Angler Boats IGFA Tippet-Class Record 36-Pound Black Drum on a 5-Weight Fly Rod
Meredith McCord of Houston, Texas, set a pending International Game Fish Association tippet class record with a 36-pound, 12-ounce black drum she caught January...
How I Fish: Dave Whitlock
Dave Whitlock casts in a local trout stream. F&S
My parents fished bait or used very large wooden lures on metal baitcasting rods. That didn’t...
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,...
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...
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....
F&S Fly of the Week: Takayama Kebari
What happens when you tie the hackle on a wet fly backward—that is, leaning out over the eye of the hook, rather than leaning...
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...
Will Genetically Modified “Trojan” Brook Trout Save Native Trout in the West?
This story originally appeared in bioGraphic, an online magazine about nature and solutions powered by the California Academy of Sciences. On a golden morning in...
F&S Classics: How to Retire in the Bahamas Without Really Trying
Tom Ferris, a former Hollywood P.R. type who abandoned showbiz for real estate, phoned late one night and said he had a scoop. “You’ve...
Video: How to Preserve a Squirrel Pelt For Fly Tying
Squirrels might be the ultimate critter. They are fun to hunt, taste amazing, and their fur is extremely useful. Squirrel tails and pelts in...
