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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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Why diversity matters
In the natural world, diversity creates resilience. For example, grasslands with a greater variety of native plants are more resistant to drought. They also bounce back faster from disturbance caused by insect infestations and fire. Diversity also makes organizations more resilient. And relevant, too. The more connections to people with different backgrounds that we share,…
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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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Small-stream tactics in the age of non-native invasives
Native Rio Grande cutthroat trout. Contrary to many conservation-minded anglers, I am one who believes that, along with cockroaches, coyotes and Siberian elm trees, brown trout will survive the apocalypse. They possess many of the traits we Americans admire most: they are intelligent, confident, adaptable, rugged, ambitious and breathtakingly handsome. And for the time being…
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Why Roadless matters on the Tongass
Header photo by Josh Duplechian The Forest Service is reconsidering the national Roadless Rule on America's largest national forest here in Southeast Alaska, the Tongass. The Tongass is America’s salmon forest and one of the few places in the world where wild salmon and trout still thrive. Changing or removing the Roadless Rule would have big implications…
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