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Dry fly floatation
It's dry-fly season. Well, it's what I like to call "hopper season," especially here in the West, where big trout will look up for terrestrial bugs that will occasionally end up in the water, thanks to a timely wind gust or just dumb luck. But fishing hoppers and other terrestrial flies isn't about dumb luck.…
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Sage Trout LL fly rod
When you find a fly rod that's essentially made for the kind of fly fishing you like to do—and makes that fishing markedly better—you hang onto it. That's why I'll likely never part with the new Sage Trout LL rod. I'm a walk-and-wade stream-fishing junkie. I like the intimate feel of water running around my…
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The Mickey Finn
With fall coming on and a few high-country leaves starting to turn here in the Rockies, some anglers are jumping ahead to "streamer season." I'm not ready to make the leap just yet, but I do generally have a few flies in my box that work well during the shoulder season that is late summer…
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Rosenbauer’s top 10 fall trout flies
I'm not ready to give up on summer just yet—hoppers are flitting about and occasionally slapping the water here on our western trout streams. But the media world generally moves about a month ahead of schedule. So I wasn't surprised when I saw that Orvis had uploaded a video featuring Tom Rosenbauer and this favorite…
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Patagonia recycles 10 million plastic bottles for new travel bag
Each new Black Hole travel bag from Patagonia incorporates some of the 10 million recycled plastic bottles used in this year's model, meaning you can own tough gear that lasts and help keep waste out of landfills. Every Black Hole bag is incredibly durable, water resistant and backed by Patagonia's Ironclad Guarantee. "Our Black Hole…
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Simms introduces two new wader models for women
Women’s interest and involvement in the sport of fishing is growing and becoming more of a focus in the industry. Simms announced last week the introduction of the new Women’s G3 Guide Z Stockingfoot and Women’s Freestone Z Stockingfoot waders.These women-specific waders are made for women, by women who fish. The new designs feature a TiZip waterproof side zipper for easy…
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How to give the fish what they want
Most of us have lived this scenario: We're rigged up at the foot of a classic riffle that gives way to a nice run that features a deep trough that very likely holds fish. But the fish are also likely deep—we'll need a heavy nymph, and a lot of us fish nymphs under an indicator.…
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