The American Fly Fishing Trade Association and the AFFTA Fisheries Fund (jointly AFFTA) on Thursday released a report, “Recommendations to Improve the Health and Sustainability of America’s Marine Fisheries.” The report, developed by a blue-ribbon panel comprised of fishery scientists and managers, provides a focused set of recommendations and lays out the steps needed to enact bold federal fisheries management and marine conservation efforts guided by the best available science.

Although I grew up in Spokane, the last thing I would consider myself is an outdoorsman.

Every fishery we sampled was outstanding and special in its own way. So like parents with too many precious children, the toughest decision we had to make in 10 days was telling our Argentine fly fishing guides which of the many remaining options we’d favor for the final outing of our February trip in Patagonia.

Firefighters battling continent-wide blazes in Australia have a new ally.

The anglers at Silver Bow Fly Shop will offer a series of fly tying courses on Saturday and Nov. 16.

It was a simple calculation. “My ability to tie flies and sell them far outpaces my ability to write big checks.”

On a windy Wednesday last week, Greg Gatti helped me catch my first cutthroat trout on the North Fork of the Coeur d’Alene River.

A solid snowpack in Idaho has river guides hoping for a good 2019 season.

Charlie Craven, fly-tying editor for Fly Fisherman magazine, will be in Spokane to conduct a fly-tying clinic, 2-4 p.m. on April 10.

An abusive father, daily bombings and three weeks of walking without food as a young World War II refugee tarnished the early years of Anna Patterson’s life, but you wouldn’t know it by her attitude.

For the first time the

The annual Fly Fishing Film Tour plays at the Panida Theater in downtown Sandpoint on Saturday.

RIVERS -- Boggan's Oasis, an iconic cafe and fishing staging area on the Grande Ronde at SR 129 near Anatone, Wash., burned to the ground during the night into this morning. No injuries reported. For decades, Boggan's has served as a base for getting fishing...

FLY FISHING -- Winter is prime time for fly fishers to build their inventory of patterns. To get novices on the right track at their vise, Wayne Jordan will be teaching four Beginner Fly Tying Classes. The first one is set for Nov. 11 at...

FISHING -- A thief has assured a fly-fishing priest will live his newly made vow of poverty as the newly-ordained Roman Catholic priest’s fishing gear was stolen from a vehicle parked outside a church in Butte. The Rev. Kirby Longo told The Montana Standard that...

October fly fishing can be about as good as it gets in terms of finding solitude, colorful fall scenery and eager trout.

This is a busy month with families centered around kids and schools. Fall sports are fully revved up. Fans can easily devote an entire weekend to a Cougar football game. No wonder September is such a great time for an angler to sneak off and go fly fishing!