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Video spotlight: Middle Fork of the Salmon River
Time for "an oldie, but a goodie." Because it's that time of year here in Idaho. The Middle Fork of the Salmon River has long been known as one of the best backcountry floats in the Lower 48, and for good reason. The dry-fly fishing for native cutthroats is unparalleled. The river is wild and…
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Secret spots … to share, or not to share?
A screen capture shows the kind of trophy brook trout caught by Mike Borger in a secret lake in Algonquin Provincial Park, a wild landscape bigger than the state of Delaware. I may be on the wrong side of this particular issue, but I loathe the notion of guarding fishing secrets so closely that it…
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Seeing red on Clean Water Rule
Find out if your stream is at risk By Randy Scholfield Take a look at this map—the red lines show so-called “intermittent and ephemeral ” streams, the small seasonal streams that typically don’t flow year round. All of this red is what’s at stake in the EPA’s current review of the Clean Water Rule. Our…
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Click and pawl vs. disc drag
There are two schools of thought when it comes to trout anglers and fly reels: Those who believe that a fly reel for trout fishing is nothing more than a spool to collect line, and those who think a little braking power to be found through disc drag technologies is key to fighting fish effectively.…
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Win A YETI Cooler in the Save Our Water Instagram Contest!
To win this retro TU logo YETI cooler, all you have to do is post photos to Instagram using #saveourwatertu and @troutunlimited @sweetwaterbrew. Every post equals one entry in the draring for the cooler and other great TU swag! The SweetWater Brewing Company has long been a supporter of TU – and of clean water…
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Video spotlight: Limay River, Argentina
A few years back, I had the good fortune to fish the Limay River in Argentina's northern Patagonia region. It's a sweeping desert tailwater absolutely loaded with large trout. To this day, the 27-inch brown trout I brought to hand is my largest trout. I also landed a 25-inch brown and was in the boat…
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Of Sons and Walleye
“Dad, look!” I followed Wylie’s arm and saw a big bald eagle perched in a tree. It was one of 10 sightings that week. Wylie, 13, has grown taller than my 6’2”. When we go back-to-back, it is only a mother who remembers her first baby, and his hyper-competitive brothers who refuse to allow their…