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Video spotlight: Small Stream, Small Trout
Yeah, I know... it's only Tuesday. It's probably not fair to be getting all excited about getting out on a small stream with full week of work ahead. But it's summer. And for a lot of us, by the time summer finally gets here, it's almost over. So I'm enjoying, even from the confines of…
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Voices from the River: Redemption
By Jenny Weis This’ll be one of my shortest blog posts. For pertinent background information and full appreciation of what follows, first check out this post from earlier this season. (TL;DR: I came so close to catching a great rainbow trout on a beautiful river, on a perfect evening, but it eluded the net and…
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Trout Tips: The still-water retrieve
Fly fishing lakes for trout can be tricky. With an entire of body of water at their disposal and no need to make quick decisions on food that floats by like it might in a river, trout tend to dial in on what's in the water at any given time. Still Water Retrieve from Trout…
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New gear: Pescador on the Fly premium travel rods
You may remember seeing our friends at Pescador on the Fly in previous blogs or in TROUT Magazine. They are excited to announce that they are now shipping their new Premium Travel Fly Rods, currently available in 5 weight, but rest assured, they have more sizes on the way. These 9-foot fly rods are super…
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Sierra Trout Camp 2018
By Tom Kloehn It was the first day of Sierra Trout Camp 2018, and even though the kids weren’t fishing yet, it was hard to miss their enthusiasm for any chance to get near a river. The kids were bouncing around the creek, splashing in and out of the water, completely oblivious to rocks and…
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Native Odyssey: Volunteering with Stream Watch on Alaska’s Russian River
Editor's note: Building off the success of last year’s Native Odyssey campaign, Trout Unlimited is sending four of our brightest college club leaders in the TU Costa 5 Rivers Program to explore the home of the world’s largest runs of wild salmon: Alaska. Starting July 5, these students will explore the Kenai Peninsula, Bristol Bay…
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New gear: Snowbee XS Plus fly line
For new anglers, the numbers and weights attached to most fly-fishing jargon can be a bit much. Mabye there's a simpler way of doing it. The folks at Snowbee, a UK company that's making some inroads here in the U.S., has launched two new fly lines under the XS Plus brand that it claims match…
