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Wild: Little Lost River bull trout
Little Lost River bull trout. Photo by the author. I first fished Idaho’s Little Lost River in the early 2000s. I’d heard rumors of bull trout swimming in the high-desert stream that would hit dry flies intended for rainbows and require two hands for the “hero shot” after the battle. The latter might be true…
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Voices from the River: The only thing to do today
by Jenny Weis The only thing that made sense to do on our second marriage anniversary was to go fishing. A voracious lifelong angler, my husband, Sam, introduced me to fly fishing. He supplied me with the rod, reel, and meticulously organized bead box I used today. The net I used to land the rainbows,…
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Short casts: Waders and reels for Harvey relief, Alberta’s threatened cutthroats, Bessie Hudgens and more
Photo courtesy of The Advocate With the "Cajun Navy" recalled from the lakes and bayous of the South to help rescue stranded victims of the relentless rains brought about by Hurricane Harvey, the good folks at Orvis are out to turn the fly fishing community into the "Texas Marine Corps." The Vermont-based company is asking…
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Native Odyssey: The Deschutes National Forest is a fishy wonderland
Editor's note: The TU Costa Five Rivers Program sent a handful of young anglers on fishing and discovery journey all across America in search of native trout. This installment focuses on Oregon's Deschutes National Forest. Location: Deschutes National Forest The Deschutes National Forest stretches out across 1.6 million acres of Central Oregon. It provides a…
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Fly tying: The Peacock Caddis
Some flies just work, and there's no real explanation as to why that is. The Peacock Caddis is one of those flies, as Tim Flagler perfectly describes in the video below. Video of Peacock CaddisI like this fly for two reasons. First, I think any fly with that "insect green" color put forth by peacock…
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The mystery of Alaska’s missing kings
Alaskans are painfully aware of the recent downturn in king salmon populations on many of our streams. There have, fortunately, been a few glimmers of hope when it comes to this iconic symbol of Alaska. For instance, there was a better than expected return to the Yukon River, which saw the largest number of chinook…
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Video spotlight: Catching Escaped Atlantic Salmon in Puget Sound
Last week, about 300,000 farm-raised Atlantic salmon escaped from a Cooke Aquaculture net pen near Cypress Island in Puget Sound. The fish are not native to the Pacific and there are a host of really good reasons for anglers to get out there are try to catch as many of these fish as possible, not…
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