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Tip – Streamer Fishing
Streamer fishing has evolved significantly over the years.
Streamer fishing has evolved significantly over the years. Many anglers would only fish with “meat” when dry flies or nymphs didn’t work. Now anglers are streamer fishing all day and sometimes exclusively. Flies have increased in size, changed shapes and gained actions that trout can’t lay off. Techniques have also advanced making streamer fishing thrilling. …
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Fly Fishing as Catalyst for Change
Costa 5 Rivers Ambassador Summit realizes values of fly fishing. In August, a group of nine TU Costa 5 Rivers club leaders traveled to the Wind River Indian Reservation in Wyoming for the 2023 Costa Ambassador Summit. This nationwide network of conservation-minded college fly fishing clubs each has a Costa Ambassador who is invited to…
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The True Cast – On Golf and Fly Fishing
With congratulations to fly-fisher Wyndham Clark on winning the U.S. Open and making all anglers proud! When I watch professional golf, I root for the anglers. Because many of the best golfers throughout history have also had a genuine passion for fly fishing. From Jack Nicklaus and Nick Faldo to Johnny Miller and Mark O’Meara—and…
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How the team behind “Mending the Line” film got the fishing right
Hollywood gets a lot of things right. When it gets things wrong, it’s often because writers (and directors and actors) are forced to try to mimic something they know little about but that avid practitioners are adept at. Consider fishing and hunting, which aren’t exactly atop the list of most-practiced hobbies of the La-La Land…
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“Mending the Line” hits theater audiences tonight
Anglers should go see it, and encourage their friends and family to also, because the movie captures what fly fishing is really all about. In one way or another, I think anyone who fly fishes does so to heal a part of themselves. Some just understand that’s happening more than others. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSkv_sEyPSc A new motion…
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The True Cast – You gotta love a “fly-fishing dog”
Don’t get me wrong. Ol’ Maya (now a six-year-old Pudelpointer) is hell on four-legs when it comes to chasing game birds in the field. And many a feathered creature’s last earthly sight has been Maya’s furry snout pointed right at them. I think my bird dog likes trout fishing more than hunting birds. When I…
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The True Cast – Fly Fishing Jazz
I’m a fan of both fly fishing and jazz music, and I often like to think of the two in the same context. In fact, I used to write a column called “Fly Fishing Jazz” for MidCurrent, which was pretty deep stuff, and fun to play around with. Joona Håvard playing a gig - photo…