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

EXPERTS & STORYTELLERS • “THIS HAS BEEN A BIG YEAR FOR FLY FISHERMAN. THE 2018 FALL ISSUE WAS VOLUME 50, NUMBER 1, THE START OF OUR ANNIVERSARY YEAR. WE CELEBRATED WITH A LOOK BACK AT THE “50 GREATEST MILESTONES” OF THE MODERN ERA AND ALSO THE “50 MOST INFLUENTIAL FLY FISHERS.”

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AFRICA’S HIGHLANDS • I HAVEN’T FOUND MANY PLACES AS ENCHANTING AS AFRICA. IT STILL FEELS WILD, RAW, FOREIGN, AND FILLED WITH POTENTIAL FOR DISCOVERING SOMETHING NEW. IT’S ONE OF THE FEW PLACES IN THE WORLD I FEEL THERE IS STILL HUGE OPPORTUNITY FOR EXPLORING—GIANT TARPON ON THE WEST COAST, GOLIATH TIGERFISH IN THE CONGO, POSSIBLY ANOTHER SEYCHELLES-CALIBER SALTWATER DESTINATION SOMEWHERE OFF THE COAST, NILE PERCH, AND WHO KNOWS WHAT ELSE FLY FISHERS CAN CHASE ON THIS CONTINENT.

SOLVING RIVER CONFLICTS • LISTENING TO OLD-TIMERS WAX POETIC ABOUT FLY FISHING’S “GOOD OLE DAYS” CAN BE INSIGHTFUL AND A LITTLE HUMOROUS AT THE SAME TIME. THEY MOST OFTEN ARGUE THAT FISH WERE BIGGER AND MORE PLENTIFUL 30 YEARS AGO. SOME EVEN CLAIM TROUT WERE EASIER TO CATCH. THE NEXT MOST COMMON CHORUS IS THAT RIVERS WERE A LOT LESS CROWDED.

VINYASA AND THE VINEYARD • THE FLY-FISHING GUIDE COMMUNITY IS RARELY ACCUSED OF BEING BALANCED. MANY GUIDES LIVE A LIFE OF EXTREMES; A FEAST-OR-FAMINE WORK SCHEDULE WITH LONG MONTHS ON THE WATER WITHOUT A BREAK, FOLLOWED BY SLOTHY PERIODS OF HIBERNATION OR AN OFF-GRID EXIT TO TICK VARIED FISH SPECIES FROM THE LIST.

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AFRICA’S LARGEST FISH

BAIKAL EXPEDITION

SAVING MICHIGAN’S AU SABLE RIVER

TRACKING GANGSTERS

THE YOSEMITE BOOGEYMAN • RAINBOWS FEAR THE GIANT BROWN TROUT LURKING IN CALIFORNIA’S MOST POPULAR NATIONAL PARK

Kissing Cousins • HATCH STRATEGIES FOR THE MOST IMPORTANT MAYFLIES OF SPRING AND EARLY SUMMER

POND life • A NEW LOOK AT SUNFISH FLIES, TACKLE, AND TACTICS

KAMIKAZE SCULPIN IT NOSEDIVES, BUT DOESN’T SNAG THE BOTTOM

TYING THE KAMIKAZE SCULPIN

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