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Back that trailer up
It’s a common scenario. You pull up ready for a day on the water and the boat ramp is a circus. Gear, dogs, boats and people everywhere. You’ve done your due diligence and prepared your boat off to the side and are now ready to launch. I’ve had a couple of stressful moments trying to…
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Environmental threats and lost revenue plague system of public lands management
Federal practices related to oil and gas leases are out of step with Colorado values As originally published in Colorado Newsline By Mark Seaton There’s a looming threat to public lands in Colorado, but Congress can take action before it turns into a hornet’s nest for fishing and hunting in our state. Consider for a…
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Going back to the vest
We've all been there — water lapping at the top of our waders, shallower water a few feet distant but the spot directly in front maybe just a few inches too deep. During a recent outing I stood waist-deep in a chilly run, wondering if I needed to turn around and wade back into the…
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The River Dog
Dogs have their place on a boat, period. Pardon my preference to the canine companions we all love so much but it’s true. When you bring a dog on a boat, or in our case a barge sized raft loaded to the gills with camping equipment, you often spend your day receiving smiles and waves…
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Snake train your dog, for you and for them
This is Maya. Maya is a 3-year-old pudelpointer, and she’s the best bird dog I’ve ever had in my life. I’ve had a handful because I enjoy hunting upland and waterfowl, probably as much as I enjoy fly fishing (shhhh… don’t tell the brass at TU I just said that). No offense to Tess, Belle,…
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It takes a suite of tools to recover native trout in the Pecos River of New Mexico
The Pecos River, its tributaries and surrounding wilderness area, is where much of northern New Mexico comes to fish. In fact, many of us learned how to fish on the Pecos. The variety of fishing options in the Pecos watershed is almost limitless: fly or lure, small creeks to larger streams, wild brown and rainbow…
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Some of the wildest fishing destinations on earth
How can I adequately capture the essence of fishing the world’s most extraordinary fishing destinations in a few sentences when only a book might do them justice? I can’t. But it’s fun trying, so what the heck… Tasmania, Australia Twilight over Georges Bay St. Helens, Tasmania, Australia Overlooked, under-appreciated and wide open, the trout in shallow…