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Skills: The Davy Knot
Small flies can be tough to tie on to tippet streamside using some of the more traditional knots, like the improved clinch knot, simply because, when completed, the knot is too big. I started using the Davy knot as a substitute for small flies a few years back, and I've never had one fail in…
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Skills: How to make a roll cast
A lot of folks consider the roll cast to be "advanced" fly fishing. It's not. And it's not hard to learn, perfect and perform on a regular basis. But, as RIO Product's Brand Manager Simon Gawesworth notes in the video below, it does require some explaining. Just like any cast in fly fishing, there is…
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What’s wrong with this picture?
Well, for clarification, let me add that this photo was taken off my deck. In Colorado. At 8,300 feet in elevation. On Jan. 18. At 4:30 in the afternoon. I know many of you in the East have had a brutally cold and snowy winter. We could sure use some of that. Just don't tell…
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Donegal PA TU VSP Tying for Veterans!
Thank you to Donegal PA TU Veterans Service Partnership and to Bill Nolan for your efforts to tie some flies for the national TU Veterans Service Parternship program. We are very grateful for your generous gift. Please be assured that we'll put them to good use for our veteran couples trip to Slough Creek and…
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TU releases “Not Mine, Ours” movie on the Smith River
Ask a child to choose between a river and a mine and they will choose the river without hesitation. You need not explain the river belongs to all of us. You need not explain the mining company is owned by a foreign conglomerate whose only interest is to wring every short-term dollar from the landscape.…
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Deer stew, fishing, and giving thanks
By Shannon Mayes This Fall was quite busy for the TU Teens of Gallipolis. Our new members join in early October, and we now have 41 students participating in 6th, 7th, and 8th grades. This year, we are learning about conservation and basic casting skills. Students have started projects featuring different aspects of fly fishing…
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Bringing back the natives
Native trout in our country face a daunting variety of threats, including climate change, drought, invasive species and degraded habitat. Across the country, Trout Unlimited staff are working on the ground to give them a fighting chance—and those efforts were recognized recently when several TU projects received prestigious Bring Back the Natives grants, a partnership…
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