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TROUT Tip – dropping your rod tip
Find out what this bad habit creates and why to avoid it. Kirk Deeter explains why we don’t want to drop our rod tip and instead stop it with aggression. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4aVTrx6T3s&list=PLEXZljM8NmhtGMQuVaaJ9TZq3SZY74R_5&index=73
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TROUT Tips – the haul
Kirk Deeter teaches us about the “haul” part of our cast. What is it? Why do we need it? How do we apply it? Watch this short video and then go out to practice before trout season hits. Your casting is sure to thank you. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yo-_h9_UiRo&list=PLEXZljM8NmhtGMQuVaaJ9TZq3SZY74R_5&index=72&t=1s
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Fish for Change
An incredible opportunity for a high schooler to experience a life-changing fishing trip Recalling back to my days as a high school student, I would’ve given the world to be able to go on a fishing trip of a lifetime. Creating change through fly fishing is eventually where my life took me, but it was…
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The True Cast – the thumb
An amazingly simple casting tip that fixes the two most common mistakes in seconds Sometimes the best tips are the most basic, because they’re easy to implement and hard to forget. I got this one from the late, great Dan Stein who guided on the Bighorn River in Montana: If you keep your thumb of…
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TROUT Tips – tailing loops
A common mistake many anglers make, even experienced anglers, is creating a tailing loop during your cast. Kirk Deeter, TROUT Magazine editor, walks us through what it is and how to stop it from occurring. Practice slowing down and implement The Hammer, and you’re sure to quickly correct this common casting faux pas. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LyJ_CkDd1LA&list=PLEXZljM8NmhtGMQuVaaJ9TZq3SZY74R_5&index=70
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The True Cast – How in the (heck) did I ever end up here?
If there’s one lesson I’ve learned from a professional career writing stories about fly fishing all over the world—and editing magazines that revolve around the same subject—it’s that fly fishing is less about the fish you might catch and more and about the interesting people you meet along the way, as well as the wild…
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Making the most of winter’s return
After taking a hiatus of several years, winter has returned to Virginia. The mercury has been dipping into the single digits here in the Blue Ridge Mountains, and daytime highs have barely peaked north of freezing for a couple weeks. “Just like the old days!” a friend exclaimed recently. Yep. Which means that instead of…