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Video spotlight: Tasmania
The first trout introduced to the Southern Hemisphere weren't brought to New Zealand. Or Argentina or Chile. Or South Africa. They were brought to the mountainous, maritime island off the south coast of Australia: Tasmania. Video of Tasmania, Australia Fly Fishing by Todd MoenTodd Moen captures just some of the beauty of Tasmania in his…
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Video spotlight: Detecting the grab
Steelhead season is well under way up and down the West Coast, but here in Idaho, on the Salmon River, the season is on a bit of an unofficial hiatus until March or April. The Salmon is a legitimate steelhead hotspot all throughout the fall, but by the time late December and January come around,…
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Video spotlight: American Crocodile Encounters
I'm headed the Mayan Riviera in a few weeks to chase bonefish and other salty critters on the fly—it's a great place to visit if you're a fly fisher, especially if you can get out of the perpetual "spring break" atmosphere near Cancun. You can chase flats fish along the beach as you head south…
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Video spotlight: A Tale of Three Trout
I love fishing trips with a purpose. Here in the West, particularly in our backcountry streams, fly fishers can target specific species of trout and char just by choosing a destination. Wild rainbows? Try a great little creek that flows west off the Gallatin Range near the town of Ennis, Mont. Browns? Hit the Bear…
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Video spotlight: River Krusnica
Fly fishing trophy hunters are all about traveling to far-flung places to chase big fish. Heck, we just highlighted a pair of videos that focus on chasing giant browns and rainbows in New Zealand, where both species of trout are interlopers in Kiwi waters. And then there's Patagonia, where big trout swim in rivers where…
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Video spotlight: Catching cruising trout
As noted in the video below, "cruising trout are feeding trout." When we see pods of trout working certain stretches of the river, it's tough to keep our cool sometimes. The prospect of an afternoon spent wandering a small stretch of river while catching several trout is pretty appealing, right? Video of How to Catch…
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Video spotlight: Pure New Zealand, parts I and II
If some truly unfortunate calamity were to strike the fly-fishing filmmaking industry, and only one artist could soldier forward and make movies about our beloved pasttime, my secret hope is that that one artist would be Todd Moen. Fly fishing, perhaps because many consider it an art in and of itself, lends itself to artistic…
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