Masters at the Bench

Fly Tying

Bryan Hostetler Bryan Hostetler specializes in tying the kind of flies that are apt to illicit a...
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Puget Sound, WA

Northwest, Saltwater, Trout

Wild Trout in the Salt Separated from the Pacific Ocean by Washington’s Olympic Peninsula, Puget Sound connects to the Strait of Juan de...
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San Gabriel River, TX

Panfish/Bass, Southwest, Warmwater

A Land Before Time Crystalline water can be both a blessing and a curse. You can see the fish, but they can usually see you as well....
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Savannah, GA

Saltwater, Southeast

Southern Charm in the Georgia Lowcountry Living and fishing out of Charleston, South Carolina, for...
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Lower Deschutes River, OR

Coldwater, Northwest, Salmon/Steelhead

Myths and Legends Oregon’s rugged, rumbling, muscular 100-mile-long Lower Deschutes River has no rival in that it uniquely combines a...
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Truckee River, CA/NV

Coldwater, Southwest, Trout

Resurgence and Perhaps Resurrection After the last ice age, a great salty lake receded into what is now Pyramid Lake, home of the world’s...
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New River Gorge, WV

Panfish/Bass, Southeast, Warmwater

White Water and Summer Bass Mention West Virginia’s New River Gorge and memories come flooding...
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American Classics: The Madison River

Coldwater, Rocky Mountains, Trout

On July 27, 1805, the Lewis and Clark expedition finally reached the Missouri River’s headwaters, by present-day Three Forks, Montana....
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Yakima River, WA

Coldwater, Northwest, Trout

Sometimes You Can Go Home Again Once in a while, revisiting something old to find out something new is worthwhile. In the case of the...
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Yellow Breeches Creek, PA

Coldwater, Northeast, Trout

A Keystone State Classic “The Breeches,” as it is affectionately known by locals, holds a...
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