The Best Gear for Fly Fishing in the Cowboy State

Fly fishing in Wyoming comes with its own unique flair. From floating in drift boats to casting in waders on the Snake River or Flat Creek, the fly fishing scene in the Cowboy State offers something for everyone and requires a versatile kit to take advantage of secluded pools filled with rainbow, brown and cutthroat trout.

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The Wild Life: Fly Fishing in Montana

Photo: John Hafner

A beautiful dispatch from Big Sky Country courtesy of photographer John Hafner.

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The 17 Best Places to Fly Fish in Montana

More "expert" advice from Men's Journal.

“The best secret in trout fishing”

One of the greatest places in the U.S. to catch big trout in beautiful streams with no crowds (for now, at least) may surprise you.

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US Congress blocks lifting of Cuba travel ban

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The Republican-controlled House of Representatives voted to keep restrictions on Americans traveling to Cuba. While U.S. anglers can still bend the rules to get there, if you want to go you better act fast. It's just a matter of time before the former terrorist state is overun with American tourists, KFC's and Ford Fusions.

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Rode Trip: Bikepacking and Flyfishing on the Deschutes River Trail

An excellent piece about fly fishing and camping via pedal power along Oregon's Deschutes River Trail.

People write and talk about the salmon fly hatch on the Deschutes River with near religious awe. It’s a time when strange, two inch, orange insects emerge and line the grasses on the banks of the river in biblical proportions, causing large and usually wary trout to throw caution to the wind and feed on the surface with the desperation of the last call at Old Country Buffet.

Or that’s what they say, at least.

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