Zach Lazzari May 13, 2026 Trawl: The Greatest Threat to Wild Fish and Coastal Ecosystems Together With Good morning folks. It's all about the trawlers today. Supercharged commercial vessels dragging nets that cover up to 6 square miles of water at a time. That is per vessel, with many vessels running. It's a literal emptying of the ocean. Alaska is the focus but this goes beyond our borders. Stay informed and find ways to fight for our fisheries. Read on to learn more and take action, no...

Zach Lazzari May 6, 2026 Idaho's Middle Fork of the Salmon River Offers a Wild Escape Together With Good morning folks. With whitewater season arriving, I'm reminiscing on the last couple of years. I ran a pile of rivers, including the Middle Fork of the Salmon. This year, I have approximately zero permits and the local flows will likely be abysmal on many rivers. Looking like the packraft might save the day with sneaky runs in low water situations. I hope you all have exciting plans ahead!...

Zach Lazzari April 29, 2026 Workhorse Saltwater Fly Reels - Redington Behemoth and Grande Series Together With Good morning folks. It's all about the gear in this weeks newsletter. In particular, gear that hits the right price point while delivering great performance. Outside of waders, these reels have sustained more abuse than any of my stuff. SPONSOR Global Rescue - Leave Nothing to Chance We've likely all rolled the dice on trips. I certainly have pushed the limits. After years of long...

Zach Lazzari April 22, 2026 Running Around with the Fish Ranch in Baja Sur Together With Good morning folks! I'm creeping north again, reluctantly leaving Baja. Sometimes, I wonder why I don't just make it permanent. Every month-long trip I plan stretches into three or four with less and less urgency to drive north. Thoughts of bugling elk, maneuvering rafts through rapids, dodging bears and casting to rising trout eventually wins out. When the snow flies again next winter, so will the draw...

Zach Lazzari April 15, 2026 Will Lahontan Cutthroats Survive the Anthropocene? Together With Good morning folks. It's a bit of a long one today. What started as me reminiscing about the old days at Pyramid Lake, turned into a rant with a bit of ecological and geographical context in the mix. It's fitting for the season, as the crowds descend on Nevada and your social feeds fill with photos of colorful Lahontan Cutthroats. At the end of the day, these fish unique and they hold a special place...

Zach Lazzari April 8, 2026 Will a wet spring save the Northern Rockies? Together With Good morning folks. Working on a better design and regular scheduling here. I'm thinking weekly with the occasional extra deep dive, essay in the mix. Just working out the best days. Luckily, it's mostly fishing talk here and well, I can talk fishing all day and then some. In today's issue, I'm making spring trout predictions while praying for rain in the northern Rockies. A few general updates are included...

Zach Lazzari April 1, 2026 The Estero: A Remote Start to the Baja Road Trip I found this place a few years ago. I was doing the usual bit of bouncing around Baja and had been nearby on a whale watching mission a few months earlier. The landscape captured my imagination and I knew I'd return. Osprey nested on any available post, bold coyotes poked around camp, and there were shore birds galore. This time around didn't disappoint. Baja is well known for the Roosterfish beaches and Mag Bay...

Zach Lazzari March 23, 2026 Hosted Trips & Destination Consulting Quick survey here regarding hosted trips. I've been lucky enough to work and fish at some of the best destinations around. Many are focused around Alaska, the western United States and Latin America but I'm always expanding in range. I'd love to share some of these places with intimate groups while assisting with travel logistics, gear, flies, and of course, success on the water. If you have any interest, hit one of the options...

Zach Lazzari March 16, 2026 Gafftopsail Pompano: Trachinotus rhodopus The cool thing about fly fishing is all of the species you can target. Of course, this is entirely possible and oftentimes more effective with gear. But the general mechanics of fly fishing fits nicely with certain fish. The Gafftopsail Pompano is one of them. Recently, I ran into a group while swimming in the Sea of Cortez and bolted back to the van to grab a 6 weight with a small clouser. I worked it hard and thought they...

Zach Lazzari March 11, 2026 Katmai Sky Lodge Limited Openings Have you ever dreamed of being dropped off in the middle of a national park, surrounded by millions of acres of pure wilderness? This type of place is extraordinarily rare and somehow, my good friends Skylar and Chapin put a roof on the main lodge last fall before winter locked them down. Think Yellowstone sans people. Actual solitude. The property has several finished cabins and you can literally walk (or fly) into a giant...