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New gear: Simms Tributary waders
Those of us with kids have all been there. Do we spend the money on quality waders for the young ones so the whole family can enjoy a day or a season on the water? Or do we go with a lesser-known brand, one we don't trust, and kind of roll the dice? In a…
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New gear: Maxxon XPW 240
Like a lot of fly fishers, I'm enamored by the idea of a boat, but I'm not ready to be a serious boat owner—a drift boat, for instance, feels like it traps me into fishing just a couple of stretches of water close to home (and, for the record, I have nothing against drift boats).…
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Conservation partners: Rep Your Water
One of the best parts of attending the IFTD show is the chance to catch up with folks who help TU and our chapters all over the country. So it was nice to catch up with Garrison and Corrine Doctor of Rep Your Water, which is based in Boulder, but sells apparel all over the…
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Native Odyssey: Touchdown in Anchorage
Editor's note: Building off the success of last year’s Native Odyssey campaign, Trout Unlimited is sending four of our brightest college club leaders in the TU Costa 5 Rivers Program to explore the home of the world’s largest runs of wild salmon: Alaska. Starting July 5, these students will explore the Kenai Peninsula, Bristol Bay…
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Attribution for science
My father was a statistician. After I took introductory statistics my fourth semester in college, I remember him saying he was glad that I could now appreciate that what he did for a living was more complicated than compiling the statistics I read each day in the sports pages. While I did not follow his…
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New gear: Vedavoo Inversion sling pack
Scott Hunter shows off the company's new Inversion sling pack made with raft vinyl that might have otherwise ended up in a dump. When I first met Scott Hunter at the International Fly Tackle Dealer Show in New Orleans in 2011, I was impressed with his entrepreneurial spirit. A young man from Wyoming, Hunter essentially…
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Zero Limit Adventures, the New York ‘Dream Team’
What do you call a team of great and passionate guides who love to do nothing but fly fish? In western New York, we call them Zero Limit Adventures. Zero Limit Adventures is a uniquely staffed guide service with expertise in various skills as well as diverse interests, backgrounds and personalities. ZLA provides guests with…
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