The Spawning of Bonefish
A moonlit mystery of deep dives and drifting larvae, and the researchers tagging Keys bonefish to find where the next generation begins.
Tag: conservation
Bristol Bay
Two uncles, a float plane, and a brown bear encounter that nearly sent everyone swimming — a Bristol Bay trip that made the stakes of protecting it personal.
Chica de Mayo
Two hundred women, one fly shop, and a party that's grown into the biggest women's fly-fishing gathering around. Here's how Chica de Mayo got so big.
Breathe In
A reluctant camper trades her skepticism for crawdads, bug spray wars, and a week of fly fishing in the Smokies she didn't see coming.
Casting Light on a century-old controversy
A graduate researcher spends two summers wading beaver ponds and brook trout streams on the North Shore, chasing a century-old debate.
Lahontan Through Different Eyes
At Pyramid Lake, learning to cast is just the start. A tribal fly fishing camp teaches kids and visitors why these waters and their fish are sacred.
Kara Armano
A great-grandmother's example, a tarpon she still sees in her mind, and a mission to get more women fighting for public land and clean water.
Kidneys of the Rivers
They filter 20 gallons a day and quietly keep rivers alive, yet most freshwater mussel species are vanishing. Here's why that catch-and-release matters more than you think.
All Hands On Deck
Before she ever cast a fly, she was hauling cod and haddock on commercial decks off Maine, learning the coast from fishermen who read the water better than any instrument.
Bullsugar
A pasty-blue algae bloom chokes a Florida canal, the ugly flip side of the fishery that pulled one angler south for good.
Ice Packs
Skip the ice run: these reusable gel packs keep a cooler cold and dry for a full day in the heat.
Fish Slime
That slick coating on every trout you release isn't just mess on your hands, it's doing real work. Here's what fish slime actually protects against.