THE DRIFT

Assortment of hand-tied fly fishing patterns laid out for selection

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The Fly Box

THE DRIFT · GEAR · FLY SELECTION The fly box is a record. Not a collection in the way a shelf of books is a...

Fisherman rowing a drift boat on the Smith River, Montana

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The Smith River Float

THE DRIFT · SMITH RIVER · MONTANA The Smith River in central Montana does not give itself up easily. To float the 59-mile permitted section...

Angler fishing a cold, clear mountain river at dusk

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Cold Water, Warming Fast

THE DRIFT · CONSERVATION · WESTERN WATERS The temperature gauge at the USGS streamflow station on the Yellowstone River near Corwin Springs read 72 degrees...

Lone angler standing on the bank of the Henry's Fork of the Snake River, Idaho

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The Henry's Fork: A River That Humbles

THE DRIFT · HENRY'S FORK · IDAHO There is a stretch of the Henry's Fork of the Snake River in eastern Idaho called Railroad Ranch,...

Two fly fishers wading a clear river before the morning hatch begins

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Before the Hatch

THE DRIFT · FIELD DISPATCH · PRE-DAWN The hatch has not started yet. The sky is the color of graphite and the thermometer reads 41...

Angler fly fishing on the Deschutes River with canyon walls in the background

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The Deschutes: High Desert, Cold River

THE DRIFT · DESCHUTES RIVER · OREGON The Deschutes River drops out of the Cascade Mountains and runs 252 miles northeast through the Oregon high...

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NPS | Fly fisher casting on the Madison River, Yellowstone National Park, autumn

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