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Video spotlight: Women in Fly Fishing—Reflect
It's International Women's Day and, thanks to Todd Moen, we're celebrating with the video below that exemplifies what fly fishing is all about. It's non-denominational, non-discriminatory and wonderfully gender neutral. Women have been among the best fly fishers in the world for generartions, and I'm privileged to get to fish with a few at a…
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Video spotlight: Small Creeks Flyout
Brian Kraft is an important parter in Trout Unlimited's work to protect Alaska's Bristol Bay watershed from the proposed Pebble Mine and what would be the largest open-pit mining operation on the planet. He's the proprietor at Alaska's Sportsman's Lodge, and if you think the mine isn't personal to him, or the staff of guides…
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Video spotlight: Corazon
R.A. Beattie's film about the tarpon of Mexico's Holbox (pronounced HOLE-bosh) Island is a lively feature on the legendary guide Sandflea, and it's a pleasure to watch. But sometimes, it's the little things that get me interested in today's fly fishing films. As mentioned in the trailer, Holbox used to be a great fishery for…
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Video spotlight: Tarpon in Belize
There's a lot of good fisheries conservation work being done in saltwater these days, what with the appreciation anglers have developed for fish like permit, tarpon and bonefish over the last two decades or so. Angler science is becoming a mainstream idea—just a few years ago, I helped catch and tag permit in Mexico's Ascension…
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Video spotlight: Middle of Nowhere
We've all dreamed of being the first angler to set foot in some remote paradise. The first to cast to catch fish that have never seen a fly. That fantasy is buried in the depths of all our souls, and, sadly, for most of us, it won't become a reality. But we can live vicariously…
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Video spotlight: Interview with a Brook Trout
Special thanks to Carolyn Thomas, a middle school science teacher at Wildwood Middle School in Shenandoah Junction, WV for today's video. Her students worked with staff and volunteers at the National Conservation Training Center outside of Shepherdstown, WV, on this project, and they have a long list of conservation partners who work with students throughout…
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Video spotlight: Hank Patterson explains TU to newbies
I first met Travis Swartz several years back, when the first "Hank Patterson" videos hit YouTube and became all the range. The idea of a know-it-all guide misguiding those under his tutelage really struck a cord with the fly fishing community, and Travis' deadpan portrayal of the "world-famous fly fishing guide and high-school graduate" was…
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