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Learning to fly fish via art
Art, not words, is what dominates this book. And for good reason. Steven Weinberg is a dedicated angler who put his art skills to use in The Fly Fishing Book: An Artful Guide to Angling. Through illustration and painting, he brings fly fishing to life guiding readers through the basics, through history, to lifestyle and beyond. In part…
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Great gear for the angler on your list
Scott’s latest masterpiece: The “GT” - MSRP: $1095 Everyone knows I lean favorably toward Scott fly rods. I called its Radian the greatest fly rod ever made in a Field & Stream review many years ago. I felt that Centric was worthy of a comparison to AC/DC’s “Back in Black” album. I fish Sector in…
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Get great gear, give back to conservation
This time of year always reminds us how much our work depends on people and companies who care deeply about rivers. Among our favorites is Skwala Fishing, a small, Montana-born brand rooted in the same cold, clean waters that matter so much to Trout Unlimited and the communities we serve. As part of their own holiday efforts, Skwala plans to…
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Spot trout, catch trout, photograph trout… for science
By harnessing the power of angler catch data, it uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to identify individual fish from angler-submitted photos.
Picture this, you’re on your favorite river, you spot a nice trout sipping off the surface. After careful observation, you tie on a fly you think matches. Then you watch this fish for a few more minutes, cast, land your fly just ahead of the sipper, and much to your delight, it raises its head,…
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On the hunt for bug knowledge
Are you an angler who likes to chase hatches? Have you been fishing for a while and noticed any changes to the local bug community? Now is your time to shine. About The Salmonfly Project The Salmonfly Project (SFP) is a nonprofit based in Missoula, Montana dedicated to conserving aquatic insects. Salmonflies make for a…
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Faces of Restoration: Capitan Forestry in Oregon
Restoration work in Oregon couldn’t happen without Capitan Forestry. The Grande Ronde and North Fork of the John Day headwaters are critical habitat and special places to fish, and the collaboration between TU and Capitan is making it even better. Capitan Forestry historically specialized in upland forest restoration work, but after partnering with TU’s aquatic restoration efforts in the…
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Book review: A must-read for those who share the passion
xcite is exactly what his words did for me during the dead of winter doldrums when fishing doesn’t have the same allure that summer hatches bring.
As a wanna-be fly fishing writer, I know just how hard it is to make words dance, excite and motivate. But as I put down Dave Karczynski’s Calling After Water; Dispatches from a Fishing Life, I deeply felt the calling of rivers and streams thanks to his effortless prose. Excite is exactly what his words…
Author
Kara Armano
After inheriting the fishing bug from her dad at a young age, fly fishing has taken a central part in Kara's life for over 30…