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Video spotlight: “The Way of the Trout”
When it comes to trout- and fly fishing-related video content, the good old days really are now. A search of Web-based platforms will turn up anything and everything, from simple (but interesting and informative) “home” videos to incredible professional productions. The challenge is not finding content, it’s deciding what content to consume. That said, there…
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Video Spotlight: Signs of Life
By Josh Duplechian Waking up I notice my toes are still frozen solid. I slept in layers for the last few nights. Many layers in fact. The tip of my nose is the only body part not covered from the cold damp January night. We are still in our hotel near the banks of the…
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Video spotlight: Alpine Trout
I have a float tube. I probably haven't taken it off it's hook in the garage in half a dozen years. Maybe more. Lake fishing really isn't my thing, I guess. But after watching the video below by Todd Moen, I may need to rethink my perspective on still-water fishing. Granted, I don't have an…
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Video spotlight: The Breach
Earlier this month, the EPA and the Pebble Limited Partnership announced that the court case between the two entities will be settled, and that the PLP will be able to move through the permitting process and potentially develop the world's largest open-pit copper and gold mine in the headwaters of Bristol Bay, Alaska. This oft-maligned…
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Video spotlight: Sage MOD
A decade or so ago, I got a Sage Z-Axis as a birthday gift. It was, at the time, the most expensive fly rod I'd ever touched, let alone fished. In those 10 years or so, that fast 7-weight has been all over the world and helped me catch fish ranging from steelhead to tarpon.…
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Video spotlight: The Owyhee River with Chad Brown
Fly fisher Chad Brown is a unique guy—a former sailor who left the military in a state of depression and confusion, it's likely that rivers and fly fishing saved his life. Today, Chad devotes much of his life working with veterans and inner-city youth, using fly fishing as a healing endeavor for people in need.…
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Video spotlight: A Steelhead Quest
I've known Jerry Myers for a decade or so—his work to improve salmon and steelhead habitat in the upper reaches of Idaho's Salmon River is legendary. And I've had the good pleasure to meet Jerry's wife, avid steelheader Terry. For years, Jerry stood in the public eye, advocating against long odds for the fish that…
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