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fishing

  • From the President

    Blue Lines

    When I was first introduced to fly fishing by my friend, Bill Sargent, in Vermont, I fell in love with a whisper of a stream that flowed off the Green Mountain National Forest. The brookies were rarely longer than six inches, but the scenery and solitude made up for the lack of fish girth. It…

  • Fishing

    The True Cast – Respect

    “Game fish are too valuable to be caught only once.”

    How does one begin to explain “respect” in the context of a leisure pursuit—fly fishing—that largely revolves around sticking a sharp hook in an animal’s mouth, and then pulling it around by the face, only to release it and let it go, maybe having snapped a photo or two for posterity… or to make a…

  • Fishing

    Tip – how to fish nymphs

    As the weather cools and bug hatches decrease, it’s time to switch to fishing more nymphs. As that is a trout’s primary diet, learning how to fish them most effectively is certain to boost your success rate. Watch this video to learn more about the flies and gear as well as tips and techniques. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIQJXo3VULs&list=PLEXZljM8NmhtGMQuVaaJ9TZq3SZY74R_5&index=80

  • Snake River

    Hooked

    Snake River ambassador, Josh Warnick’s, journey to falling in love with the art of steelheading From first learning to fish in Mexico with makeshift reels made from plastic bottles and spare line to now guiding on some of the Olympic Peninsula and British Columbia’s most famed steelhead waters, Josh Warnick has spent his life fishing…

  • Fishing Trout Talk

    Tip – how to fish streamers

    This time of year, many fish are looking to bulk up for winter, so fishing streamers can be thrilling. Give this video from Far Bank Fly Fishing School’s Simon Gawesworth a watch to learn more about how to fish with streamers. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obiSR60BSS0&list=PLf2jMTk22hA104BZdrAQUZSCHsz_P_3pN&index=2

  • Fishing The True Cast Trout Talk

    The True Cast – Poise

    Even now, If I could earn any one word, it would still be “poise.”

    The tallest one-word compliment I ever got in my life came from a high school English teacher, Bill Schoff, who was tasked with providing one word to describe a student upon their graduation from Germantown Academy in Fort Washington, Pennsylvania. Mr. Schoff was a magnificent writer who contributed to The New Yorker and many other…