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Voices from the River: Dolly Alley
By Eric Booton It’s called Dolly Alley for a reason and we NEVER skip it. You’re not guaranteed to hook up, there are no guarantees in fishing, but if we are headed to the Kenai, you can guarantee that we are stopping at Dolly Alley. Among the rivers and streams that we frequent as anglers,…
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Video spotlight: Fly Fishing in Killer Whale Territory
The coastal rainforest of British Columbia is one of the most primal fly fishing destinations on earth. Featuring massive, glacial rivers, rocky coastlines, old-growth forests and abundant wildlife, this corner of North America is simply astounding. And it's captured quite nicely in the video below. This place is a bit south of Alaska's Tongass National…
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Voices From the River: Shinrin-Yoku
Garza's Creek, a tributary to the Carmel River. By Sam Davidson I’ve always been more of a shower guy. I like the feel of running water. I will stew in a hot spring or steam bath once every few years. But clamber into an in-home bathtub for a soak? Maybe three times since I was…
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Short casts: Cross-breeding in the Great Lakes, muskies in Indiana, know your knots
Biologists in Minnesota have come to the conclusion that two non-native species of rainbow trout are cross-breeding in Lake Superior tributary streams. Introduced steelhea d are now spawning with and alonsgide introduced Kamloops-strain rainbow trout. As for what this means for both contrived fisheries, it's still up in the air. The good news for anglers,…
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Gear tip: Clean your line
Want to cast better? Maybe a little further, maybe a little straighter? Who doesn’t? I know I need work. Practice is the key, of course. And before you shell out the bucks for a spiffy new fast-action fly rod, take 10 minutes to do the one thing that will improve the cast you have, with…
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Trout Tips: The throw bag
One of the many "little things" that can foul up your fly cast is a wandering elbow. First it's tight to your side, like it should be. Then, after a while, you get a little tired and a little lazy and it starts to meander away from your side and, before you know it, it's…
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Voices from the River: Jon boat dreams
By Chris Hunt As a kid, I remember seeing little jon boats cruising up and down the Sabine River along the border with Texas and Louisiana, their pilots running trot lines for channel cats and generally looking like they were having an excellent time. The boats, squared off in the front and pushed by a…
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