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Learn How to Craft a Bamboo Fly Rod

“There is nothing as gratifying as landing a trout on a rod that you built yourself.” That's a quote you're likely to hear when entering PJ’s Fine Bamboo Rods. Nestled in the charming landscape of Pagosa Springs, Colorado, PJ's Fine Bamboo Rods offers an experience that harmonizes tradition, artistry, and nature for anglers, travelers, and…

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No Guarantees

The stoke had certainly diminished a bit as the north state was being pummeled with unseasonably huge storms. The week had been spent constantly checking flow charts, scrutinizing weather reports, formulating plans B, C, and D, and a whole lot of finger-crossing. No fishing trip is ever guaranteed, especially when it comes to steelhead. The…

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Our fall-edition is now online

Welcome to our September 2024-edition, which features contributions from Emily Rodger, Kurt Konrad, Rasmus Ovesen, Trevor Skinner, Nick Bowles, Joseph Clark, Barry Ord Clarke and many more. This time around, we'll take you to Northern Norway, Argentina, Oman, Australia, Poland and beyond for new and thrilling fly fishing adventures. Enjoy! Read the magazine in its…

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Switzerland: Alps, Sweet Home

There’s no place like home. The older I get, the more I appreciate the pure and untouched nature of the Swiss Alps. Crystal-clear alpine lakes reflect the majesty of the surrounding mountains. Gushing creeks run down from snow-covered peaks, crossing picturesque forests and multi-colored flower meadows before they pour into deep, cool lakes. Catches might…

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The Sabbatical Report 

I took some time off one spring to fish. I had mostly planned for it. Months earlier, as I tied flies and rigged my truck for camping, my wife began referring to the coming downtime as my “sabbatical.”  That felt generous, a characterization maybe reserved for priests and tenured professors, not a bored, half-assed attorney.…

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Our summer-edition is now online

Our June/summer edition features articles from four different continents as well as fly tying features, interviews, and product news. From giant trevally in Papua New Guinea and bumphead parrotfish on Farquhar Atoll to arctic grayling in Alaska and monster taimen in Siberia there is some truly exhilarating reading waiting for you. Read the magazine…

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RISING TROUT & READING THE RISE

Rising trout can create a real rollercoaster of emotions. They offer the promise of easy-to-locate fishing that are obviously feeding, but the myriad of technicalities around hatches, presentations, and capabilities as an angler can combine to make it seem like hooking one of these fish is an impossible task. And nowhere is this more evident…

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