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Video spotlight: Detecting the grab
Steelhead season is well under way up and down the West Coast, but here in Idaho, on the Salmon River, the season is on a bit of an unofficial hiatus until March or April. The Salmon is a legitimate steelhead hotspot all throughout the fall, but by the time late December and January come around,…
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Winter Member’s Event Special Presentation – February 7th at High Country Outfitters
Jackson Hole Trout Unlimited & JD High Country Outfitters Invite You to Join Us Wednesday, February 7, 2018 at 6:30 pm Cory Toye, Wyoming Water and Habitat Program Director will discuss the Systems Conservation Pilot Program, the innovative water leasing work that TU is pioneering in the Upper Green. The program compensates landowners and ranchers…
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Save the Date – Tie One On Banquet – Saturday, May 19th!
Please mark your calendars for Jackson Hole Trout Unlimited's 5th "Tie One On" Banquet to benefit our cold water fisheries and their watersheds! Saturday, May 19, 2018 at Hotel Terra in Teton Village, WY Tickets will go on sale soon! Music by PTOLive auctionsSilent auctions Raffles We will be selling a limited amount of sponsor…
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Getting the kids involved
Tenkara at work: the author's daughter with a nice native cutthroat trout. I was "that parent" a while back. I tried to foist fly fishing on my kids when they were just too young. I had converted from spin fishing to fly fishing by the time I was in my late teens and early 20s,…
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Video spotlight: American Crocodile Encounters
I'm headed the Mayan Riviera in a few weeks to chase bonefish and other salty critters on the fly—it's a great place to visit if you're a fly fisher, especially if you can get out of the perpetual "spring break" atmosphere near Cancun. You can chase flats fish along the beach as you head south…
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Fly tying: Improved BWO Sparkle Dun
Blue-winged Olives might be the fly fisher's best friend in the mayfly world. No, they're not big. They're not terribly enticing to tie a the vise. But, damn, on any blustery day, they could show up and quickly move up the menu for feeding trout. I love to fish the South Fork of the Snake…
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Quest for Kittatinny trout
By Rob Shane As an angler, discovering a new stream with healthy populations of wild trout is a reward that does not come without hours of exploration and research. Truth be told, this exploration can be quite difficult with a rod and reel. Thanks to the Kittatinny Ridge Coalition, Audubon Pennsylvania, and a few electro-shocking…