In the New York Times, Adam Clymer recuperates from difficult salmon fishing (903 casts before a hookup) with big, eager brook trout in the headwaters of the Miramichi. “For the next two and a quarter hours— until dark — it…

It’s fairly well known that Eric Clapton is an avid fly fisherman (it has to do with being a perfectionist, he said in a recent interview). In his new book, he writes that fishing was the context for his final…

Beyond the various correspondences proving that he chased women as eagerly as he chased big fish, many items sold at a recent Massachusetts auction fetched far more than their expected value. “A lot with 25 documents and books, including two…

It seems almost inevitable now that the invasive algae will infest many famous eastern U.S. trout streams. “Samples taken by DEC have confirmed that didymo is present in the East Branch of the Delaware River. In addition, based on samples…

Lawrence F. Deans from Scotland has kindly made available several free fly tying and fishing ebooks, including:

• Basic Lessons
  A few basic fly tying lessons shown with step by step diagrams. You learn how to “catch in the thread”, “whip finish” and how to tie a basic salmon hairwing pattern much like the Hairy Mary.
• Common Fishing Knots
  This ebook is full of diagrams consisting of the most commonly used game fishing knots. A great free reference for the game angler or anyone learning to tie fishing knots.

Sleetmute, Alaska is a little town of 100 or so people and is near one of the great fishing locations in Alaska, that being Stoney River Lodge. This Alaska Fishing Lodge is perfectly located near some great fishing that boasts such catch as Grayling, Artic Char, Salmon, Sheefish, Rainbow and Lake Trout. It even has some tremendous Northern Pike for anglers to catch.Stoney River Lodge is located 230 miles to the West of Anchorage, Alaska and access is strictly by bush aircraft. The flight is a short hour and forty-five minutes to this family owned and operated establishment. The closet neighbor to this Alaska Fishing Lodge is about twenty miles.