April Vokey's The World Through Your Eyes is the Outdoors Story We Need Right Now
April Vokey’s debut children’s book, The World Through Your Eyes, follows Addie outdoors—reminding us how wonder, curiosity, and nature begin.
1/3/2026Jen Ripple
Family & Kids Outside
A Family on the Fly
The idea of “time flying” is never more evident than when one becomes a parent. Sure, it’s something that adults say to kids growing up, but the gravity of the words never really takes. Sitting in third period geometry seemed eternal, as did waiting to turn sixteen and get a driver’s license. Graduating high school and heading off to college was a laborious grind in watching the clock. Then all of a sudden, nine months of a pregnancy goes by in the blink of an eye, and then the bundle of joy
11/23/2020Nick Delvecchio
Introduce Your Kids to Fly Fishing
As fly-fishing parents, we share a common dream that our children will follow along at a young age, immersed in the experiences of our family's fishing expeditions. Traveling to our favorite rivers and lakes on a weekly basis will all become pleasant memories for them as we introduce them to our favorite sport and the art of fly fishing. When we were growing up, spending time outdoors didn’t have to compete with spending time tele-learning on the internet, playing video games, and Zoom calls. W
6/29/2020Steve Avril Angelica Talan
5 Things I Learned Fishing With a Toddler
Fishing is a lifelong passion for so many of us. From childhood to adulthood, we progress through chapters along the way. For me, when I became pregnant with my son, I was beyond excited to instill an appreciation (ok, addiction) for fishing at an early age. If only I knew what that really meant. Here are five things I have learned from fishing with my toddler. Always bring snacks ... Always. We stock up before hitting the water - whether it's for 5 minutes or 5 hours. Water bottles, healthy
5/8/2020Ryan Michelle Scavo
Latest
SAHM Redefined
One of the oddest exchanges I had when my baby bump appeared was when an older person would touch my stomach and ask: will you stay home or keep working? A year into # 3's life (#1 and #2 being our pups) and I still find it odd to confine motherhood to black and white, "working" or "not working." Yes, I'll keep working. I'm a mom, but I'm also a fishing guide, fly shop employee, and marketing consultant. Guide work typically hits like a freight train for the peak season then purrs and slows – so
12/5/2019Alice Tesar
Just Like Dad
I don’t remember a time in my life when I didn’t know how to throw a fly line. Fly fishing isn’t in my blood, but my father is. And as a young child I quickly learned that if I wanted to spend time with Dad, getting out with him on the water was the answer to my wish. Growing up in a separated family wasn’t always the easiest. Dad left mom and our hometown of Destin when I was two to pursue his music career in Atlanta. I caught my first trout on the Chattahoochee River when I was three. Mom, my
5/13/2019Jordyn Powell
Breathe In
When my parents mentioned going to Trout Adventure Camp in Tremont’s Great Smoky Mountains National Park, I was not convinced it was what I wanted to do for a week over my precious summer break. Here’s the kicker though—I went and I had a blast! Trout Adventure Camp is a five-day summer camp where you spend the week learning all about fly fishing and everything that comes with it. The camp is run by Trout Unlimited, an organization that focuses on trout, nature, and keeping it protected and jus
5/13/2019Willow Rutter
Young Women Need Rivers
As she pauses to acknowledge the river rolling around her knees, she hears a fish slap the water. She smiles, opens her fly box and envisions that fish filling up her net. She’s a teenage girl, and her only concern for the day is exploring a river and being detached from the world; something she’s begun to crave. She’s not worrying about what she looks like, counting all the ways she isn’t adding up or fearing what her friends are doing without her. She doesn’t know that this river time is rela
6/30/2017Kaitlin Glines Barnhart