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Gear test: An Orvis Helios 2 with an attitude
By Zach Dingus Stealth, strength and oh so slick. The Orvis H2 Covert is widely considered to be one of the best high-performance fly rods ever… and there is a pretty interesting backstory as to how these special-edition rods came to be. A local guide, who participates in fishing tournaments, reached out to Orvis. He…
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Voices from the river: TTGF
The Steelhead Whisperer stalks a lonely Central California beach. By Sam Davidson
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TU President Chris Wood thanks LaHood for Good Sam legislation
Pennyslvania's South Branch Bear Run before and after abandoned mine cleanup efforts. Trout Unlimited has long worked where possible to clean up damage from abandoned coal mines, and has been an active proponent of federal legislation to help facilitate such "good Samaritan" efforts. Recently, TU President and CEO Chris Wood testified on Capitol Hill in…
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Short casts: Shad return to the Musky, a fresh look at ‘Middle America,’ Umpqua steps up on the Tongass
Anglers casting for trout on New Jersey's Musconetcong River made a welcome discovery this month—American shad have returned to the river following the removal last year of the Hughesville Dam in Warren County. A number of lower-river dams have come out in recent years, opening up six miles of spawning habitat for anadromous fish, like…
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Video spotlight: Hank Patterson and the Bait Fishers, part 2
Hank Patterson is back with the sequel to his "Hank Patterson and the Bait Fishers" video that he published last fall. This version is just as funny, and, frankly, it will test the mettle of any fly fisher who values the craft because it's more "repsonisble" or more socially acceptible. Video of Hank Patterson &…
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Skills: Tying a neat head on dry flies
When I first started tying flies many years ago, one of the biggest challenges for me was tying hackle into the head of the fly without getting too close to the end of the hook and covering up the hook eye as I finished the fly. Even now, a couple of decades later, this is…
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Conservation dollars make Blackfoot legendary once again
Above: Blackfoot River/Nate Shepard Here’s some fish film trivia for you: When shooting “A River Runs Through It,” producers passed on filming on the Blackfoot River, the setting chosen by the book’s author Norman Maclean. Instead, they filmed on the Yellowstone and Gallatin Rivers near Bozeman. Why? Back then, the Blackfoot was a mess. Mine…