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Angler lip-grips a largemouth bass at the surface, mouth agape with a small black fly hooked at the corner. Chartreuse fly line, marsh grass, and conifers fill the background.

Those sassy-grassy-bassy days of summer

How I tell it's summer, one essential summertime fishing skill, and the feel-good fish of the season.

Two men posing at dusk with a stringer of fish including one gigantic largemouth bass, one in a red blazer and one in a white tee and red United Airlines cap, Florida, 1980s.

Thanks, Dads

Dad and Grandpa energy, Riverhorse on the gallop, and more in the Weekly Update

Five men sit on a theater stage looking at a photograph of a steelhead caught on a fly. It is a glorious fish.

See what Mother Earth is offering

Ways of walking through a changed world

The Deschutes Access Road alongside the Deschutes River

The CFS Maupin Meetup, recapped

We came, we fished, we won trivia (again!)

Fly fishing is the ultimate sport for hoarders

I joined Rachel Kramer Bussel on the Finders and Keepers podcast to talk fly fishing's peculiar penchant for gear acquisition. Also: Casting session this Friday in Portland, Ribbon Map updates and more!

Magic at the edges: Q&A with cartographer Aaron Koelker

We chatted with map maker Aaron Koelker about how he designed the Lower Deschutes Ribbon Map, his creative process, and what he loves about maps.

Amy Hazel, owner of the Deschutes Angler, holds up a rolled Lower Deschutes ribbon map inside her fly shop, grinning, pointing to the map behind her on the wall.

Ribbon map roll-out

Ribbon map mojo and the Maupin Meetup, casual casting practice in PDX, registration for PCC Summer Term, and more

A hand holds an unrolled ribbon map of the Lower Deschutes River against a canyon backdrop, with overlaid text reading "The CFS Lower Deschutes Ribbon Map — On Sale Now!"

Announcing the CFS Lower Deschutes Ribbon Map

The last 100 miles. Six feet long. On sale now!

A fly angler casts at sunset on a mirrored artificial casting pond, with conifers in the background

Putting in work

Got any early season rituals?

Five Flies with Jesse Lance Robbins

The author of the newly-released "The Best Fly Fishing is Everywhere" gives us a glimpse into his fly fishing practice, through the lens of Five Flies

A large stonefly shuck held between two fingers, with the blue Deschutes River visible in the background.

Big things are hatching

This season is going to be huge, on and off the river.

Two minute tips: Start a new leader

It's the start of trout season around this great continent, and probably time you changed your leader.

Make fly fishing a bigger part of your life.

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