F&S Fly of the Week: The Chaos Hopper
Sure, it’s springtime, and we trout addicts are mostly focused on aquatic insects. But before you can say “terrestrial,” it will be high summer,...
Q&A: Custom Net-Maker Tina Lewis Talks Art, Music, and Fly Fishing
Field & Stream caught back up with Tina Lewis, proprietor of The Wayward Trading Post, whom we featured in a story earlier this year....
How to Land Your First Striper on a Fly Rod
Fly fishing for striped bass is more popular now than ever before. The reasons for this are diverse, but one of them is because...
F&S Fly of the Week: Hackle-Winged Rusty Spinner
A spinner fall is the driest of dry-fly fishing. It’s when trout aren’t watching for flies that swim up from the streambed, but rather...
F&S Fly of The Week: The Klinkhamer Special
A strike at the surface is one of the most exciting moments in fishing. This is so true in fly-fishing that some anglers won’t...
Want to Catch More Stripers? Pay Attention to the Moon
While there are a lot of different factors that go into catching striped bass, experienced surf anglers will tell you that fishing “the moons”...
How to Fish 6 Must-Have Soft Hackle Flies
If you find yourself stumped by picky trout with any regularity, there’s a time-tested family of patterns that you’re probably not using enough. Enter...
The Ultimate Sight-Fishing Adventure: How to Catch Tailing Redfish During Flood Tides
Every spring, anglers flock to salt marshes in the South in pursuit of redfish. The popular game fish feast on fiddler crabs during the...
F&S Fly of The Week: Lady in Waiting (Joro Spider)
As word spread of a new spider colonizing the states of the southeastern seaboard, it seemed only a matter of time before someone tied...
First Look: The Best New Flies, Gear, and Accessories from IFTD 2022
The International Fly Tackle Dealer Show returned last week to Salt Lake City, Utah, for the first time since 2019. The American Fly Fishing...