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Chris Hunt

  • New gear: Vedavoo Damsel sling pack

    I've been a fan of the sling pack for a good decade now. A good sling is lighter than a vest, more streamlined than a backpack and, if you can find the right one, comfortable to wear in any number of fishing conditions. But until now, no sling pack has been made specifically for women.…

  • Video spotlight

    Video spotlight: Strobel Xtreme

    Forgive the overpowering soundtrack and the gratuitous use of the GoPro. Focus on the fish. I've had the good luck to visit Patagonia a couple of times and fish both lakes and rivers for plus-size trout. But these rainbows from Strobel Lake in Argentina are ... unbelievable. Notice how the anglers are essentially tossing large…

  • Why this trout angler likes wind farms

    By Paul DoscherI'll admit it. I was what some call an environmentalist (I prefer conservationist) before I was a TU member. Of course, I had angling in my history, but that was back when my father would wake me up at 5 a.m. on summer mornings so we could go out and catch our summer…

  • Native: Trinity River ‘half-pounders’

    A "half-pounder" steelhead from northern California's Trinity River. My buddy Sam and I met at the Fly Shop in Redding, Calif., eager to make the springtime drive over the Coastal Range to a little cabin on the banks of the fabled Trinity River. It was the tail end of steelhead season in northern California, and…

  • Short casts: Show time!

    The new Redington CRUX fly rod. Ah, it must be show time. As in the International Fly Tackle Dealer (IFTD) show held this year in conjuction with the International Convention of Allies Sportfishing Trades show (ICAST). You can tell because of all the press releases hitting social media over the last couple of days promoting…

  • Voices from the river

    Voices from the River: Flossing

    by Eric Booton The midnight sun came and went. We are so accustomed to the unending daylight that we neglected to pack headlamps. We were already run out a fishing hole earlier in the evening by black bear and passing anglers were warning us of a momma brown bear with cubs. It wasn’t the most…