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Idaho's Coeur d'Alene River

Road Trips: Idaho’s Coeur d’Alene River for Father/Son 4-Weight Fun

My 15 year old son, Jack, is a great kid. He’s a top-notch student athlete, helps his mom, and serves as the in-house IT tech, modern culture advisor, and Gen-Z language interpreter in exchange for room and board. But despite these worthy attributes, he does have one deep flaw: he’s not much for fly fishing. […]

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man fishing from a rock in a stream

Fishing Fiberglass Rods for Small Stream Trout

I waded through chest-high goldenrod and laurel toward a favorite brook trout stream in northcentral Pennsylvania and paused beside a shallow riffle. Just upstream, a small three-foot pocket formed between mossy sandstone boulders and a decaying log looked promising. Overhanging hemlocks shaded the spot, while behind me, weeds threatened my back cast. I had one

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two guys holding a steelhead

Spring Steelhead Trip 2026 – Don’t Miss It!

Dark Skies Fly Fishing is teaming up with Mountain Laurel Guide Service and Captain Kurt’s Charters to host another fully guided group trip for steelhead November 12-15, 2025. UPDATE: THIS TRIP IS SOLD OUT!!! NEW TRIP ANNOUNCEMENT: SPRING STEELHEAD TRIP, MARCH 15-18, 2026 We are already taking bookings for our Spring Steelhead Trip which will

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Harvey Pusher Fly

Fly Fishing After Dark: Fishing Harvey’s Pusher Fly

It was just before midnight on a humid August evening. I had spent the last three hours fishing what most would categorize as a “mouse fly.” Sadly, the desired heart-stopping surface explosion I had hoped for never came. Instead, it was crickets on every cast into this meadowy spring creek… quite literally. The pools I

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man holding smallmouth bass

Bass on the Fly: Locating Smallmouths Post-Spawn into Summer

As the rivers of the northeast warm, we see quite the transition in smallmouth behavior. Understanding the when and where of smallmouth can be difficult, especially in the late spring into summer transition. There are so many variables that dictate the “when and where” and the difference between a three fish day and thirty fish

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mirror carp

Fly Fishing for Carp: An Introduction to Carp on the Fly

For most freshwater fly anglers, bass, trout, and steelhead are the most sought-after species, but they are not the only freshwater options. Most of us dream of trips for exotic species, but what can we do in the meantime? The best opportunities involve adapting our skills to lure common species with flies that are usually

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Fly Fishing the Delaware River: A River of Hopes and Dreams

A particularly productive piece of water began where boulders pockmarked a run, funneling current along a gravel bar. More rocks, pockets and a sharp drop completed the prime habitat. Sam’s perfectly placed cast hurled the olive and white Briny Muddler onto the edge of the gravel bar. A hard snap of the rod activated the

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Bob Popovics with Pop Lips Flies

Bob Popovics: Innovative Fly Tyer and Saltwater Advocate

I started my fly fishing journey in the late sixties as a kid, fishing the picturesque streams of North Jersey, when two fanatical friends of mine, Tom Pagliaroli and Steven O’Connor, got me into it. Being a city boy, I fell in love with the likes of the Pequest, the Musconetcong, and my favorite spot,

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