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Jimmy Carter: A Remembrance
"Suddenly, there was an explosive rise not ten feet away, and an eight-inch trout came up out of the water to take one of the airborne mayflies. In all my life, it was the most memorable rise of a wild fish…" -- Jimmy Carter While I’ve never met President Jimmy Carter, he’s been a part…
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The True Cast – Get a Grip!
In fly casting, as with golf, it all starts with your grip.
In fly casting, as with golf, it all starts with your grip. If you’re not a golfer, or if you dislike golf for whatever reason, you’re welcome to blow off what I’m about to say. But understand that golf and fly fishing are very similar for many reasons beyond their ancestral roots. Both sports appeal…
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Tip – fly fishing for steelhead and salmon
Fly fishing for these migratory fish is thrilling thanks to their size, strength and beautiful environs. Watch as Tom Rosenbauer from Orvis explains the numerous kinds of steelhead and salmon and their migratory patterns, the gear needed, how to break down a river to locate these anadromous fish and so much more. Watch and learn…
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Tip – how to make a single-handed spey cast
Learn from Far Bank’s Simon Gawesworth how valuable the single-handed spey cast can be...even for the trout angler, with a trout rod. Simon walks us through the gear we need, why a good roll cast is an essential start and exactly how to perform this cast with efficiency and ease. Give it a watch and…
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Fishing our conscience
One warm, mid-May morning, some friends and I rented a raft to fish our home tailwater. We’d never floated the river before; usually we spent our days wading the winding river’s public stretches. So, we decided to pool enough money to rent one for a day. Rafting meant we could hit the holes we’d never…
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Tip – reach cast
Orvis continues to come out with great videos teaching us tips to help our fishing. This video is no different from fly fishing instructor, Pete Kutzer. The reach cast helps anglers put a mend in the line to get a drag-free drift before it’s on the water. Watch and learn and then give it a…
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The True Cast – Do it all
I learn a lot about fly fishing when I spin fish, but the reverse is also true. I remember covering the Bassmaster Classic for Field & Stream magazine where I got to spend time with several pros. You’d be surprised by how many of them said they liked fly fishing. “Teaches me a lot about…
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