On Lunkers, Tiddlers, and Other Terms for Big and Little Fish

by Jan Harold Brunvand The terms we use to describe big fish—especially the…


Keepers of the Flame: The Boy Scouts of America

by John Mundt The Fly-Fishing merit badge: I must admit to a slight sense of…


How Merriweather Lewis's Cutthroat Trout Sealed Custer's Fate at the Little Bighorn

By Richard Lessner Trout fishing was an important part of European settlement…


Anglers' Circle Spotlight: Woods King IV

Woods King IV is an avid angler and co-chair of the Angler’s Circle. He grew up…


John Murray's Pike

By Frederick BullerMost middle-aged anglers have witnessed an enormous growth…


The Ambassador Files: Fast Times on the Dark Continent

Rebekka Redd is a world-traveling fly angler who represents Thomas & Thomas…


Tom McGuane's Beginnings in Fly Fishing

From seeing his first trout to traveling the world for Sports Illustrated, our…


Al Barnes: Thin Water, Big Skies

By Fred Polhemus Al Barnes in front of one of his paintings, Fore…


Bamboo in the Closet: Treasure or What?

By Fred Kretchman An 8-foot Gillum bamboo fly rod brought to the…


The 2017 Heritage Award Honoring Tom McGuane

About the Honoree Tom McGuane has built an impressive literary…