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"Home of the Brave," by Bob Romano

I haven’t been to the West Branch of the Delaware River...

"Sometimes the Fish Don’t Bite," by Jim Mize

That may seem an odd confession for someone who is both an...

Book Excerpt: "Sulphurs," by Monte Burke

Excerpted from Rivers Always Reach the Sea by Monte Burke...

Discovering the Magic of Striped Bass on the Fly

The small New Hampshire town where I grew up is within an...

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“Opening Day 1938,” by William G. Tapply

An unexpected glimpse into the past sparks childhood memories. The other day, I was unpacking a carton of old books...

Predators and Prey

The file remains open, my ankles crossed on my desk, while I stare out the window, watching a cumulus cloud morph into...

Reading Between the Lines

About 15 years ago, my friend Eric Rickstad and I made plans to go to Montana in late April for an Orvis Guide...

Leave No Fly Behind

Anyone familiar with The Hunger Games trilogy will recall a scene in the movie when the heroine sings the lyrics to a...

Learning from Tragedy: On-the-Water Safety in Early Spring

Editor’s Note: This is the nineteenth article in our series on fly fishing conservation. This series appears with the...

Fly-Fishing Through Disasters

The cicada hatch of 2024 should have been a sign. Both the thirteen-year and seventeen-year cicadas hatched in the same...

A Special Kind Of Crazy

“Dammit!” My brother bellowed, throwing his wading boots into the brush and plunking down in a chair by the...

“Gone Fishin’,” by William G. Tapply

A secret, shared stream represents four decades of memories. We usually rumble across the iron bridge, turn off the...