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Fred lets us know why Carp are elite.

As an angler who’s passionate about exploring that next destination, chasing that next species, it's impossible for one fish to stop interrupting that train of thought, Steelhead. Read the story by Joseph Evans (@Idaaflyy).

IdaaFlyy chases Texas Redfish with his guide Captain Mason and provides a list of things you should expect when booking your trip to the Lone Star State.

Jay and Noah make a plan for catching rainbow trout during high water runoff conditions. This is how they did it.

The Richard Wheatley name carries weight in fly fishing culture and these vintage aluminum fly boxes have become popular among diehard steelhead anglers. These boxes are not only functional, but they are works of art highly sought after by collectors for their heirloom quality.

The Rod and Gun is a time capsule of what Old Florida was like and was the exclusive hunting and fishing club in the Everglades for presidents like Roosevelt and Eisenhower, as well as celebrities like John Wayne, and Ernest Hemingway. We paid the current owner through the window of his Ford Taurus standing on the lawn outside our cabin; cash only.

Joseph Evans a.k.a Idafly and his friend Bryce fish the popular lower section of the Bitteroot River in search of a 40 inch pike, Esox Lucius.

When the weather heats up and it gets too hot for trout, anglers begin searching for warm water species such as the common carp. This is how you catch carp on a fly rod.

In fact, chances are they’ll ask if you are in possession of any bananas before you board their vessel. If you are, they will end up in the water or on the dock. The bananas will not come on board. They all have stories to back up why bananas on fishing boats or fishing trips are taboo. I’ve got lots of them myself.

Sometime in the fall of 2015, about a dozen of us were holed up at a river house we rented just down river from Prewitt Creek on the Missouri River in Montana. It was late and we had fished all day, so with our minds at an elevated level we began to brainstorm the rules of fly fishing. For some reason it occurred to me to write everything down that night, and assumed I’d never see it again.

We love to fish. Fishing is not a crime. We high five those who swing flies, skate dries, and fish 365. We get loud when things go well, and learn from our toughest days. We nymph, we stalk carp, we strip streamers, we troll, we have fun.

Once maligned, bull trout now play a starring role in the Pacific Northwest’s wildest places. Words by Greg Thomas.