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The Trout and I Both Need a Break
I get a pretty serious case of the blues after the end of the Wisconsin trout season. The past few years warm weather has lasted well into October, and late season terrestrial fishing has been epic. So, I end the season in a kind of manic flurry because the fishing is great and the sand is falling through the hourglass. When the end comes, it comes hard,…
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Winter Fishing Tips and Best Practices for Trout After Spawn
By Cameron Akers Where legal, winter can be a great time to get on the water, if you’re adequately prepared. Trout are hungry after spawning, but low, clear water can make them a challenge. First and foremost, if you see a redd, which is a trout’s nest, stay off it! Redds are areas, typically near riffles, that trout clear out to lay their eggs. These eggs can…
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Gratitude
TU makes it easy to be thankful
November is a pensive month for me. The leaves color and then let go. The plants lovingly cared for all spring and summer, decay. The days grow shorter and the nights longer. This will also be the first year that my brothers and I will not celebrate Mom’s November birthday, as she passed in July.…
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The True Cast – Small water: Where it all begins…
Sometimes the smallest water is the most abundant, yet at the same time, the most challenging to fish.
I’ve spent a good part of the past month fishing in saltwater in the Low Country of South Carolina. There’s something special about fishing in the salt, particularly for redfish. Not so much in the open ocean, rather, back in the marshes and flats. Fishing in the backcountry in channels carved by tides is like…
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Great gear for the angler on your list
Scott’s latest masterpiece: The “GT” - MSRP: $1095 Everyone knows I lean favorably toward Scott fly rods. I called its Radian the greatest fly rod ever made in a Field & Stream review many years ago. I felt that Centric was worthy of a comparison to AC/DC’s “Back in Black” album. I fish Sector in…
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Photo of the week – cowboys
Across the country, river champions have diverse backgrounds and numerous reasons for their work in conservation. Cowboys and ranchers are tied closely to their lands and waters because if they are not in good condition, their lives and livelihoods could falter. We thank our cowboy champions. Without their dedication to landscape health, trout and anglers…
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Re-routing quickly heals wayward Michigan stream
When Trout Unlimited crews and contractors dive into a construction project, they move fast. Often, it takes just a week or two of construction to complete the work. Getting to construction can be a longer haul. It was more than a decade ago when Chad Kotke, a stream restoration specialist on TU’s Great Lakes team, learned…