Fly Fusion Magazine

THREE SPIRITS OF THE SNAKE | Kirk Deeter
The “trinity” of the Snake River—a pristine freestone stream teeming with pocket water; a tumbling flow through an Ansel Adams-esque riverscape; and a tailwater as productive as anywhere in America— can be experienced within 90 miles of the road which runs along it. Author Kirk Deeter takes a spiritual float.

OLD FRIENDS NEW WATERS | Derek Bird, Photos Arian Stevens
Come on an adventure from our home waters in the Kootenays south to the iconic trout rivers of the American west. As anglers, we are made better by experiences, community and those individuals we fish with. After a lifetime of fly fishing, I’m still learning and am honored to learn from some of North America’s most knowledgeable fly anglers.

FROM DUSK TIL DAWN | Danie Erasmus
Pale Morning Duns and Pale Evening Duns are two hatches anglers don’t want to ignore. Aquatic insect specialist Danie Erasmus takes us through the differences between crawlers and the clingers, and tells us how to best imitate the nymph, emerger and adult phases of these abundant mayflies.

ROD REVIEW ROLL CALL | Fly Fusion Editorial Staff
Fly rod progression is a little like the punctuated equilibrium theory of biology: the idea that evolution occurs in spurts, rather than the slow, steady path suggested by Darwin. Our team casts some of the year’s most-anticipated fly rods and reflects on the technology and traditions which spawned them.