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When checking your phone while fishing is acceptable
The weather was perfect, fish were rising, we had the whole day to fish, and yet my mind was elsewhere. I watched from the bank as my good friend Andy lengthened his cast to cover the top of the run he was fishing. The white post from his Parachute Adams suddenly appeared in the roughest…
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Tip – how to fish spring creeks
Are you ready for some technical fishing? Spring creeks can offer just that. Simon Gawesworth from Far Bank Fly Fishing school teaches us what spring creeks entail, gear and tackle that’s ideal to use on them, best practices and casts and some advanced techniques. We hope these tips help you the next time you find…
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The True Cast – Can you judge a magazine by its cover? We sure hope so!
They say you cannot judge a book by its cover, and I believe that. But I think it’s a whole different ballgame when it comes to magazines. Granted, that game is changing in this era, but when it comes to printed periodicals, covers still matter. As an editor, I can tell you that the cover…
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Tip – fishing from a drift boat
Fly fishing out of a drift boat is a great way to cover water, but it requires some different techniques from wade fishing. Watch Far Bank Fly Fishing School’s Simon Gawesworth walk through how to more effectively fish from a drift boat. He goes over tackle, casting requirements, fishing from the front or the back…
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Tip – fishing close to home
Are you taking a staycation this summer, but aren’t sure where you can fish? Opportunities abound, and you can fish nearly anywhere there’s water. Tom Rosenbauer from Orvis walks us through options all around us when we can’t make a trip to the mountains or saltwater. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKTZDfzp3J0&list=PLEXZljM8NmhtGMQuVaaJ9TZq3SZY74R_5&index=1&t=281s
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The True Cast – Is Eight Enough?
Capping the number of caught-and-released fish could solve a lot of problems… and bum a lot of people out. I’m just back from a couple of weeks in England, where I got to fish some fabled chalk streams, like the River Itchen and River Test. It was an interesting trip that got my mind spinning…
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A new approach to fly fishing with NRS
In 2022, NRS released the Slipstream Raft Series, their first raft purpose-built for adventure anglers. Two years and many river miles later, they’re expanding their line of adventure-angling watercraft with the Approach Series, an easy transport package with an emphasis on stealth and access that redefines the limits of where a boat can take you.…