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Video spotlight: Small Stream, Small Trout
Yeah, I know... it's only Tuesday. It's probably not fair to be getting all excited about getting out on a small stream with full week of work ahead. But it's summer. And for a lot of us, by the time summer finally gets here, it's almost over. So I'm enjoying, even from the confines of…
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Video spotlight: Hook basics—barbed and barbless hooks
Tim Flagler from Tightline Productions and Orvis have teamed up to do a short video series on hook basics, aimed presumbably at new anglers. In past episodes, they've covered the anatomy of a hook and hook sizes. Video of Hook Basics - Barbed & BarblessThe video above focuses on barbed and barbless hooks. This may…
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Video spotlight: Fly Fish Arkansas
Most of us have heard of the famous tailwaters in Arkansas, where big trout lurk in cold, bottom-release river water. Few of us outside of Arkansas have ever actually fished these storied waters, let alone tangled with their trophy residents. After watching the film below, I think we should. Video of FLY FISH ARKANSAS -…
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Video spotlight: Think Like a Fly
There may be only one fly fishing filmmaker who can blend the beauty of Norman Maclean's famous prose, a canine suicide and the signature verse from Styx's "Paradise Theater." Yep. Hank Patterson has a new short film out. And it's funny. Video of Hank Patterson's "Think Like A Fly!"The theme of the film, aside from…
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Video spotlight: Rewinding a River
Abandoned mines are a problem for water quality across the West. There are more than a half million sites, many leaking toxic pollution like acid mine drainage and heavy metals into our streams and rivers. In other places, streams and rivers have been re-routed, straightened into unsustainable channels that make it difficult for aquatic life…
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Video spotlight: How to get Your Nymphs into the Strike Zone
The Euro-nymphing technique was late arriving to the States, but it has made full-on landfall, and a lot of nymphers who might have otherwise fished nymphs with indicators are now completely converted to this highly effective technique. Video of How to Get Your Nymphs Into the Strike ZoneThat doesn't mean they've mastered it, though (and…
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Video spotlight: Carp on a Fly
We've had some fun with carp lately here on the TU blog. Our post earlier this week on catching and eating them turned into Facebook frenzy that included everything from face-palms from folks who'd never consider ingesting carp flesh to a pretty tasty-looking carp cheese dip recipe (yes, I'm serious). Video of Carp On A…
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