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Five Rivers Odyssey: Exploring the Tongass
The Tongass National Forest is the largest national forest in the United States and is home to the third largest island in the United States, Prince of Wales (only Kodiak and the big island of Hawaii are bigger). The 5 Rivers Odyssey crew spent 10 days on Prince of Wales to learn more about issues…
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Video spotlight: How to fish sinking lines in a lake
I'm lucky to live where I live, in close proximity to the RIO Fishing Products home offices here in Idaho Falls. The staff at RIO is among the best in the business at the "science" of fly line manufacturing, and the vast majority of them are impressive anglers, too. And, once in a while, I…
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Video Spotlight: Proven techniques for trout
I love the old-school feel of today's New Fly Fisher videos. And the short film below is a great all-around tutorial on tackling trout (and bass, frankly) fishing in moving water. Using southern Ontario's Grand River as a backdrop, host Bill Spicer chases fish with proven guides that have a lot of great information for…
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Video spotlight: Hank Patterson and the Orvis Ultralight waders
Everybody's favorite community college dropout is back with a review of the new Orvis Ultralight waders. And, of course, the review comes with a host of laughs. Video of Hank Patterson and the Ultralight WadersAfter all, who doesn't take one leg out of their waders and spin themselves around three times while standing in the…
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Trout Tips: Let conditions choose your rod
An angler fishes a small mountain stream with a shorter, lighter fiberglass rod. For years, I've gravitated to lightweight and shorter fly rods, simply because I usually spend my summers chasing trout in tight quarters along snaking backcountry streams. The shorter rod length lends itself to fishing among overhanging willows, allows for tighter casts, shorter…
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Voices from the River: The posthumous gift of the ‘bug’
Sam Weis, the author's late husband. By Jenny Weis My late husband had the fishing bug. He grew up fishing musky, walleye and panfish in the lakes of northern Wisconsin with his dad and grandpa. He eventually expanded his waters to Lake Superior, the Gulf of Mexico, and the driftless region of Wisconsin, picking up…
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The Middlebury backstory
The tale of two Chrises: Chris Wood, above, president and CEO of Trout Unlimited; and Chris Santella, decorated outdoor writer. Both are alums of Vermont's Middlebury College. By Kirk Deeter There’s always a backstory. Someday, I’m going to write a book, called “Backstory” or “Deep Into the Backing,” or something like that, where I spill…
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