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Jen's Must-Haves Volume 7

Some of Jen's favorite things this season Gondolas in Tahoe Tortoise By Sunski MSRP - $9.99 photo courtesy of - sunski Because creative and funky polarized sunglasses are in and so is protecting your eyes. By Now Retro Pile Fleece Hoody By Patagonia INC MSRP - $149.00 photo courtesy of - Patagonia When I need a little warm hug on the river, I reach in my bag for this hoody. By Now W G3 Guide Z Waders By Simms Fishing MSRP - $649.95 photo courtesy of - Simms Products In one wo

1/24/2026Jen Ripple

Family Ties That Bind

How a family business became one girl's passion and profession

2/21/2021Emily Owenby

Women and Fly Fishing Through the Ages: A More Complete Picture Emerges

Much has been written about the role of women in fly fishing over the ages, and much more has been forgotten over time. Women have always fished and have made many notable contributions to advancing the art and practice of the sport around the world. The record of many early pioneering women fly fishers of the early days would be lost without the photos, prints, and postcards rescued by collectors from the stream of time. What can we learn from the women and the memories captured in these images

12/31/2020Moirajeanne Fitzgerald And Steve Woit

The Perfect Last Minute Gift for the Fly Angler on Your List

So, you’ve procrastinated like the rest of us, and you still have to buy for the difficult fly angler on your list. But what if you don’t know the first thing about fly fishing? What if you don’t know what they already have? At this point, it’s too late in the game to head to the local fly shop. There’s little chance of Amazoning the gift to their door, so what do you do? Fear not, for I bring you tidings of great flies that will be for all anglers – and every budget. A gift they will love. Th

12/23/2020Dun Team

The Fly Fishing Holiday Guide 2020

Ho-Ho-Ho Happy Holidays! Now that the turkey has been consumed, you've done all the shopping you care to (or should) in person, it's time to finish up that shopping list. Look no further! The ultimat fly fishing holiday gift guide has arrived! No doubt if you have a fly angler on your list you've thought about what the perfect gift would be to feed their obsession. We've taken away the guesswork in this year's guide and have provided you with a lot of options regardless of your budget. These

11/30/2020Jen Ripple

Trout Trollop

I pity the woman who doesn’t have a sister. The lucky ones have ‘sisters-by-birth’ but if that’s not an option, you can still have ‘sisters-by-choice’, and organizations like Sisters on the Fly (SOTF) are a great place to start. As the largest women’s outdoor group in the United States, SOTF members are known for a love of fly fishing, vintage campers, and for having ‘More fun than anyone.’ Started in 1999 by two sisters, Maurrie Sussman (Sister #1) and Becky Clark (Sister #2) it quickly grew

9/20/2020Jo Ann Stearns

International Women's Fly Fishing Day

Saturday, September 12th at 11 am in every time zone something incredible is going to happen. Female fly anglers from across the globe will begin posting photos of themselves at fly fishing events or doing something fly fishing related. This is the start of something great. This is International Women's Fly Fishing Day. I caught up with Madeleine Kelly from Ireland, who is one of the two women at the helm of IWFFD. Maddy and her co-creator, Pamela Dunlap from West Virginia (USA), are about to

9/8/2020Madeleine Kelly

The Year of the Dry-Dropper Science Experiment

Hopper-dropper in early Spring, late Fall, and wait, even Winter? I became serious about the dry-dropper set up, outside of grasshopper season, after starting my journey with tight line nymphing. I was quickly addicted to jig-hooks, tungsten bead nymphs, landing big fish on a 3 wt 12ft rod, with 6 or 7x tippet size, and learning a new way to drift that is so effective. I realized one day in late winter, that despite my rod length, I couldn’t reach out to the sections of water that looked sup

9/2/2020Kaitlin Glines Barnhart

Fishing in a Pandemic

Things have changed around here.

8/21/2020Steve Avril

Unlocking the Mysterious Pyramid

Imagine it being January at one of the most desolate lakes in America—Pyramid Lake. You’re standing on your ladder in the water, bundled up in what never seems like enough layers, and donning ever-so-flattering neoprene waders. Just as you wonder why you brave the stinging cold and miserable wind, you feel it and set. It feels like a car engine is on your hook, and your line screeches as the fish takes you into your backing almost before you can blink. The fish porpoises through the water’s

7/29/2020Elizabeth Preston

Painting the Perfect Fishing Day

I recently had the opportunity to be a guest on Mark Hopley’s podcast, “Fly Fish 97” out of British Columbia. He asked some really great questions throughout the conversation, but one question especially intrigued me. I’ve thought of it several times since and decided to paint that picture in writing. The question was, “How would you paint your perfect fishing day?” I love early mornings for a number of reasons. I’ve grown to love the pre-dawn stillness, the first glimpse of light as the

7/22/2020Susan Thrasher

Naked and Afish

Mayflies crawled, tickling, over my arms, legs, and face—something only a fly angler would be excited about. I couldn't get my rod together fast enough. This was my second lake of the day. I’d hiked five miles to the first lake, along a dusty trail, later through a stretch of my beloved ponderosas, and finally up to exposed rocky lookouts. While incredibly scenic, it was dotted with backpackers and way too windy to cast. I usually fish rivers or unnamed alpine lakes, but on this solo trip, I dec

7/15/2020Lindsy Glick