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It’s pretty addictive.” Carp love this hodge-podge version of a crawdad, according to angler Blake Jackson. (Dustin Bleizeffer/WyoFile) He clamps a stout, size-8 hook in the vise and wraps the shank ...

Modern-day Missoula is outdoorsy, artistic and musical, with university roots that bring energy to its downtown.

When Maddison Thelen returned to work a second season as a guide for Glacier Guides and Montana Raft, she found herself in a company-wide meeting featuring a big announcement: alongside their guiding ...

The Au Sable River in Northern Michigan has earned its place as the top fly-fishing destination in the United States, beating out some of the most famous rivers in the country. According to a recent ...

This is the second time USA TODAY readers have honored the Au Sable for its fly fishing. In 2024's USA TODAY's 10BEST Readers ...

Michigan's Au Sable River named best fly fishing river. The 138-mile river is known for its abundance of trout, clean water, and diverse aquatic life. Other Michigan lakes and a lodge were also ...

When Neale Streeks moved to Montana in 1978, guided fishing trips on the Missouri and the Smith rivers were rare. After 36 years as a fly-fishing guide, and seeing countless changes on area rivers ...

The Longest Silence is a collection of 33 essays that cover an impressive breadth of fly fishing experience – from Montana trout and Pacific salmon fishing to Key West bonefish, tarpon and permit.

Young credits Vince Cafaro, a Becida, Minn., fly fishing enthusiast who died in 2017, with getting him hooked on targeting pike and muskies with a fly rod.

Joel Greenberg, a clinical psychologist from Des Moines, Iowa, hooks an 18-inch rainbow trout, but like most men on this trip, he's new to fly-fishing, so Dan grabs his fly rod to help reel in the ...