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Video spotlight: Five flies for April
April, particularly in the West, is a bona-fide shoulder month. Higher up, it's still winter. In the valleys, spring is springing and water is rising. It's a tough month for trout fishing, given the transition happening between winter and spring and all the trappings that come with it, both good and bad. Video of Trouts…
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Video spotlight: Fly fishing the Delta
Not too long ago, the Sacramento River Delta was almost exclusively a salmon and steelhead fishery—kings would stage in great numbers before taking to the river and running throughout the system. Same with chromers. Today, the delta is likely better known for its striped bass and smallmouth bass fisheries, as well as for its carp,…
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Video spotlight: Santa Cruz—Atlantic Steelhead
Steelhead? In the Atlantic?In far southern Patagonia in Argentina's Santa Cruz River, it's a reality. Patagonia, of course, is perhaps the troutiest destination on the planet, and there's a significant amount of irony in that statement, given that not a single salmonid is native to this sweeping region of mountains, deserts and rivers. Tres Amigos…
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Video spotlight: Pirarucu
Arapaima can grow up to 10 feet long and weigh close to 500 pounds. That puts them among the largest freshwater fish on the planet. And they'll hit a fly. Video of Pirarucú *TRAILER* Amazon's Giant Arapaima by Todd MoenAbove is the trailer to Todd Moen's Catch Magazine film Pirarucu, the story of chasing the…
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Video spotlight: Easy rigging for sharks
A few weeks back, I was lucky enough to spend several days on the Mayan Riviera, way south along the Mexican border with Belize. I was chasing bonefish and permit, mainly, but I tied a few flies for bigger, toothier critters—sharks and barracuda. I'm of the mind that, because I was prepared for these fish,…
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Video spotlight: How to Catch More Fish According to Hank Patterson
Man, fly fishing desperately needed Hank Patterson. As a discipline, its practitioners are quick to take themselves a bit too seriously. Travis Schwartz, the filmmaker-turned-comedian, flipped the sport on its ear several years back, and reminded us just how silly the pasttime can be, with its proprietary lexicon, uber-expensive equipment and the general snooty flare…
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Video spotlight: Dragon Tail Flies
When I saw the video below, one part of me couldn't help from thinking that Dragon Tail flies might be the coolest thing to happen to fly tying since the Chernobyl. Another part of me was fairly certain that Dragon Tails amount to an acceptible form of "cheating." Video of Dragon Tail FliesAs you'll see…
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