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Video spotlight: The Kamchatka Steelhead Project
Just as Alaska is home to the northern-most populations of steelhead in this hemisphere, Kamchatka boasts big and mysterious chromers, too. The film, "The Kamchatka Steelhead Project" is an example of what can be done with a little collaboration, a touch of creativity and the passion that anglers have for these incredible fish. On Russia's…
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Video spotlight: The North
It's about that time ... the itch among Atlantic salmon anglers is coming on pretty strong. While Atlantics in the U.S. are largely gone (but the outlook is brighter now than it was just a few years ago), anglers in Canada, the British Isles and Scandanavia are gearing up for another season spent chasing perhaps…
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Video spotlight: Pushing the limits
I first learned about Mongolian taimen some 20 years ago, and have always been intrigued with the idea of casting to them, mostly because the flies they hit resemble large prairie dogs. I might be exaggerating a bit, but not much, honestly. I stumbled across the film below, and I'm all jazzed again to find…
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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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