Join Farlows’ Lucy Bowden, Level 2 Angling Coach, for a day of autumn stillwater fishing, with practical advice on tackle set-up, locating fish and improving your presentation as the season turns.

A new global study puts a number on something anglers who fish inshore flats and nearshore reefs have had reason to wonder about for a while: how much of the water labeled “protected” is actually ...

Carp favor warm water temps and are very active at times when Trout are trying to survive the summer heat. If you enjoy a smart, selective, tough fish to catch that fight with the kind of power trout ...

For line, match the taper to the water, not the calendar. A tropical-core saltwater line (Scientific Anglers Amplitude Bonefish or Rio Elite Flats Pro, both about $130) stays stiff and shootable in ...

A 9-foot 5-weight with a mono leader will tight-line nymphs, and George Daniel says you can Euro nymph on a 4- or 5-weight, “absolutely.” A dedicated 2- or 3-weight Euro nymphing rod of roughly 10 to ...

Weighted patterns, from Dave Whitlock’s Near-Nuff Sculpin to modern conehead and dumbbell flies like the Sculpzilla, get down fast in high water and can be dead-drifted through a run like a large ...

The best window for a peacock bass fly fishing trip is the Amazon’s falling-water season, roughly September through February, with the strongest fishing typically between October and January. On the ...

Weight, not the 60-degree bend in a jig hook’s eye, is what makes a fly ride point-up. A slotted tungsten bead or a set of dumbbell eyes concentrated at the head will invert almost any streamer or ...

Ten years of guiding taught me that losing a big fish almost never comes down to bad luck. There are 5 specific mistakes, small details in how you fight the fish, that separate the guys who land ...

To land a steelhead, keep the rod low and to the side as the fish comes close. Lead it upstream of your position. Submerge the net before the fish arrives and bring the fish’s head to it. Once it’s in ...

Fly tier and videographer Tim Flagler: “Although the Breadline Emerger can be tied to imitate just about any mayfly, I particularly like it for the sulphur hatch. If your high riding dries are being ...

Tim Flagler shows how to tie a Little Black Stonefly Nymph, one of the earliest effective stonefly patterns of the season. “Just because there’s still snow on the ground and you can’t feel your hands ...