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Gierach launches new book with a live chat Thursday
Renowned fly fishing storyteller John Gierach will join TU's Kirk Deeter on a live Zoom chat this week to talk about the author's newest book, "Dumb Luck and the Kindness of Strangers," which officially hits bookstores on June. 2. Anyone can join the Zoom chat Thursday evening, May 28 at 8 p.m. ET, and listen…
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Hanging with the pros
Dave Kielar felt like he had to pinch himself. There he sat, surrounded by what amounted to fly fishing glitterati, at a dinner table at TroutHunter in Island Park, Idaho. Earlier in the week, he got to rub elbows with the venerable Craig Mathews, who for years owned and operated Blue Ribbon Flies in nearby…
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Everyone needs a tune-up
Most of us who have fly fished for years--decades, even--are likely self-taught casters who have learned the craft over many moons of trial and error. Casting becomes an intuitive activity, with alterations done to meet certain requirements on the water. Over time, it becomes much easier to get that caddis fly to drift right under…
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