In This Issue

FEATURES

AFTER DARK IN THE KEYS
The night game for giant tarpon.
Jerry Gibbs

UNPLUGGED
Ditching the masses for cutthroat and bull trout.
Greg Thomas

OVERLOOKED & UNDERRATED
Chasing char in Iceland’s Central Highlands.
Zach Matthews

SMALLMOUTHS & SHIPWRECKS
Way out there for Duck Island’s giant smallmouths.
Ryan Sparks

GRAY SKIES & BLACK ROCKFISH
Base-camping for rockfish and ling on Vancouver Island’s rugged west coast.
Rob Lyon

DEPARTMENTS 

• SIGNATURE
• OUT THERE Patagonia trout • Key’s tarpon
• DESTINATION Makos and whites off San Diego. —Michael Love Jr.
• PROFILE A life dedicated to giant trevallies. —Zach Matthews
• HATCHES Midges are easy to tie and take winter trout. —Dave Hughes
• MEDIA Dave Zoby’s Fish Like You Mean It. —Ryan Sparks
• GRASSROOTS Two-thousand-plus kids into fly fishing—and counting. —Joshua Bergan
• GUIDE FLIES Two flashy nymphs that take trout… and whitefish. —Boots Allen
• GATE CHECKED: CLE Fly in. Catch steel. Drink beer. —Robert John Pales
• HISTORY The Devil Bug is still a go-to for modern anglers. —Will Ryan
• PERSONAL HISTORY Confessions of a Middle School Wrestler. —Reid Bryant
• CONSERVATION Atlantics, once again, on the River Tyne. —Chris Santella
• PERSONAL HISTORY Old Trucks and Bull Trout. —Dennis Dauble
• FLY TYER®: WINDING UP MONSTERS Letting kids tie monster flies. —Scott Sanchez
• WATERLINES There’s something about weed… and the fish that swim beneath it. —Scott Sadil

COVER: Randall Johnston trekked into the Idaho backcountry to catch and shoot a beautiful late summer bull trout.