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Fly tying: The Basic Deceiver
Loon's Matt Callies ties some great flies, and he's really good at making it look easy. I've got a saltwater trip coming up, so I've been watching the Loon fly-tying series for some baitfish pattern ideas, and I haven't been disappointed. Video of Basic DeceiverAbove, Matt ties the Basic Deceiver, a super-simple pattern that predatory…
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Chris Wood’s letter to Jeep
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Voices from the River: A boy and his dog
By Dave Ammons Keith was my favorite and most loyal fishing buddy, mostly because he never judged. He paid no mind to a bad mend, a snag on the back cast, or a unnatural drift. He just loved observing quietly from the water's edge. Keith recently drove with me to Colorado, riding in the back…
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Taking action to protect the places we live and love
This week’s news that the EPA was suspending the Clean Water Act’s protections for headwater streams was a stark reminder that elections have consequences. The previous presidential administration worked for years to write the rule, and the new one doesn’t like it. Game over, right? No. Don’t forget an unassailable fact—elected leaders are elected. By…
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Skills: Avoiding line twist and memory
We've all been there. Maybe we're casting a streamer that's just a hair too big for the fly rod we're using, or maybe we're dragging fly line behind us while bonefishing, only to spot a fish much closer than we expected, forcing us to cast, but not cast the entire amount of line we've stripped…
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Fisher Guiding sporting 200 guides, online booking
Since launching in March 2017 with 12 initial guide partners, Fisher Guiding, a Trout Unlimited business member, has grown their website for booking guided fishing trips to include over 200 partnered fishing guid es, charters, and lodges in 16 countries. FisherGuiding.com is built for anglers to book guided trips in the same way other experiences…
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Video spotlight: John Ng and the Hawaiian Bonefish
I love good fishing stories. Now, I also understand that most good stories are equal parts fact and fiction, with inches and pounds loosely described and the drama of a situation doubled for our listening pleasure. In other words, I get that great fishing tales are inspired by true stories. Video of Lost Coast Outfitters…