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Short casts: Trophies in Idaho, Colorado; an ode to Lefty, Madison fly choices, and more
Photo courtesy of the Idaho Statesman 'Tis the season for big fish, it seems. On Idaho's Boise River—a fantastic urban fishery—Jason Waidelich latched into a massive rainbow trout that tipped the scales over 19 pounds, a highly unusual catch for the Boise. At first, Waidelich's wife, was sure the fish was one of several steelhead…
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Fly tying: Adding weight with lead-free wire
Adding weight to flies can be tricky. A lot of tiers prefer to simply add a bead of varying weight to the hook before tying, which not only gives the fly some weight, but also some flash and character. Video of Adding Lead-Free Wire WrapsBut sometimes, as Tim Flagler notes in the video above, adding…
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Video spotlight: Fly Fishing for Brookies
Fly fisher and guide Bridget Fabel has a fairly robust collection of fly fishing videos—she's a cheerful camera personality with some solid angling skills. And she fly fishes with her cats. Yes. Cats. Video of A Dozen Brookies On the Fly! Fly Fishing With Cats For High Country Brook Trout!A lot of us have "fishing…
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Fly fishing lifestyle gear for anglers
So, the shopping season is already upon us. STAY TUNED for a comprehensive gift guide from the editors and field testers of TU, that will be coming your way in Trout Magazine, as well as in a digital format, in the very near future. For starters, however, I have to recommend my friend Mark Koenig’s…
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Video spotlight: Refuge
The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is in the news again, as the oil and gas industry—sensing more friendly political winds— takes another shot at the effort to sink oil wells into the permafrost north of the Brooks Range. A couple of summer ago, I topped the Brooks Range on the Dalton Highway and got my…
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Trout Tips: Be a lurker
Editor's note: For more great tips on fishing from TU members across the country, get your copy of TU's book, "Trout Tips," available online for overnight shipping. This time of year, when I plan out some distant winter fishing trips to places warmer and farther south, I become a lurker. Not the creepy, "Psst! Hey…
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Voices from the River: Cypress trout
Photo by Chris Hunt By Chris Hunt
There’s something primal about dark water shrouded by cypress. The color of strong coffee, these stained swamps of the South nurture mystery and offer refuge to critters that hang on in acid-tinged water filtered through layers of eons-old peat and sand. The gators come to mind…
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