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Gear test: Chaco Waypoint Cloud flip-flops
I was never a flip-flop guy. I chose instead to don strapped sandals—flip-flops seemed too... unstable. But, in the last three of four years, I've converted. I love flip-flops. I'm the guy you see at every department store or sporting goods store mulling over the cheap flip-flops hanging on the impulse-buy display racks, trying to…
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Get to know Colorado this weekend thanks to Orvis
The Orvis store in Denver's Cherry Creek area is offering anglers the chance to get to know Colorado, and learn about its fly fishing during its upcoming angler education weekend this Saturday and Sunday. Spring is a great time to bone up on your fishing skills—anglers from all over the West are invited to come…
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Short casts: Cutties on the brink, Gonzaga steelhead, mud snails in Michigan
Some unsettling news this week from NPR—the fish first identified by European newcomers to the northern Rockies is in peril. West slope cutthroat trout (and, let's be honest, cutthroat trout throughout the American West) are in trouble. NPR reports that earlier springs, dryer weather and invasive species, like non-native rainbow trout, are pushing the fish…
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Spotlight on Rio Grande del Norte
Note: this is part of a series of blogs detailing the Antiquities Act and national monuments that matter to hunters and anglers. Come back and visit in the coming days to learn more about your public lands and how national monuments conserve our hunting and fishing heritage. By Greg McReynolds The Red River crashes into…
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Spotlight on Cascade Siskiyou
Note: this is part of a series of blogs detailing the Antiquities Act and national monuments that matter to hunters and anglers. Come back and visit in the coming days to learn more about your public lands and how national monuments conserve our hunting and fishing heritage. And while you’re at it, tell Congress don’t…
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Proposed dam threatens CA’s Bear River
Fishing the Bear River. This reach would be inundated by the proposed Centennial Dam. By Chandra Ferrari With California just emerging from five years of punishing drought, there continues to be a lot of discussion about creating more water storage. While the fastest and most affordable way to capture and store more water is to…
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TU’s shale gas volunteers featured on PBS documentary
Over a couple of wet and chilly days in the fall of 2015, a cadre of Trout Unlimited volunteers were afield in Northcentral Pennsylvania with gear they use as part of TU’s Shale Gas Monitoring Program. A cameraman and producer followed their every move, recording their words and work for a planned documentary. Now, nearly…
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