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The True Cast – Get a Grip!
In fly casting, as with golf, it all starts with your grip.
In fly casting, as with golf, it all starts with your grip. If you’re not a golfer, or if you dislike golf for whatever reason, you’re welcome to blow off what I’m about to say. But understand that golf and fly fishing are very similar for many reasons beyond their ancestral roots. Both sports appeal…
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The New Year’s resolution: appreciate the small stuff
2024 saw some great highs and deep lows for the TROUT magazine family. Consider the miracle that happened (and is happening) on the Klamath, where salmon are already returning after the removal of the dams. Or how about the landmark Good Samaritan law, which now paves the way to clean up thousands of stream miles…
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A tasteful gift for the trout angler
How about the perfect gift for an angler friend or family member (or yourself) who already has their fair share of trout socks… fly neckties… fishy tumblers and coasters and more? (You get the picture…) The Fly Fishing Salted Caramel Collection by Christopher Elbow Chocolates is perfect. And delicious. Chris Elbow is not only a…
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The True Cast – Do it all
I learn a lot about fly fishing when I spin fish, but the reverse is also true. I remember covering the Bassmaster Classic for Field & Stream magazine where I got to spend time with several pros. You’d be surprised by how many of them said they liked fly fishing. “Teaches me a lot about…
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The True Cast – The long overdue demise of how big? and how many?
When I tell my mother I went fishing today, what’s the first thing she asks? “How many did you catch?” “Dunno, Mom, I don’t really count. A handful I guess.” And what’s question number two? “Any big ones?” Believe me, I get it. How big and how many have likely been the measures of fishing…
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The True Cast – So, you want to work in fly fishing?
I recently had the good fortune of joining my dear friend Tom Rosenbauer on the Orvis Fly-Fishing Podcast to talk about making a career in the fly-fishing arena. Both Tom and I get asked about this topic a lot, and we’re both grateful to have had our opportunities to earn our livings by doing things…
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Hurricane Helene—how you can help
Hurricane Helene cut a path of immeasurable destruction—500 miles wide, more than the distance between Boston and Washington, D.C.—from the Great Bend region of Florida, through Georgia, into the Carolinas, eastern Tennessee, Virginia and beyond. While we are still trying to grasp the tragic human toll and total scope of damage, it’s fair to assume…
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