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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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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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Tip – fishing small streams
Runoff is over, so opportunities to fish smaller streams is finally here for the summer. Watch Orvis’ Tom Rosenbauer explain how to fish smaller streams effectively. Hit these streams near you for solitude, plenty of fish and exquisite vistas. Tom will cover what defines a small stream, the tackle and flies to use, casts to…
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Tip – hatch basics
To be able to make the most out of your fishing, it is a good idea to learn at least the basics about bugs. Insect hatches are on their way, if they haven’t started already in your area, so take some time to learn about the hatches where trout gorge themselves and hopefully eat your…
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Celebrating a dream come true in North Carolina
There was abundant sunshine, bluegrass, barbeque and 300 fly fishing enthusiasts that gathered to celebrate the grand opening of one of the nicest fly shops you’ll ever see—and the only one I’ve ever seen with a built-in bar—the new Brookings Fly Shop in Cashiers, N.C. If you’re reading this, then you are probably one of…
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TU Costa 5 Rivers Club Spotlight: Appalachian State
The art of fly fishing is rapidly spreading to young men and women thanks to the dedication of the Appalachian State University fly fishing club.
TU Costa 5 Rivers Club Spotlight: Appalachian State Appalachian State CU Boulder Fort Lewis College Bucknell University Sewanee: The University of the South Washington and Lee University University of Montana Law School Advancing as anglers on and off the water In the town of Boone, North Carolina, there is something special happening. The art of…