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Video spotlight: Hook sizes
I'm loving this new series that Tim Flagler and Orvis are doing on hooks and hook sizes. This lessens the curve for new fly tiers and for new fly fishers who can find the verbiage surrounding hooks a bit intimidating. To make it simple, Tim offers the best explainer: The higher the number, the smaller…
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Video spotlight: Hank Patterson reviews the Orvis Ultralight Wading Boot
At this point, I'm about read to start a GoFundMe account for our old pal Hank Patterson—he's reviewed a truckload of Orvis gear, but has yet to get himself one of the company's new Helios 3 fly rods, despite numerous pleas and the catch slogan, #SendHankTheH3. Video of Hank Patterson's Ultralight Wading Boot reviewI mean,…
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Video spotlight: Airstreamer
Here's a good one from the Catch Magazine vault—Todd Moen dusted it off recently for us all to enjoy. It depicts my favorite kind of fly fishing—waking up somewhere new in the confines of the camper and taking the fly rod down to the creek to see what's hitting. Video of Bass, Carp & Trout…
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Video spotlight: Peter’s Test of Manhood
A couple years ago, I bought a small camper in preparation for an extended trip to the Arctic. It's easily been one of my best purchases—it gets regular use, and it gets me and my fishing crew streamside all summer long and well into the fall. But, at first, I struggled with counterintuitive act of…
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Video spotlight: Following other anglers
The tell-tale bootprint in the mud. You're not the only one with the inclination to fish this stream today. Imagine yourself on a great backcountry trout stream. Conditions are ripe. Fish are active. Bugs are everywhere. These are the glorious days of summer when some lonesome fishing is exactly what the doctor ordered. Then, as…
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Video spotlight: Hang Tight
Eastern Europe is an underrated fly-fishing destination, particuarly for those of us here in the U.S. And it's home to some truly amazing trout, ranging from native brown trout, introduced rainbows and the marble trout, which is the featured fish in the new film, "Hang Tight," by Brothers on the Fly. Shot in Slovenia's beautiful…
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Video spotlight: Anatomy of a hook
When I first started fly fishing, the complex lexicon unique to the sport was intimidating. Think back to that first time you walked into a fly shop and asked what today might seem like a really simple question. It was ... uncomfortable. Now, imagine you've just started fly fishing a couple years ago, and now…
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