Wednesday, March 29, 2023

Angler Boats IGFA Tippet-Class Record 36-Pound Black Drum on a 5-Weight Fly Rod

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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?

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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

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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

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Squirrels might be the ultimate critter. They are fun to hunt, taste amazing, and their fur is extremely useful. Squirrel tails and pelts in...

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