By Kirk Deeter

I am in Providence, Rhode Island, attending the "International Didymo Conference," where scientists and policy experts from around the world have gathered to talk about this aquatic invasive species. If you're not familiar with the diatom Didymosphenia geminata, you should be. "Rock snot," as it is often called, has the ability to spread quickly. For example, since the first blooms of this alga were detected in one river on New Zealand's South Island in 2004, it has infiltrated many other major river systems there (fortunately it has not spread to the North Island). And it's a growing concern here in the United States as well.

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By Kirk Deeter

A few evenings ago, a young man came up to me after a presentation I had made, and he asked: "What do you think is the best insect hatch of all, anywhere?"

I thought on that a bit, and realized the little guy had me completely stumped with a simple innocent question (as little guys are apt to do often).

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By Tim Romano

A wee update of 22 new photos from the trip that Kirk and I took for sea run brown trout and doves in Argentina right after the new year.

We fished at Kau Tapen lodge and shot many many dove at La Dormida with the fine gentlemen from Nervous Waters. The trip was put together by friend and fly guru extraordinaire Oliver White. You may remember Oliver from Kirk's piece on Arapaimas in the jungle of Guyana. [ Read Full Post ]

By Kirk Deeter

I'm going to give away a RIO Gold fly line worth $75 to the person who can identify what kind of fish these are. And because I expect quite a few of you to get that part, I'll also say that I caught one of these fish. You tell me which one, and with what fly. [ Read Full Post ]

By Jonathan Miles

We've compiled 15 of our favorite fish recipes from the magazine's resident Wild Chef, Jonathan Miles. Below you'll find all sorts of delicious ways to poach, fry, grill, steam, bake, and pickle your catch. Now, all you have to do is catch dinner.

The best largemouth bass fishing I’ve ever encountered was at Lake Huites, a vast impoundment on the outskirts of the Sierra Madre Occidentals in Sinaloa, Mexico. In one tiny pueblo, we arrived in the midst of a festival: young men with guitars playing on the corners, the local Mayo Indians performing their deer dance, a thousand bats fluttering above the trees of the plaza, and street-food vendors everywhere, some serving fish tacos made with tilapia and bass netted from local reservoirs. Here is a recipe for my best imitation of those tacos. It works with any firm, lean fish.  FULL RECIPE

I first encountered fish jerky during a marlin tournament in Kona, Hawaii. It was steeped in the island flavors of ginger, soy, and pineapple. Here is my best approximation of that Hawaiian treat. [ Read Full Post ]

By Tim Romano

Friends, fisher-people, Fly Talk readers, my beloved Colorado river needs help.

Denver Water, Colorado's oldest and largest water utility is planning on sucking almost 80 percent of the Fraser River out of its bed and pumping it to the front range for consumption. They already take 60 percent right now. [ Read Full Post ]