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Photo of the Week – back to school
While this isn’t the school most students are preparing for, this school is equally important. Fish swim together, especially when growing, for safety reasons. They’re probably learning from one another during that time as well, just as we humans do when we go to school. Here’s to a great summer and educational school year.
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TROUT Tip – Eliminate pressure
Along the lines of keeping it fun, pressure is not fun for anyone learning something new. This is just as true for kids as it is for adults. If your student flubs a cast, help them brush it off by encouraging them to try again or suggest a tip to help on the next one. If their fly lands in…
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Free Fly x TU: Protecting an iconic trout
Yellowstone cutthroat trout are among the West's most iconic native fish, but today they occupy just 43% of their historic stream habitat, with only a small fraction of those remaining populations considered secure. Unlike introduced rainbow and brown trout, Yellowstone cutthroat evolved over thousands of years in the headwaters of the Yellowstone River Basin, perfectly…
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TROUT Tip – Make it fun
If you’re motivated to teach fly fishing to kids, it is imperative to keep it fun. Sure, we’d like them to perfect the cast and find joy in matching the hatch and catching fish, but in the end, it’s all about making them want to come back to it. If lessons keep coming at them at warp speed, they’ll quickly lose interest. Make it fun…
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Video of the Week – A Beautiful Mess
Complexity is part of what creates a great trout stream. Varying depths and flows and structure in the form of rocks and trees create that intricacy and add hiding places. For that reason alone, crews are cutting down trees and adding them to streams to improve habitat for brook trout. Watch “A Beautiful Mess” to learn more. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__TJa_lKJRg&t=3s
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TROUT Tip – Teaching
Teaching about fly fishing is the ultimate win-win. You get to pass along a craft, a tradition and a respect for species and wild places. Then, in return, you get better. Teaching someone something you love often creates opportunities for you to slow down to explain, reinforcing the lesson and cementing it in your brain in…
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Photo of the Week – Long days
Summertime in Alaska is a dream come true for anglers. Thanks to the long days and cold, clean waters, fishing opportunities are nearly endless. From beginner to expert fly fishers to commercial fisherman who make their livelihoods off the abundance, Alaska’s nearly endless days call anglers from the world over. We recommend you head there to take advantage of this fishing cornucopia and the seemingly endless…
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