Tag: spring 2017

The Gotcha

This fly is probably the most popular bonefish fly ever created, and for good reason.

5/1/2018•Dun Magazine•1 min read

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.

5/1/2018•Megan Hess•3 min read

Reading Between the Saltwater Line

A new fly line can make or break your cast. Here's how to pick the right one for saltwater, before you're standing on the bow guessing.

4/28/2018•Dun Magazine•4 min read

Bessie Bucholz

A flats guide and Yellow Dog rep on leaving a desk job in New Zealand for permit, dorado, and a career built on gut instinct.

3/21/2018•Dun Magazine•6 min read

Still Water

A lifelong angler on how a quiet creek, a fly rod, and a little patience can settle a busy mind.

11/15/2017•Lila Warren•5 min read

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.

6/30/2017•Alisha Saley•5 min read

A Little River of My Own

Raised by fly fishing royalty, she spent 29 years avoiding a rod entirely. Then, finally content, she asked her dad to send her to fishing school.

6/30/2017•Brooke Rosenbauer•8 min read

Oman

Indo-Pacific permit tailing in inches of water, billfish crashing teasers, and dolphins by the thousand off a coast most anglers have never heard of.

6/30/2017•Clare Carter King•5 min read

Time Well Spent

A pre-dawn wake-up call, a small brookie, and the first time a mom teaches her son to let one go.

6/30/2017•Courtney Despos•5 min read

Rolling With the Punches

A snapped fly rod, one lonely trolling reel, and a guidebook that promised more than the guide delivered.

6/30/2017•Nome Buckman•7 min read

Not Your Typical Stag and Hen Escape

Scrambling over boulder-sized rocks and dodging a guide's white-knuckle driving, two English anglers chase wild trout and grayling through the Czech mountains.

6/30/2017•Vera Carlson•5 min read

Opening Day In Iceland

Three couples, three rods, and a river full of sea-liced salmon on opening day in Iceland's Laxá in Dölum.

6/30/2017•Harpa Olin Thordardottir•2 min read