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Do we anglers, ourselves, amount to a ‘conservation challenge’?
Angling Trade magazine (of which I am also editor) recently conducted a poll of folks with a stake in the business of fly fishing, asking what they considered to be the greatest conservation issue of the day. Answer number one… climate change. No surprise there, but that probably wouldn’t have been the case even several…
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A brief history of the drift boat
One can make the case that the Catskills of New York are the cradle of American fly fishing. Montana, with the “rivers that run through it,” may be the sport’s spiritual home. But unequivocally, my home state of Oregon is the birthplace of the McKenzie River drift boat—known more colloquially as the drift boat; or…
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TU Tested – The 2022 Gift Guide
NRS Slipstream Series Deluxe packages starting at $4,495.00 • nrs.com With 50 years of innovation, NRS (Northwest River Supply), is highlighting their well-deserved reputation in whitewater and marrying it with the angling community. This year, NRS released an angler dedicated inflatable, the Slipstream series. A sure challenger to any drift boat, the Slipstream is worthy…
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Forging ahead: a Veterans Day story
Fly-fishing the foundation for a special bond between volunteer and veteran SALEM, Va. — The guide, like any experienced guide, was helpful but firm. “Try to cast to that seam,” she said. “And mend a little sooner.” Seyward McKinney reacted with a barely audible, “OK.” She was too busy concentrating to waste effort talking. “That…
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A trail for trout (and more)
TU volunteers play key role in Maryland Fly Fishing Trail launch Pennsylvania has its “Scooped” trail of ice cream shops. There’s an “I-87 Brewery Trail” in the Catskills. Virginia touts its “Crooked Road” music trail to bluegrass enthusiasts. And now, with help of Trout Unlimited volunteers, Maryland has introduced the nation’s first statewide Fly Fishing…
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The Biggest Fish: Stories from a record-breaking season in Bristol Bay
Check out the big fish stories and pictures from our Save Bristol Bay Guide Ambassadors, Trout Unlimited members and even our CEO, Chris Wood.
We are preaching to the choir when we say that Bristol Bay is one of the most sought-after fishing destinations on the planet. With a seemingly unending landscapes full of rivers and streams teeming with wild Pacific salmon and trophy trout, each fishing season creates memories of big catches, too-close-for-comfort bears, and family-and-friend memories that…
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The Clean Water Act at 50
Landmark law is still at work keeping waters clean from the source to cities As 50th birthday celebrations go, it was a wet and cold affair. This week, I joined environmental policymakers from the White House and Congress in marking the anniversary of the Clean Water Act, one of the most important laws signed in…