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Native: PA’s Shades Creek is tight, fragile and fulfilling
By David Kinney None of us had laid eyes on the stream before, and as it turned out, we were just a bit over-equipped for the task at hand. We had four- and five-weight rods, chest waders, and a thousand flies, among them the blue-winged olives and Isonychia we’d been told to expect. One of…
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New gear: Vedavoo Damsel sling pack
I've been a fan of the sling pack for a good decade now. A good sling is lighter than a vest, more streamlined than a backpack and, if you can find the right one, comfortable to wear in any number of fishing conditions. But until now, no sling pack has been made specifically for women.…
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Why this trout angler likes wind farms
By Paul DoscherI'll admit it. I was what some call an environmentalist (I prefer conservationist) before I was a TU member. Of course, I had angling in my history, but that was back when my father would wake me up at 5 a.m. on summer mornings so we could go out and catch our summer…
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Native: Trinity River ‘half-pounders’
A "half-pounder" steelhead from northern California's Trinity River. My buddy Sam and I met at the Fly Shop in Redding, Calif., eager to make the springtime drive over the Coastal Range to a little cabin on the banks of the fabled Trinity River. It was the tail end of steelhead season in northern California, and…
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Short casts: Show time!
The new Redington CRUX fly rod. Ah, it must be show time. As in the International Fly Tackle Dealer (IFTD) show held this year in conjuction with the International Convention of Allies Sportfishing Trades show (ICAST). You can tell because of all the press releases hitting social media over the last couple of days promoting…
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2.5 million comments for national monuments
If our support for public lands wasn’t apparent before, it should be now. More than 2.5 million American commented in favor of national monuments and the Antiquities Act over the past 90 days. In that mix were Trout Unlimited leaders from 30 states across the country who submitted comments for the official record yesterday. If…
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Summer Members’ Event – Tuesday, July 11th
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