Once on the verge of extinction thanks to the native tribe for which they are named these fish are about the come off the endangered species list. This really might be one of the best native trout comeback stories ever and how Apache trout got where they are is one of the most interesting science […]

The 2024 Sowbug Roundup at the end of the month will pay tribute to the enormous contribution to fly tying and fly fishing by Davy Wotton making him the event guest of honor. Davy is one of the world’s foremost experts on the arts and science of fly fishing the traditional wet fly. Which makes […]

Southern Culture on the Fly is lighting up the 2024 periodic cicada hatches over much of the US this spring with an epic photo contest with almost $15 000 in prizes already. The idea is pretty simple sign up for the contest catch a fish on a cicada fly and both send the fly to SCOF […]

It has come time to say farewell to February and aloha to the month that will officially usher in spring. Winter is coming to a close and longer warmer days are peaking over the horizon. I can’t remember a winter this mild in quite some time though and these 70-80 degree February days have not […]

Last week’s greatest fly post kicked off debate on social media in the shop and guide boats so we thought it might be fun to switch sides and ponder flies you have. For some it might be the “greatest fly” the bugger or the Muddler Minnow seems to stimula plenty of negative attention from some […]

If anyone lived for the dip of a bobber it was Bryce Cadion. Bryce who passed away recently will be remembered at a Celebration of Life Saturday March 16 at 11am at the Parker Bottom Access on Beaver Tailwater. Beaver became Bryce’s homewater for many years but he loved them all Taneycomo Norfork and the […]

Iconic southern fly fishing e-mag Southern Culture on the Fly has a photo essay on fishcamps in the Louisiana marshes from our own Steve Dally in the latest issue. SCOF edition #50 leads of with Marshitecture Steve’s study of the diminishing fishcamps throughout the marsh taken during our guide’s annual winter sojourn south in search […]

Scientists are delving into the reasons fish species are shrinking as waters warm due to climate change the latest research ruling out one of the leading theories. A team of scientists led by the University of Massachusetts Amherst recently found and published in Phys.org that there is no evidence to  to support the theory that fish […]

When it comes to fishing timing can be everything. This holds true wherever one finds himself – be it while on the salt flats during Alaskan salmon runs or on trout streams throughout the world. The last week on our tailwaters can attest to the importance of timing – both good and bad – and […]

I have a fondness for debate without answer: and fly fishing is full of questions without a right or wrong. Like “if you only had one fly to fish” which hand to reel with or the right color of backing. Ken Baldwin at Men’s Journal boldly went forth stating the case for the Woolly Bugger […]

The AGFC is conducting a survey into public opinion on a range of fishing and hunting regulations for the future. The proposals would include a ban on harvesting all trout species other than rainbows at night on all 4 trout tailwaters and the Spring River removing 2 smallmouth bass special regulation areas on Crooked Creek […]

Saturday night in Bentonville Reel Recovery Arkansas will host the International Fly Fishing Film Festival. Doors open 6.30pm Saturday night at the Meteor Guitar Gallery and tickets are available at the door. For more details

Great profile on an icon of the saltwater flats Chico Fernandez At eighty-four he is spry and fit and thanks to consistent tai chi and a decent diet he can say still fish for giant peacock bass in remote Amazon rivers for hour after hour seven days in a row. But age has bent him […]

I f it wasn’t obvious by now these recent warm days on the river have us thinking springtime thoughts of cicadas caddis mayflies smallmouth bass trophy brown trout and everything in between. As a matter of fact in case you missed it we just announced the dates for the annual event dubbed the Dally’s All-Species […]

Time to put this into your diaries for summer. The 2024 All Species Odyssey right bang among the 13-year Cicada emergence to throw a new twist into the most fun contest in fly fishing. It’s going to be fun that is for sure. The Odyssey is about proving you can find toothy predators hard pulling […]

In May 2011 Dally’s opened just days before the magicicada emergence and the highest flows seen on the White since the construction of Bull Shoals Dam. In early June Dally’s owner Jim Dugan would land the 30″ beast on his own cicada pattern and a bamboo 5wt fly rod fishing with Steve Dally _ a […]

February can be such a unique month on the mighty White. One day fishermen are decked out in Simms bibs and rain gear leaving nothing but noses exposed. The next day temperatures spike to a comfortable 65 degrees giving anglers thoughts of quick-dry shorts and Chacos. A day of minimum flow can be interrupted by […]

Stop in the fly shop and cast the new Helios. 5wts and 6wt in stock today. SHOP NOW Orvis is excited to launch the next generation of Helios rods. The new Helios is not only four times more accurate than its ground-breaking predecessor the Helios 3 but it is 25 percent stronger and 10 percent […]

Fly-fishing legend Cathy Beck passed away suddenly on February 7 2024 while hosting a group of fly fishers at Laguna Verde Lodge aka “Jurassic Lake ” in a remote region of Argentina. She was 71 years old. Cathy and her husband Barry were there hosting a group of fly fishers traveling with Frontiers International. Cathy and Barry have […]

Say Goodbye to Moldy Chum one of the best and brightest of blogs from a passing era. The Chum dates back to 2006 ahead (slightly) of Facebook Instagram and TikTok an electic mix of irreverant humor fly fishing new and entertainment and music. Today marks the end of a longstanding decline in creative enthusiasm for […]

OFFICIAL F3T Under The Bridge Festival tickets will go onsale locally next week for the epic fly fishing film show anywhere. Cotter-Gassville Chamber of Commerce has stepped up with a huge new LED Screen to allow earlier screening of the films and better images along with a new sound system all on the banks of […]