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Wyoming governor visits Little Mountain’s cutthroat paradise
Gov. Mark Gordon and his staff spent time on the ground in Wyoming's treasured Little Mountain, located in the state's southwest corner
By Liz Rose It’s not every day the governor visits your local public lands or your backyard trout streams, so last week was something special for community members and sporting/conservation organizations who have long known the value of the Greater Little Mountain Area in southwest Wyoming. Gov. Mark Gordon, Natural Resource and Environment Advisor Beth…
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The Sulphur Klinkhammer
The legendary sulphur mayfly hatches on East Coast rivers have likely started for some attentive anglers, and the evening duns will continue to emerge for some time, with the famed bugs coming off wistful cream-colored clouds. But as any angler who has fished the sulphur hatch knows, getting the size and silhouette exactly right is…
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Growing the Trout Unlimited community on Father’s Day
As we did for Mother’s Day and for America's essential workers during the ongoing viral pandemic, Trout Unlimited is offering free memberships to dads who are new to TU, love to fish (or want to learn) and care about conservation. We’re looking for people who want to make a difference in the future of our…
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Post your #ResponsibleRecreation content soon
Practice #ResponsibleRecreation, win a fly rod
Trout Unlimited is giving away a new Sage X fly rod to one lucky angler who shares his or her #ResponsibleRecreation content on social media, using both the hashtag and by tagging TU (@troutunlimited). Entries for the give-away must be posted by Monday, June 15. While many states have "reopened," the COVID-19 outbreak is still…
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Brown and grizzly hackle mix
Sometimes, when I'm watching Tim Flagler tie flies, I get the feeling he's speaking directly to me. He knows where more casual tiers — like me — are going to be tempted to cut some corners in the tying process, and he's quick to point out that there's usually no substitute for doing things correctly.…
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Simms Flyweight wading shoes
A great shoe for wading wet in small streams
A great option for backcountry anglers who might walk miles to get to the water Backcountry trout fishing here in the West is so close I can smell it — the scent of sweet stream-side willows wafting through the open screen of a tent pitched under lodgepole pines might be my favorite olfactory trigger. It…
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Stranded in grizzly country
It pays to be prepared, even when you're just out for a casual drive We’d walked well over a mile down the lonely Forest Service road, well out of the way from the Island Park bustle. The sun was retreating and the mosquitoes had discovered us. And we had a long way to go. Mostly,…
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