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Fly tying: The Renegade
Years ago, I navigated our old Toyota Landcruiser high into the mountains off the shoulders of Monarch Pass in southern Colorado. The gravel road was a nightmare, even for my seemingly indestructable beast of a vehicle, and I was forced to come a stop when I reached a snowbank even the Landcruiser couldn't charge through.…
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Gear test: An Orvis Helios 2 with an attitude
By Zach Dingus Stealth, strength and oh so slick. The Orvis H2 Covert is widely considered to be one of the best high-performance fly rods ever… and there is a pretty interesting backstory as to how these special-edition rods came to be. A local guide, who participates in fishing tournaments, reached out to Orvis. He…
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Short casts: Shad return to the Musky, a fresh look at ‘Middle America,’ Umpqua steps up on the Tongass
Anglers casting for trout on New Jersey's Musconetcong River made a welcome discovery this month—American shad have returned to the river following the removal last year of the Hughesville Dam in Warren County. A number of lower-river dams have come out in recent years, opening up six miles of spawning habitat for anadromous fish, like…
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Video spotlight: Hank Patterson and the Bait Fishers, part 2
Hank Patterson is back with the sequel to his "Hank Patterson and the Bait Fishers" video that he published last fall. This version is just as funny, and, frankly, it will test the mettle of any fly fisher who values the craft because it's more "repsonisble" or more socially acceptible. Video of Hank Patterson &…
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Skills: Tying a neat head on dry flies
When I first started tying flies many years ago, one of the biggest challenges for me was tying hackle into the head of the fly without getting too close to the end of the hook and covering up the hook eye as I finished the fly. Even now, a couple of decades later, this is…
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Video spotlight: Cosmo
The Seychelles might be the farthest-flung fishing destination for North American anglers. It's Indian Ocean waters, well off the African east coast teem with fishy denizens, ranging from giant trevally to bonefish and other sight-casting prizes. Video of YETI Presents: CosmoIn the video above, YETI takes a look at Cosmoledo Atoll and takes a shot…
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Native Odyssey: Trout among fire
Editor's Note: Five students from the TU Costa 5 Rivers Outreach Program have embarked on a once-in a-lifetime journey in pursuit of 16 native trout species, all on public lands. With support from the U.S. Forest Service, Costa Sunglasses, Simms Fishing Products, Fishpond and Post Fly Box, these students will tell the stories of our…
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