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Trout Tips: Pairing flies
Editor's note: The following is experpted from TU's book, "Trout Tips," available for overnight shipping. It's hard not to like tandem rigs—two flies working together for the single purpose of making you happy. But there should always be rationale for the pairing. Sometimes that's merely to help you see better. I can't always see a…
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Voices from the River: Of bonefish and Gunsmoke
William Conrad as Marshall Matt Dillon By Chris Hunt Years ago, when I worked as a journalist on the North Coast of California, I got into the habit of falling to sleep to the sounds of old-time radio.Stan Freberg—a Radio Hall-of-Famer—hosted a nightly show on one of the AM stations we could pick up in…
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Video spotlight: Journey On
I love a good fishing road trip. With the right company and a handful of rivers between you and the destination, there might not be a better way to spend a week. Last spring, my fishing buddies Steve Zakur and Mike Sepelak flew into Idaho Falls and we packed the trusty FJ full of gear…
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Fly tying: The Klinkhamer
'Tis the season for emerging insects on America's great trout rivers. Here in Idaho, it's full-on Blue-winged Olive season (in an infuriating size 20!). While traditional dun patterns can work well, I've found that trout are often keyed in on emerging BWOs well into the full hatch. And a BWO tied "Klinkhamer" style perfectly mimics…
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Skills: Float tube basics
By Dave Atcheson I have to smile to myself as I watch a line of buddies negotiating the trail in front of me. There’s nothing beautiful about it, just a tangle of legs and arms sticking out from brightly colored rings, bobbing from side to side between the trees in an absurd and uncoordinated display.…
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Sacred Waters: The Pere Marquette system
The author standing on the railroad bridge where the first brown trout were introduced to America. By Kirk Deeter Most anglers have home waters—places they consider sacred. For me, the tracks always lead back to Baldwin, Mich., and the Pere Marquette River system. It was here where I learned to fly fish. Many years ago,…
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Fly tying: The skinny on adhesives
I'm a recent convert to the use of ultra-violet cure resins in my fly tying. The first time I truly experimented with this technique was several years ago when I spent a week of evenings tying sardina patterns for roosters and jacks on the Baja. I figured, correctly so, that dragging flies through the surf…
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