By Tim Romano

It's been about a month since we've run a caption contest. Since it's holiday time, and we're in the giving mood, we thought we'd let you all try for a pair of really nice waders. The best caption to the photo above wins a pair of Redington Sonic-Pro Wader pants that retail for $249.95.  [ Read Full Post ]

By Tim Romano

Check out this "fish tornado." This video was captured off the coast of Baja, Mexico in Cabo Pulmo National Park. The tornado is actually a school of Jacks performing a spawning ritual. Click here to read the backstory at Mission Blue. [ Read Full Post ]

By Kirk Deeter

Are you an "instinctive" angler? By that, I mean, when you see trout rising in the pool in front of you, are you locked into "predator" mode? Are your actions dictated by force of will? Or is your mind flooded with thoughts like making your rod tip stop as you cast at "10" and "2" on some imaginary clock face? Are you preoccupied with worries about drifting and mending? And when the fish eats your fly, does the fight come naturally?

One of the great dilemmas for those of us who write "how-to" stories on fly fishing is that, while we want to offer good tips that help our readers get better and realize more success, we also know that information overload can be counter productive, especially on a trout river. The real truth is, there is no substitute for personal experience. [ Read Full Post ]

By Kirk Deeter

Last year, I said that 2012 would be "The Year of the Carp."  That was meant to be more of a personal New Year's resolution than a fishy twist on the Chinese New Year tradition.

Indeed, this was a carp-filled year for me. I visited a number of destination hotspots with the unique bent of chasing trash fish. For example, I went to Idaho's Snake River to fish for carp instead of trout. I went to San Diego to hang out with my buddy Conway Bowman, but we didn't chase mako sharks. We went carp fishing. I went to Michigan and caught carp... but I also caught pike, panfish and trout because you can always fish for just about anything in Michigan. [ Read Full Post ]

By Joe Cermele

I've been hanging out at steelhead camp in upstate New York for the last few days having a good time catching up with old friends and remembering what hours standing in 36-degree water feels like. Yes, steelheading this time of year really tests your mettle, but oh what a pay-off. Nothing helps you forget that your face is numb like the first flash and thump of a fresh chromer when you set on drift 247 in the same run you've been working for an hour. And nothing gets your toes back to a reasonable temp faster than a fish on. I have a strict no-running policy. I just don't do it. But when I've got steel on the line I'll gladly take an Emmitt Smith-style mad-dash downriver.

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By Kirk Deeter

The one thing I can't stand about winter fly fishing is ice forming in the guides of my rod. But there's a cheap, simple fix for that. [ Read Full Post ]