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Partner Highlight: Big Sky Anglers
STF sits down with Big Sky Angler’s Matt Klara to discuss the History, Culture, Community, Pursuits, and Place at the core of this West Yellowstone, Montana fly shop.
Counting Steelhead With Shep
My family is unskilled at small talk; to compensate, we avoid social gatherings. Defying that legacy, I sat uncomfortably in a packed room of mostly strangers, my fingers firmly clasped around a bottle of craft beer as Danny’s spouse approached. Laura unceremoniously dropped a set of keys on the ch… Become a member of Swing […]
Spey Line Review: Bridge Torrent MD
Swing The Fly puts Bridge Outfitting’s latest creation through its low, slow paces.
Old School: The Joys of Fishing With Dragless Reels
“The sound of a Hardy is the sound of a lost fish”.
STF X R.B. Meiser 6-piece Spey Rod Series
On sale now for Swing The Fly subscribers ONLY through Jan. 15th. Production begins January 2025.
Swing For Kings With Swing The Fly
Join STF in late June, 2026, for a week swinging for King Salmon in western Alaska.
Swinging for Trophy Rainbow Trout in Bristol Bay
Tenured biologist Glenn Chen takes us on a big fish story, about big Rainbows in Alaska.
Two Hand Hardware Kickstarts Collaboration To Fund Winchester Dam Removal
A unique partnership between Two Hand Hardware, The Steamboaters, Native Fish Society, Swing The Fly, James Samsel and RIchard Harrington to fund the removal of Winchester Dam on the North Umpqua.
Coming Out
Our favorite Italian contributor contemplates his single speyophile snobbery
An Argentine Adventure
In many ways, the seed of this trip had been planted over 40 years ago.
Why The F*** Not? (A Short Reflection on Doing the Opposite)
Even old dogs like Swing The Fly Publisher Zack Williams have a few tricks to be taught.