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Fishing the salt? Do your homework.
“Just plunk it out there.” I’ve said that more times than I can probably count. Shortly after moving to Alaska almost a decade ago, I was a new fly fisher. You can imagine the excitement when I plunked an egg-pattern out to drift alongside our boat on the Kenai river, and along came a Dolly…
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Mark and his dad
Mark looks different, but the same. Twin swatches of grey hair above his ears. Still fit, his full mane of hair—something he, his Dad, and older brother, David, share—maybe thinning just a tad. His eyes are red. Mark was maybe my best friend in college. He was a tight-end. I was a wide receiver. We…
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Skating big dries for big trout
Nicco stood next to me along the middle reaches of Patagonia's Malleo River in the fading Argentine light. Willows shrouded the creek, and I could only see the silhouette of the big Fat Albert as it drifted in the heavy water just across river. Nicco, my guide for the day, chose the hefty, foam monstrosity…
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John Gierach: The Secret
A few years back, Gray Ghost Productions crafted a fly fishing film about Atlantic salmon. It was called "Turning Tail," and it featured John Gierach, the renowned author and angler whose books line the shelves of avid trout bums everywhere. The film was about the value of the Atlantic salmon and the tragedy that would…
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It’s about fish … and people
Here in the West—particularly in its more fishy corners—it's easy to see how trout and fly fishing impact the regional economy. In places like Livingston, Mont., where a giant trout crafted in rock graces the hill above town, or in Island Park, Idaho, where outfitters and lodges line the Henry's Fork, it's easy to grasp…
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Dark-water denizens
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Bristol Bay’s newest ally: Katie Couric
Over the course of the last few weeks, Bristol Bay and Trout Unlimited’s efforts to stop the proposed Pebble Mine have found a new ally—Katie Couric. Earlier this summer, The Today Show visited Bristol Bay to speak with Bristol Bay lodge owner Brian Kraft, and Iguigig community leader and Alaska Native, Christina Salmon, who have been outspoken advocates…
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