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Video spotlight: Blue Heart
At Trout Unlimited, we usually celebrate when dams come out and rivers are made whole again. We've been part of some of the greatest reconnection efforts ever seen, from the Elwha in Washington to the Penobscot in Maine. Removing dams in our country is ... fashionable, if not vital for healthy river function and the…
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After the Mine: Montana ballot initiative ensures clean water
Montana has a long and complicated affair with mining. In the last century it has brought jobs and important products to the market, supporting local economies with tax revenue. But that relationship has also come with a price tag. In Montana nearly 10,000 miles of stream are acidic or laced with heavy metals like lead,…
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Fly tying: Finishing your parachute post
We've showed several of Tim Flagler's videos over the last few weeks on tying in parachute posts—there are several methods that he has demonstrated to make this somewhat complicated method a little bit easier. Now, it's just up to you to find the method that works best for you. For me, I'm a fan of…
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Voices from the river: Snake season
Just as a snake sheds its skin, we must shed our past over and over again. - —Gautama Buddha By Sam Davidson Recently I saw a post on social media reminding people that as spring comes on strong, so do snakes. The post offered visual proof (see above) of this, in the form of a…
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The F3T hits western Colorado
Fishing the Uncompahgre River near Montrose, Colo. Film Tour. Montrose, Colo. This Saturday. Be There (If You Can). I always enjoy a chance to get to Montrose/Telluride area of Colorado, because that’s where I did a lot of fishing in my growing up years. It’s a special region, with a great fishing community, and more…
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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…