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Video spotlight: Orvis’ 50/50 on the Water
When Orvis announced a few months back its effort to bring "gender parity" to the fly fishing world, it seemed to me to be, as much as anything else, a good business decision. Women make up half the populace about about 30 percent of the fly-fishing market these days (that's up from about 25 percent…
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Short casts: Protecting taimen; spring gear; being a better teacher, and more
Photo courtesy of Tulga Tumenjargal For any fly fisher who dreams of massive trout in wild places, Mongolia has likely snuck into the best of those visions. Giant taimen that can grow six feet long and patrol the rivers of this rural Asian nation are the stuff of legends, but, like any prized salmonid, they're…
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Trout Tips: Practice makes perfect
Here's one from the archives, and I picked it because a lot of fly fishers around the country are dusting off the gear and getting ready to hit the water for the first time this spring. It's simple, really. Don't forget to practice. Practice Casting Intro from Trout Unlimited on Vimeo. Ask Kirk Deeter shows…
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Great Lakes Newsletter, Winter 2018
A snapping turtle takes advantage of a aquatic organism passage project on Halley Creek in Wisconsin.
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Speaking up for monuments
Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument, on the Oregon-California border.American sportsmen have long been advocates for strong habitat conservation policies and designations on public lands. This stems from the fundamental principle that every seasoned outdoorsperson understands: good fishing and hunting opportunity requires productive habitat—and for habitat to remain productive it must be kept largely undeveloped.This advocacy has extended,…
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Voices from the River: The boat guy
Photo by Mike Sepelak By Chris Hunt FOLKSTON, Ga.— I've never been a boat guy, choosing instead to find my best fly fishing using my two feet, usually after driving to the end of the road, and then wandering on a bit farther to the water few others bother to reach. It's a preference thing.…
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Voices from the River: Dressing up for conservation
Helping organize rallies, like this one at the Idaho State Capitol, to show elected officials how sportsmen and sportswomen feel about legislation is an important part of the politics of conservation. Trout Unlimited photo. By Brett Prettyman Waders and work boots are the uniforms people typically think of when they envision Trout Unlimited staffers, members…