The Tube Emerger
Materials and tying notes for the Tube Emerger.
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After The Fires
A fly-fishing guide watches the Chimney Tops fire light up the Smokies, then returns to see what the flames left behind on her home streams.
Float Tube Fishing
A quiet float tube outing turns into an up-close visit from a curious loon family, proof that fishing alone can still mean good company.
How To Plan a Women's Fishing Clinic
Snow, 28 degrees, and five women determined to learn to cast anyway. Here's how one clinic came together, weather be damned.
Stripah!
A pink stripping basket, a 9wt rod, and the first real striper of the season on a Cape Cod beach.
American Brown Trout
A spotted brown trout, teal nail art, and the tangled, mixed-up genetic history of a fish that's more American mutt than purebred.
Fly Line Tapers
Weight forward, double taper, shooting head, level—what those names on the box actually mean for your cast.
Whip Finisher
A cluttered vise tray full of scissors, bobbins and half-finished flies, and the one small tool that ties them all off clean.
The Show Stopper
Pack the cooler, grab the ice, and tell us what's in your hand at the show. High-gravity yetis optional but recommended.
Wading Staff
Wading where you shouldn't? A staff can be the difference between a good story and a cold swim.
Muskegon Michigan
Steelhead, salmon, trout, and a log lodge with a woman cave: the Muskegon River has a season for every kind of angler.
Cul De Canard (CDC)
Three downy feathers from a duck's preen gland, the secret behind dry flies that float themselves, if you treat them right.