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The Prince Nymph
Cave Falls, Yellowstone National Park. I stood up to the bottom of my shorts in the gloriously cool waters of the Fall River, just as it prepares to leave the environs of Yellowstone National Park and wind through a short stretch of Wyoming and into Idaho, where it's tumultuous currents finally meet the Henry's Fork…
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Three fly-fishing knots everyone should know
Line to leader. Leader to tippet. Tippet to fly. If you can learn the three simple connecting knots for rigging your fly-fishing outfit, you can hit the water in almost any situation. https://youtu.be/Sgpm9Gx_t8c The folks at Gear Junkie and Denver Outfitters teamed up to produce the super-helpful video above. It shows just how easy the…
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On second glance
A fairly average-looking run on a stream. Or is it? I'd been fishing a small native cutthroat trout stream in eastern Idaho, and came upon what, at first blush, looked to be a fairly featureless stretch of stream. But, as I got closer, I noticed a few things. The long "slick," as I've taken to…
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Costa wins award for women’s sunglasses
When our friends do well, we at TU do well, too. Our friends at Costa Sunglasses were awarded the Best Eyewear designation at this year International Convention of Allied Sportfishing Trades (ICAST) show in Orlando for the company's new WaterWoman line of polarized sunglasses. From Costa's press release on the big win: "Designed for the…
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Hopper-dropper fishing
With terrestrial season coming on strong throughout the country, it's an obvious time to start flinging a hopper-dropper rig. But what's the best way to do it? What knots make the most sense? How far below the high-floating hopper should the "dropper" nymph be? https://youtu.be/Nz7QQFOPemU The hopper-dropper rig. Here's a great short video from the…
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Why 50/50 on the water?
Any fly fisher can understand that increasing participation in the craft can help create more advocates for the resources we all love. And the largest opportunity for growth in fly fishing rests with women. https://youtu.be/CFOeti5Ji78 At last check, women make up about 25 percent of the fly-fishing population. Orvis, as you'll see in the short…
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Back to the vest
I had back surgery last winter—three vertebrae were fused just above my tailbone after a lengthy battle with sciatica and what turned out to a cracked and splitting bone. I was honestly worried about the future of my fly fishing. The first few weeks after surgery were miserable. It was so bad, I questioned my…
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