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• What’s your favorite fall streamer?

  

  Kids are back in school. The summer sun has lost its edge. Things are definitely cooling off here in the Rockies. It’s almost time for in-earnest fall fishing. Around here, that means we’re getting ready for the fall run of browns up the Henry’s Fork and the South Fork and, of course, the big, B-run…

• Voices from the river

  Voices from the River: Idaho mourns its favorite son

  

  “I remain hopeful that I will be able to pass on to my grandchildren all the pleasures of life in an unspoiled West. Perhaps hope should be replaced by a stronger word. It is a matter of obligation.” — Cecil Andrus By Chris Hunt I first met Cecil Andrus in the early 2000s at an…

• California adopts new multi-benefit flood plan, will help salmon and steelhead

  

  It is no secret that good conservation outcomes, as a rule, don't happen overnight. Today’s action by California’s Central Valley Flood Protection Board to adopt a new plan for reducing flood risks and restoring ecosystem health is a huge step forward for salmon and steelhead conservation tha t has been years in the making. The…

• Voices from the river

  Voices from the River: Shared water

  

  Greg Taylor of Roseburg, Ore., comes tight to a steelhead on the North Umpqua River. By Mark Taylor IDLEYLD PARK, Ore. — Knee deep in the chilly North Umpqua river, I pulled line off my reel and prepared for the first cast of the day into one of my favorite runs. There was a “plop”…

• Will the 5-weight always rule trout fishing?

  

  So why is the 5-weight the undisputed title holder? My friend Jerry Siem, who designs rods for Sage, hit the nail on the head when he explained that the size of a rod an angler uses is less about the size of the fish he or she chases, and more about the size of the…

• Voices from the river

  Voices from the river: Eddies

  

  Moments before the fateful spill, East Carson River. By Sam Davidson The defining moment of a recent road trip to fish some of the fabled streams along the east side of the Sierra came mere seconds after I snapped a photo o f TMP getting a good drift through a sweet reach of the East…

• Fishing Trout Tips

  Trout Tips: Pace of play

  

  The world-famous Ridge Pool on the River Moy in Ireland. Editor's note: The following tip is from TU's new book, "Trout Tips," available now for overnight delivery. If you are working from upsream to down, say, swinging streamders for steelhead or salmon, it's important to cast, sweep, take a few steps, and cast again. In…