June 2008

Features

The Heartland's Hottest Hatches

The Heartland's Hottest Hatches

Plan your attack for seven months of the best bug action in the Midwest.

Spring Creek Stealth

Spring Creek Stealth

Tactical approaches on a hidden spring creek bring success.

Bass, Hornets & Good Endings

Bass, Hornets & Good Endings

Stinging memories trigger deeper remembrances.

Departments

Editor's Notes

Letters

Ask FR&R: By Hand, or By Net?

Plus finding the right Spey-casting lines, and more weighty matters.

Short Casts: Required Reading

New adventures from a favorite fly-fishing penman

Gear Review: Front-and-Center Packs

What you need to know before picking a fly-fishing chest pack.

Books: EDITORS' PICK: Something's Fishy

You will find success stories in this collection of the author's columns, mostly published in this magazine or in Audubon. Tales of recovery that give you hope: return of the East Coast stripers,...

Bass & Panfish: Metal-flake Fly Rods

What can the new tournament-ready bassin’ rods do for us?

Conservation: Dam Stupid

When it comes to the "new" Columbia/Snake salmon plan, the courts have had it with federal arrogance.

10-Minute Ties: Biot Hendrickson

I have taught this pattern in a number of fly-tying classes for my Eastern friends, and all agree—it's a killer.

All About: Angler Flotation Devices

Don't stand on shore and miss the action—launch out to the fish.

Sporting Life: Baja Roosterfish

On the Beaches of Baja