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| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Daily |
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| Issues | 243 | Founded | a year ago | Last Issue | 7 days ago |
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Most Fly-fishing Books Only Good for Accenting IKEA Furniture
It’s 6:54 p.m. and Thad Shermichael is visibly peeved. In six minutes, his book signing at Dub’s Fly Shop in Asheville, North Carolina, is set to begin, but the only person in the store other than the author is the owner.
On the table 58-y...
A Beginner’s Guide to Fly-tying Tools
Where do you start? It’s a lot to take in…
By the J. Stockard Team
Walk into the tool section of a fly shop, real or online, and the first thing that happens has nothing to do with fly tying. It’s decision making paralysis. Vises in four...
Castwork: John Flick
Animas River / San Juan River – Durango, CO
If you could travel the country to trout fish different rivers, knowing that at the end of this journey your favorite place would become home, where would you go, and why?
John Flick took this c...
In Praise of the Homely Jon Boat
For all their faults, jon boats have probably carried more anglers into overlooked water and helped catch more fish than boats costing ten or twenty times as much.
A few days ago, after a ridiculous day of smallmouth fishing on a remote Ad...
Flylab Interview: Kyle Schaefer
Kyle Schaefer is a captain, fly-fishing guide, lodge owner, conservationist and entrepreneur. He is the owner and head guide of Soul Fly Outfitters and co-owner of Soul Fly Lodge in The Bahamas. Kyle and his partners recently launched Soul...
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Fly-fishing insight that matters: gear, skills, news, travel.
I'm a founder at Flylab and the former editor of The Flyfish Journal and MidCurrent. Co-author of Castwork and Tideline.
all men die, few ever really live
• Fly Fishing • Bass Fishing • Outdoor Writing & Photography
Author, editor and angler
Tim is the founder of Angling Trade, the former managing editor of Fly Fishing Trade and the former photo editor of The Flyfish Journal. He also runs THE small boat marketplace (smallcraftsales.com) and has been reviewing fly-fishing gear for years.
Other than fishing and a little bird hunting, all I do is write.
Founder of Rio Chato Investments. We back early-stage outdoor recreation and lifestyle brands — the kind of companies building gear and experiences for people who'd rather be outside. Steamboat Spring, CO.
Beat reporter, contributor, writer–tennis, outdoor culture, Omaha hold ’em, fly fishing.
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