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Tip – Locating Trout
Tom Rosenbauer from Orvis walks us through where to find trout in a typical river. Think focal points and feeding lanes when fishing pocket water, and then consider where to best release a fish. Hopefully these tips help you find more trout. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EgUz5wpyGPI&list=PLEXZljM8NmhtGMQuVaaJ9TZq3SZY74R_5&index=3
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20 years of protection
Colorado’s Thompson Divide sees a mining development moratorium to the high praise of anglers Living on Colorado’s Front Range, I consider myself extremely fortunate to have world-class fishing opportunities within an hour of my front door. Nearby Gold Medal fishing waters boast some of the highest trout numbers (and some of the largest trout) in…
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Catching the window
To me, there is no better sound to fall asleep to than that of moving water. It’s the white noise itself, but I also think it’s the knowing that water is nearby. When I have this luxury, it usually means that I just went fishing or am about to go fishing, or both, which is…
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The True Cast – When your kid rows your boat…
Riding in the back seat of my own drift boat, I’m looking over my son Paul’s shoulder as he sizes up the entry and plots a line through a rapid. It isn’t a terribly complicated run—there are a couple sneaky rocks that might pin or flip a boat if you hit them sideways, but otherwise,…
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Tip – how to get more distance
You’ve been practicing your casting and feel good at short distances. Let Simon Gawesworth from RIO Products show you how to cast further in this short video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmPxXs7pnFA&list=PLEXZljM8NmhtGMQuVaaJ9TZq3SZY74R_5&index=1&t=5s
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The True Cast – same gear different sports
Fly fishing in rivers and on saltwater flats are worlds apart. I often daydream about fly fishing for trout. But my night dreams inevitably involve tarpon. Like over 90 percent of fly anglers, I got my start on a little river chasing trout. But I’m now an “anadromous” fisherman, migrating back and forth from salt…
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Tip – basic lake fishing tactics
Check out these tips from Far Bank’s Simon Gawesworth to get started lake fishing.
In many areas of the country, lakes are about to exhibit what many anglers refer to as “ice out”, as in melt. As they open up, lakes can be a great place to fish as the fish are typically hungry after a long winter, and they are often cruising around thanks to cold, clean water…