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

STOCKED VERSUS NATIVE • HERE’S NO DOUBT THAT THE MOST CONTROVERSIAL—AND PERHAPS INCRIMINATING—STORY IN THIS ISSUE IS “PENNSYLVANIA NATIVES” BY JAMES SULESKI. DESPITE THE TITLE, THIS SUBJECT MATTER IS NOT PECULIAR TO PENNSYLVANIA. THE PRACTICE OF STOCKING HATCHERY TROUT ON TOP OF BARELY SURVIVING POPULATIONS OF NATIVE TROUT, AND MANAGING WILD TROUT AREAS TO THE BENEFIT OF INVASIVE SPECIES IS SOMETHING EVERY CONSERVATIONIST AND FLY FISHER SHOULD BE OPPOSED TO. “CONSERVATION” MEANS PROTECTING AND PRESERVING NATURAL RESOURCES, AND IN TERMS OF WILDLIFE IT MEANS PROTECTING BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY.

PENNSYLVANIA NATIVES • DISJOINTED HABITAT IMPROVEMENTS WON’T SAVE PA’S BROOK TROUT. WE NEED WATERSHED-WIDE MANAGEMENT, AND WE NEED TO STOP STOCKING INVASIVE SPECIES

7 WAYS TO HAUL • UNDERSTANDING AND MAXIMIZING YOUR DOUBLE HAUL

FLATTENING THE THREATS • A PROPOSED OVER-THE-WATER RESORT WOULD OVERRUN ONE OF THE BEST FLATS ON TURNEFFE ATOLL

NEW & NOTABLE

BOOKSHELF

NEWSCASTS

Damselflies • FLIES AND STRATEGIES FOR STILLWATER SUCCESS

CONNECTICUT TAILWATER TROUT • “SURVIVOR STRAIN” BROWN TROUT ARE JUST ONE REASON WHY THE FARMINGTON RIVER IS ONE OF THE NORTHEAST’S FINEST BLUE-RIBBON TROUT FISHERIES

LOCAL CONTACTS

CHASING Palometa • THE EPICENTER OF PERMIT FISHING IN THE CARIBBEAN

FLIES FOR FINICKY FISH

Beach Vibes

FLY FISHING THE CDT • A FIVE-STATE HIKE ALONG AMERICA’S SPINE

RESOURCES AND GEAR

MCKNIGHT’S DANGER MUFFIN CRAB • A FUN-TO-TIE CRAB PATTERN YOU CAN MODIFY FOR PERMIT IN EVERY OCEAN

WRECKAGE