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Flyfishing quarterly coffee-table catalog of culture. Fly Fish Video and photos. Subscribe at www.theflyfishjournal.com.

10/01/2026

Matt Dunn Matt Dunn has “worked as a fishing and/or brewing professional” for most of his adult life. When not engaged in those activities, he writes about them, and has been doing so for about 20 years.

In the heyday of the blog age, he published his work under the moniker “FishBeer,” which he still employs today on a Substack of the same name. It’s worth a visit, as is his YouTube channel, “FishBeerBBQ,” where you can find unique takes on flyfishing that could only come from the brain of Matt Dunn.

In this episode of Sidechannels, we talk with Matt about the differences between flyfishing in the East and West and the surprises and joys of the early blogosphere of the late aughts and early teens, and we try to figure out what the hell scrapple actually is.

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Thanks to Patagonia Fly Fish for making Sidechannels possible.

Video courtesy Ben Sittig, thanks Ben!
Photo: Copi Vojta

09/29/2026

Volume Eighteen, Issue One is falling into our wonderful subscribers, fine fly shops and retailers mailboxes everywhere!

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Featured inside: Cameron Evans Cameron Evans and Aaron Agosto’s shoulder season on the Naknek, Ken Watkins record-breaking obsession as told to Will Rice Will Rice, Copi Vojta Venn diagrams the Whatcom Creek waterway, Henry Hughes relates the life and work of Nick Lyons, photographer Jessica Haydahl Richardson Jessica Haydahl Richardson embraced the trade and many more cultural nuggets you don’t want to miss.

On the cover: Cody Johnson and Cameron Evans yield across the Brooks while one of Katmai National Park’s many bears looks on in the distance.
Photo: Aaron Agosto Aaron Agosto

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Yvon Chouinard, Cameron Evans, Dee Finkel, Jack Gagnon, Henry Hughes, Reel’N’Fish, Anne Landfield, Mari Lyons, Nick Lyons Family Archives, Will Rice, Dan Santoro, Aaron Agosto, JUSTIN CARFAGNINI, Joseph Evans, David Fason, Scott J. Ferrel, Brad Fisher, Aotearoa Anglers, Jessica Haydahl Richardson, Helena Hjalmarsson, tyler malay, Craig Mathews, Jane Ma**er, David McCoy, Colby Mesick, Nick Price, Ken Watkins Archives.

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09/25/2026

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09/17/2026

In this episode of the Sidechannels podcast we chat with writer and longtime contributor to The Flyfish Journal Aimee Eaton.

Aimee’s interest in outdoor adventuring and belief in the importance of wild spaces has led to her work appearing in a number of outlets and publications, including The New York Times, Patagonia, Trailrunner, NatGeo online, High Country News and the Dirtbag Diaries podcast.

In 2015, Aimee and her husband set off on a year-long, cross-country trip with their 6-month-old son, George, documenting the trip along the way under the moniker “Raising Gus.”

In Season Three, Episode Five, we talk about exposing kids to the outdoors, Aimee’s (sadistic) combination of ultra-running and flyfishing, and her work this past spring reporting on the Pacific Salmon Treaty, which culminated in Aimee’s contribution to The Flyfish Journal issue 17.4, “Yours, Mine and Ours: The Pacific Salmon Treaty’s Ticking Clock.”

Find a link in our profile to catch this episode, or search for Sidechannels wherever you get your podcasts.

Sidechannels is made possible with support from Patagonia Fly Fish.

Photo: Courtesy of Aimee Eaton

09/15/2026

“Last fall I spent two memorable days on the river with Missy Moure Melissa Moure and Dave Evans in northern British Columbia. Busy running the Bulkley River Lodge Bulkley River Lodge, they hadn’t fished together in a couple of years and enjoyed this time to slow down and skate flies for steelhead. Missy unloads a pitch-perfect snake roll in search of fall chrome.”

From the Rises section of Volume Sixteen Four. Find back issues, merch and more at our webstore and subscribe from honey delivery because .

Photo and caption: Jeremy Koreski Jeremy Koreski

09/10/2026

Nab yourself a fresh lid for the fall season! 🎣 🧢

Our Fly Away Hat collab with our friends at Flylow Gear is the perfect fit for fun on the water as Will Rice clearly demonstrates while not catching steelhead but catching all of the good times.

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09/08/2026

For anglers, by anglers. Created using human intelligence.

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Video by Spencer Arps

09/03/2026

Dave McCoy David McCoy is a professional photographer, fly shop owner, guide, international travel host and tireless advocate for wild fish and wild places.

Through his shop and guide service in Seattle, Emerald Water Anglers Emerald Water Anglers | Store, Dave has redefined what a flyfishing community space can be, while through his photography he offers an ever-evolving and fresh look at what flyfishing is.

Dave is an ambassador for The Conservation Angler The Conservation Angler and an advisor to Indifly Indifly, as well as an ambassador for Thomas and Thomas Fly Rods, Nautilus Reels and Scientific Anglers.

In this episode, we chat about his guiding beginnings in Colorado, his transition to hosted travel and shop ownership in Seattle, and why he thinks autumn is the absolute worst season for flyfishing.

Catch the episode at the link in our profile, or search for Sidechannels wherever you get your podcasts and if you’re enjoying the episodes, we hope you’ll consider becoming a subscriber to The Flyfish Journal.

Sidechannels is made possible with support from Patagonia Fly Fish.

Photo: Copi Vojta

09/02/2026

“The tarpon nearly yanked my shoulder from its socket during the hour-long fight, jumping three times. The last rays of light cast shadows over the turbulent water as again and again the tarpon nearly reached the boat only to take off on another run a few hundred feet into the distance, a demoralizing, repetitive and tiring turn of events.

Isaac sat ringside, coaching me, throwing Zen-like koans my way. ‘Keep your eye on the line,’ he yelled, pouring water down my throat as if I were Mike Tyson betweer] rounds. ‘If it jumps, you need to bow to the fish.’”

Pick up a copy of Issue 17.1 to read the full feature, “Bow to the Fish: Legendary Tarpon in Tapam, Nicaragua,” written by Andrew Tarica.

Photos by Max Bartholin Jan Bach Kristensen

09/01/2026

As seen in print in Issue 17.2: “If antlers visiting Pyramid Lake, NV, come equipped with one thing, it should be patience—but chairs are useful too. Matthew Bienusa came with both and was rewarded with a 22-pound Lahontan cutthroat.” 📷 Jäkob Burleson

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