Welcome to the new Fly Anglers Online! Whether you’re a returning member or brand new, these guides will help you find your way around.
Getting Started with the Site
How to Log In to the New FAOL — Password, Google sign-in, forgot password
How to Reply to a Topic — Joining conversations
How to Start a New Topic — Posting questions, reports, and discussions
How to Search for Content — Finding flies, articles, and authors
Setting Up Your Profile — Photo, bio, and making yourself known
More Guides
Once you’re logged in, check out General Discussion for guides on:
- Catching up — Latest, New, and Unread explained
- Uploading photos to your posts
- Using reactions (the custom FAOL emoji)
- Bookmarking topics to find them later
- Following topics to stay updated
- A quick reference card: where things moved from the old site
Explore the Site
Fly Patterns — 14,000+ patterns with a filter bar to search by type, water, species, or difficulty
Articles — 29 years of columns, trip reports, humor, and rod building- :campfire: Community — General discussion, conservation, events, memorial, and games
Games & Puzzles — Pattern ID, Trivia, Word Scramble, and Crossword with leaderboards
Getting Started — Beginner guides and learning paths for new anglers
Need Help?
Reply to any guide topic with your question, or start a new topic in General Discussion. We’re happy to help.
— Rusty McFins