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Jesse Males and Jake Haselgrave, the "Fly Bums," take you on a journey through untouched Florida searching for redfish and black drum.

How's of Fly's social media master, Drew Evans, picks his "most unique" saltwater fly patterns. These won't cover every fly-fishing situation, but they'll nail it most of the time. Pack these with you and show 'em something different. It's worked for Evans and should work for you.

Puerto Rico is just emerging as a legitimate fly fishing destination, with a tarpon fishery that's quickly growing in popularity and an under the radar permit fishery that puts out some solid fish on remote and unpressured coral flats. In this blog you'll follow Sam Wike in his personal question for permit salvation and an opportunity to one-up is fly-fishing compadres. Come along as Sam wades the flats and ties into a true beauty of a fish.

Clay Cottle is a south Texas redfish guru who loves to fish skinny water for wary redfish. Here are his top 4 flies to get the job done when stealth is a major factor in success.

Author Greg Thomas found Simms' Access wading boots to offer a great mix of traction, stability and comfort during his 2026 testing season. If you're looking for a lightweight boot that can stand up to rugged abuse, and even thrive while negotiating slick, mossy, rocks and boulders, this may be the boot for you.

House of Fly sits down with western fly tying legend Kris Keller who reps for Montana Fly Company and ties some of the most interesting and effective patterns known to man. Check it out right now.

House of Fly's Calvin Fuller discloses his Top 4 Favorite Skating flies for Idaho's Clearwater and Snake Rivers. These patterns also serve well on Washington's Grand Ronde River. Keep a few of these in your fly box and you'll be set to see surface takes from steelhead that range to 40 inches long.

Author Drew Evans heads into Idaho's remote Frank Church Wilderness to chase steelhead on the Salmon River while staying at the legendary Shepp Ranch. Evans tests some of the most exclusive swing water in the Lower 48 and comes away with as much awe for the country as the steelhead he chases.

The Columbia Basin's 2026 steelhead run is about half of the 10-year average, which forced the closure of Oregon's Deschutes River for steelhead fishing. Fortunately, there are some solid opportunities to fish steelhead on Idaho's Snake and Clearwater rivers through the fall season. Get out there and throw!