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Court rules Kennebec dam owner must re-apply for water quality permit
A U.S. circuit court of appeals recently quashed energy conglomerate Brookfield Renewable’s bid to overturn the state of Maine’s denial of a water quality permit for the Shawmut dam on the Kennebec River. Kirt Mayland is an attorney who specializes in water and hydroelectric issues. We recently caught up with Mayland, who assists Trout Unlimited’s…
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Tip – fishing big rivers
Big rivers equal big fish, right? That is certainly true in Chile, where this video is shot, but that is also true in many rivers across the U.S. We’ve covered fishing small streams and fishing from a boat, so now you’re ready to put those pieces together to fish a big river. Watch as Tom…
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Small yet significant
A volunteer helps expand Alaska’s Anadromous Waters Catalogue I felt bad for the fish. The fry were darting back and forth in a stagnant pond that was only a few inches deep, their infancy spent oblivious to the pristine waters for which Southeast Alaska is known. But that’s just me assuming what is beautiful to…
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Another milestone in Eel River restoration
Strengthening protections for Eel River tributaries to help recover native salmon and steelhead California’s Eel River got its modern name from the swarms of Pacific lamprey that once plowed up and down its length, but it’s more famous for its wild steelhead and salmon –– and, unfortunately, for the dramatic decline in those fisheries over…
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When checking your phone while fishing is acceptable
The weather was perfect, fish were rising, we had the whole day to fish, and yet my mind was elsewhere. I watched from the bank as my good friend Andy lengthened his cast to cover the top of the run he was fishing. The white post from his Parachute Adams suddenly appeared in the roughest…
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Tip – how to fish spring creeks
Are you ready for some technical fishing? Spring creeks can offer just that. Simon Gawesworth from Far Bank Fly Fishing school teaches us what spring creeks entail, gear and tackle that’s ideal to use on them, best practices and casts and some advanced techniques. We hope these tips help you the next time you find…
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The True Cast – Can you judge a magazine by its cover? We sure hope so!
They say you cannot judge a book by its cover, and I believe that. But I think it’s a whole different ballgame when it comes to magazines. Granted, that game is changing in this era, but when it comes to printed periodicals, covers still matter. As an editor, I can tell you that the cover…