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Monument recommendations could set dangerous precedent
On April 26, Pr esident Trump On Monday, Secretary Zinke released an interim report detailing his finding for Bears Ears National Monument in Utah and making recommendations, the most notable of which is for the boundary to be “revised through the use of the appropriate authority.” In other words, President Trump should cut the size…
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A Native Odyssey – Apache trout in Arizona
Editor's Note: Five students from the TU Costa 5 Rivers Outreach Program have embarked on a once-in a-lifetime journey in pursuit of 16 native trout species, all on public lands. With support from the U.S. Forest Service, Costa Sunglasses, Simms Fishing Products, Fishpond and Post Fly Box, these students will tell the stories of our…
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Video spotlight: Safe wading techniques
Wading while fly fishing is one of the more visceral experiences the craft offers. There's something very primal about feeling cold trout water working its way around your legs—I've always felt that is makes me part of the river rather than just a visitor. But wading safely is important, and Orvis' Tom Rosenbauer, in the…
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Short casts: A year later on the Penobscot, Oregon lakes, advice from Camille Egdorf
Coalition members celebrate the removal of Veazie Dam on the Penobscot in 2013. A year ago, ocean-going fish in Maine's Penobscot River regained access to some 2,000 miles of spawning and rearing habitat thanks to the final step in a restoration project designed to bring the Penobscot drainage back to it's former glory. With the…
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Trout Tips: Think like a fish
Rachel Andona of Emmett, Idaho, casts to brown trout in a fishy taiilout on the Firehole River, Yellowstone National Park. Editor's note: The following is experpted from TU's new book, "Trout Tips," available for next-day delivery online. When you are out fishing and are on new water, trying to find fish, remember that fish are…
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Gear test: Tepui Expedition Series duffle bag
I’m not sure why I never connected the potential of a great tent maker (especially one like Tepui that specializes in roof top camping regularly associated with the beach) producing a top-flight wet duffle, but it is a marriage made in heaven. The Tepui Expedition Series Duffle bag is, in a phrase, the best duffle…
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Guess the runoff, win a prize (sort of)
Oh brother… the Snake River has apparently R-U-N-N-O-F-F. Well, most of us won’t complain if we have to play the waiting game one way or another. Guess the date that the river clears enough to fish with a dry fly, and you win… a cutthroat trout! Some folks are saying Aug. 1 is the reasonable…