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Video spotlight: Fly Fishing Chicken
With lines like, "There's a lot of perks to fishing with a chicken," to an awkward scene involving a healthy portion of KFC, Captain Quinn's new "Fly Fishing Chicken" film will have you laughing and cringing—and probably at the same time. Video of AMAZING Fly FISHING CHICKEN - Unbelievable True Story!!!! Give Quinn points for…
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Video spotlight: How to Build a Fly Rod
I built my first fly rod 20 years ago—a 9-foot, 4-weight on a St. Croix SCII blank. It was a supple implement that I still have in a case in the rafters of my store room. It fished well. In fact, I caught one of the biggest trout of my life using it—26-inch rainbow on Colorado's…
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Video spotlight: Finding Fontinalis
Say what you will about far-flung fishing adventures ... that they're not worth the carbon footprint they create, or that they're the fool's errand for anglers with more money than sense ... but the search for massive brook trout in the farthest reaches of Patagonia has a certain romance to it. And now, the full…
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Video spotlight: How to Wade Fish for Bonefish
My first bonefishing trip several years back was a disaster. I spent a week on the blustery, rainy flats of Long Island in the Bahamas and didn't catch a single fish. I know now that my failure was a three-part effort. First, I lacked any flats-fishing experience. Second, the weather and the elements conspired against…
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Video spotlight: Orvis’ ‘Moment of Chill’
Holiday hustle and bustle got you down? Need a quick break. The folks at Orvis might have just the quick blood-pressure reducer you're looking for. Video of Orvis Moment of Chill: Brown-Bear Pool PartyThe company's new "Moment of Chill" series is a host of minute-long videos designed to just let you take it all in.…
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Video spotlight: Tightline Nymphing for Beginners
Tight-lline or "Euro" nymphing isn't anything new, but for a lot of anglers—particularly new or novice fly fishers—it can be a bit confusing. I think what confounds most anglers new to the method is the disbelief that a full-grown fisherman can generally stand right in the midst of feeding trout and work a run for…
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Video spotlight: Labrador Atlantic salmon
Wild Atlantic salmon in the United States are extremely rare—there are a few that hang on in the coastal rivers in Maine, but, for the most part, three centuries of development have cost this iconic fish most of its spawning and rearing habitat and earned it a likely permanent place on the Endangered Species List.…
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