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Video spotlight: The African Tiger
Here in the Western Hemisphere, we're just getting our heads around the notion of South American jungle fish, like golden dorado and massive peacock bass in the Amazon. There's so much to explore ... so many fly-rod targets worth experiencing. But across the Atlantic and quite a ways south, the rivers of Africa are just…
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Video spotlight: A good mining steward
Unfortunately, not every large mining company has the ethical backbone to truly be called a "steward" of the resources they pull from the earth, especially when it comes to what's left over when they're done. To wit, the West is pocked by abandoned mines, SuperFund sites and permanent scars that, even many decades after mining…
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Video spotlight: Bass on a fly
As Orvis Guide to Fly Fishing Host Tom Rosenbauer notes, bass are the top sportfish in North America, and he's right. Just about anywhere you go, from the lakes of Canada to the swamps of the Deep South, bass are readily available. But, as Tom notes, most folks don't chase bass with flies. "The key…
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Video spotlight: River of Life
Todd Moen's latest fly-fishing film is a story of three women and their fights with breast cancer. It's a sobering reminder that, while the "river of life" moves on, some of us fall victim to the cruelest of conditions. And, yet, some find ways to persist, and for these three ladies, fly fishing proved to…
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Video spotlight: How to perfect your forward cast
Ah, the loop. The tight loop. The wide loop. That god-awful tailing loop. As RIO's Simon Gawesworth explains in the video below, the loop is the key to perfecting your forward fly cast. Gawesworth, the brand manager for RIO, walks us through the process to improving your basic forward cast. Don't laugh. Even season anglers…
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Video spotlight: How to perfect your forward cast
Ah, the loop. The tight loop. The wide loop. That god-awful tailing loop. As RIO's Simon Gawesworth explains in the video below, the loop is the key to perfecting your forward fly cast. Gawesworth, the brand manager for RIO, walks us through the process to improving your basic forward cast. Don't laugh. Even season anglers…
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Video spotlight: Hopper Madness
This is exactly what I needed today, a couple of days after an Arctic blast huffed and puffed and left my streets and icy mess. We're months away from "hopper time," but a guy can dream, right? Hopper Madness Fly Fishing from Lone Peak Outfitters on Vimeo. I love fly fishing with fat, foam hoppers.…
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