLD-CLASS TOPWATER GAMEFISH

WINTER MIDGES • SUCCESSFUL STRATEGIES FOR YELLOWSTONE’S LONGEST HATCH

NEWMAN’S MICRO MATCHER • HOW TO MASTER TINY LEGS

THE SILENT ACT OF KNOWING