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What do critical minerals, big fish and your love life have in common?
I’m just going to go out on a limb here and guess the phrase “critical minerals” doesn’t mean much to you. In fact you might already be glazing over. But what if I told you that critical minerals helped you catch that monster brown you found lurking under that log – the one you pulled in with the beadhead dropper on…
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How to turn ‘movers’ into ‘eaters’ when streamer fishing
A few days ago a friend was telling me about a fishing trip when he used a familiar phrase. “We moved quite a few fish,” he said of the float trip on a Pennsylvania stream known for its big brown trout. That sentence, one I’ve uttered plenty myself over the years, is basically a euphemism…
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A clean fly line makes for a clean cast
When I was younger, I put myself through college mowing lawns. I worked for a great guy who built a solid business trailing lawn mowers all over the Denver suburbs and unleashing a team of college and high-school kids to get the work done. But every Monday morning, instead of meeting at some Cherry Hills…
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The Thalweg: Thoughts on boats, fishing and everything in between
The Thalweg: Thoughts on boats, fishing and everything in between.
Editor's note: The Thalweg is a frequent blog about boats and the waters we float. It's composed by TU Senior Producer Josh Duplechian and Tim Romano, an award-winning photographer. A number of years ago TROUT Magazine published a very sad story of mine about a wooden fishing boat I’d spent years restoring and then tragically…
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Meet the 2021 Save Bristol Bay guide ambassadors
At the beginning of 2020, Trout Unlimited in Alaska launched the Save Bristol Bay Guide Ambassador Program to connect hunting, fishing and bear-viewing guides who work and live in the region with resources to help fight the proposed Pebble Mine in a critical, decision-making year. Meet the 2021 Save Bristol Bay Guide Ambassadors. Click their profiles to plan your trip to Bristol Bay…
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With any new pursuit, it’s all about the first step
I had a birthday recently, and received a very thoughtful gift from my girlfriend. After mentioning some time back that I was interested in trying my hand at distilling my own essential oils, I was thrilled to open up a box that contained a basic, do-it-yourself still. And, no, I’m not going to start off…
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On cheesesteaks and fly reels
I’ve believed for a long time that, in the context of fly fishing for trout, a reel is basically just a place to hold your fly line. But I’m starting to rethink all of that. That’s kind of like saying that the roll on a Philadelphia cheesesteak is really just there to keep your fingers from…