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The biggest wastes of money in fly fishing
Don't stare at an indicator all day long on a guide trip. Have the guide help you improve your skills. You want to learn how to fish mouse patterns? Ask her or him for help. Want to be a better roll-caster? Ask for help. Don't waste your money otherwise. Five ways to spend big and…
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‘A fair curve from a noble plan’
Need advice… “gonna build me a boat.” My whole life has been shaped by water. If I’m not on water… on a lake, or an ocean, or especially a river… riding the currents and such, I get downright cranky. I’m still like a baby that needs rocking. I also consider Guy Clark to be among the…
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Have you found your favorite Zoom attire?
I don’t know about you all, but I’m about “Zoomed” out. I will say, however, that the upside of virtual meetings is that I haven’t worn dress slacks in over a year. I’ve even taken a shine to wearing T-shirts that make subtle statements, depending on whom I’m meeting with online. Top choices now include some old…
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Kids should fish wet flies for a reason
In our family, we had an informal rule about kids fishing on their own—you started out by fishing wet flies downstream, and once you reached a certain age, you got to turn upstream and fish dry flies. It was a tiny, gentle river, really, and there was always an adult looking on, even if we didn’t…
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Caption this photo and you might win a new RIO fly line
Maybe it wasn’t the best idea to fish in a bear costume in Alaska, but if you can sum it up with a witty line or two, you can win an Elite RIO Gold fly line. Made with the new SlickCast coating, it’s durable, it shoots, and rides high. For the record, if you do get…
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Snake train your dog, for you and for them
This is Maya. Maya is a 3-year-old pudelpointer, and she’s the best bird dog I’ve ever had in my life. I’ve had a handful because I enjoy hunting upland and waterfowl, probably as much as I enjoy fly fishing (shhhh… don’t tell the brass at TU I just said that). No offense to Tess, Belle,…
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Some of the wildest fishing destinations on earth
An angler tangles with a Dolly Varden on Alaska's Stikine River. Chris Hunt photo. How can I adequately capture the essence of fishing the world’s wildest fisheries in a few sentences when only a book might do them justice? I can’t. But it’s fun trying, so what the heck… Tasmania, Australia Overlooked, under-appreciated and wide open, the…
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