By Tim Romano

All Cast Fly Casting Championships is estimating a $75,000 payout for its Outfitter Invitational on May 3, 2013 in Driggs, Idaho.

The organization was founded in 2010 to provide anglers with a classification or ranking system for competitive casting that would be comparable to their ability levels.

By Kirk Deeter

Some of my favorite writing on fly fishing has more to do with the "why" of the sport than the "how to." The soon-to-be-released "Why I Fly Fish" by Chris Santella (who did a lot to show us the ultimate "wheres" of fly fishing through his books "Fifty Places to Fly Fish Before You Die" and "Fifty More Places to Fly Fish Before You Die") certainly cuts to the core of why people from all walks of life find themselves hopelessly addicted to standing in water waving a long stick.

By Kirk Deeter

Ask anyone who fishes with me, and they'll tell you that I am usually very smart about sun exposure. I wear hats. I wear long sleeves. I slather on sunscreen. I know the stakes, and have had many friends fall victim to the harmful effects of the sun.

But all it takes is one goof, and you can pay the price. I'm proof of that.

By Kirk Deeter

Two-way radios are a great way to stay in touch when fishing. I've been using them more and more recently—part of that is safety-related. I typically like to work my own stretch of river, but I like to have buddies around. If somebody takes a fall, the others can help. And then there are simple advantages like, "I left my spool of 5X in the truck, mind if I walk down and borrow some of yours?" or "Hey, the blue-winged olives are starting to hatch up here, keep your eyes peeled."