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The True Cast – It’s book season
One of the things I like most about fly fishing is its strong literary tradition. I truly cannot think of another outdoor sport that’s had as many books and stories written about it. I covered many pursuits when I was at Field & Stream and elsewhere—from bass tournaments to hog hunting, goose calling and public…
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Reconnecting Oregon’s Salmon SuperHwy
The Salmon SuperHwy team had a busy summer on Oregon’s North Coast in 2025. The partnership completed five culvert replacements and one tide gate replacement, bringing their habitat reconnection total to 137 stream miles. SSH Director Liz Ransom standing next to the new tide gate at Esther Creek before it was installed The completed projects…
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TROUT Tying Tip – Pat’s Rubber Legs
A deadly pattern when stoneflies start to move around in the spring; Pat’s Rubber Legs is often a go-to fly. Also known as a Girdle Bug, a fly my uncle swore by, follow along with this week’s fly tying video to learn how to tie this effective pattern. See All Orvis Learning Center Fly Tying…
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A little motivation goes a long way
What parent hasn’t dangled a reward in hopes of encouraging a child to accomplish something? Chris Myhrum fondly remembers such an enticement from his childhood. “Our neighbors had a pool with no shallow end,” he said. “I’d jump in and just hang on the edge. My dad said, ‘If you swim across this pool, I’ll…
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The True Cast – some thoughts on tenkara fishing
I am a fan of tenkara fishing, but perhaps not for the reason you might think. I think tenkara is less a “side attraction” and more a legitimate training aid that helps my regular fly fishing by leaps and bounds. For those of you who are not familiar, tenkara is an ancient Japanese fishing technique…
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Photo of the week – decorations
We all know the beauty of flies and like to hang on to them as long as possible, but what do you do with them once they are caput? Making decorations out of them makes sense. We’ve seen plenty of fishing mobiles with the interior roof lined with flies. Many spent flies make it to…
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Faces of Bristol Bay: Water is life
A dispatch from Alaska’s salmon country; Tatyana Zackar on the seasonal rituals of subsistence harvesting and guiding. You know the saying; “I get by with a little help from my friends”. As we cross into our second decade of advocacy for Bristol Bay, friends are more important than ever. The region is threatened by open…
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