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The hardest fly to tie?
The author's Adams. Or... a distant cousin to the Adams. I love to tie flies. But, like a guy who also loves to sing in the shower, I'm better off keeping my skills to myself. Of late, while working away at the computer, my office has turned into a remote fly-tying station. I'll tie a…
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Do you ‘fish and tell?’
What if I were to tell you, hypothetically speaking, that I had an absolutely epic day today (which is often the case in October in Colorado, unless it snows … and sometimes even when it does)? So what qualifies as e pic? Put in at a public launch. Took out at a public launch. Floated…
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Short casts: Low-country reds; shaking up fly fishing; better streamers tips; staying warm
Jason Stemple photo We're heading into the best time of year to chase "low-country" redfish on the flats, from the Carolinas south to Florida, and all along the Gulf Coast. Big bull reds are beginning their annual migration into the flats, and it won't be long before they're tailing and mucking up the shallows in…
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Trout Tips: Pairing flies
Editor's note: The following is experpted from TU's book, "Trout Tips," available for overnight shipping. It's hard not to like tandem rigs—two flies working together for the single purpose of making you happy. But there should always be rationale for the pairing. Sometimes that's merely to help you see better. I can't always see a…
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Voices from the River: Of bonefish and Gunsmoke
William Conrad as Marshall Matt Dillon By Chris Hunt Years ago, when I worked as a journalist on the North Coast of California, I got into the habit of falling to sleep to the sounds of old-time radio.Stan Freberg—a Radio Hall-of-Famer—hosted a nightly show on one of the AM stations we could pick up in…
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Video spotlight: Journey On
I love a good fishing road trip. With the right company and a handful of rivers between you and the destination, there might not be a better way to spend a week. Last spring, my fishing buddies Steve Zakur and Mike Sepelak flew into Idaho Falls and we packed the trusty FJ full of gear…
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Antiquities Hearing: Fact v. fiction
By Corey Fisher