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Video spotlight: Middle Fork of the Salmon River
Time for "an oldie, but a goodie." Because it's that time of year here in Idaho. The Middle Fork of the Salmon River has long been known as one of the best backcountry floats in the Lower 48, and for good reason. The dry-fly fishing for native cutthroats is unparalleled. The river is wild and…
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Video spotlight: Limay River, Argentina
A few years back, I had the good fortune to fish the Limay River in Argentina's northern Patagonia region. It's a sweeping desert tailwater absolutely loaded with large trout. To this day, the 27-inch brown trout I brought to hand is my largest trout. I also landed a 25-inch brown and was in the boat…
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Video Spotlight: The Beiarn Project
We talk a lot about "sustainable development" in the conservation arena. The notion that human progress need not impair or impede the natural order of our rivers is perhaps one of more attractive ideals within the growth and development fields. And, make no mistake, we have the ability to protect our watersheds while we continue…
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Video spotlight: Saved by Axe
The horrors of war hit those who fight them hardest. And they don't just get left behind on the battlefield. They haunt our veterans every day. Fly fisher Chad Brown is a decorated Navy veteran who suffers from PTSD every single day. He served in Iraq and Somalia, and while those places are half a…
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Video spotlight: Hank Patterson reviews nippers
We do occasionally do some product reviews here at TU, both in TROUT Magazine and also here online. It's a simple process, honestly. Gear manufacturers will send samples to volunteer and staff reviewers, and we'll test out the gear and then let our readers know what we think. Do we get "free gear?" Yes, sometimes.…
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Video spotlight: Our Water
There has been quite a bit of video and blog content lately from the "hog farms" of Appalachia—private stretches of carefully managed water planted with ginormous trout that literally turn heads and make one wonder if that's what trout fishing was really like along the Eastern Seaboard before it was completely and totally colonized.(Hint: It…
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Video spotlight: A Shark
We've all got our "ultimate" fish, that one river or sea creature that has eluded us over time. A few years back, I finally got my bonefish. Then I got my permit. Just this summer, I landed a 6-pound native brook trout, and I remember thinking, "If He wants to take me, now's as good…
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