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Islamorada Film Festival to Honor Billy Pate 30 April 2011, 9:15 am
The first Islamorada Fishing Film Festival, scheduled for Sunday, May 22, at Founders Park (mile marker 87 bayside) at 6:30 PM will honor Billy Pate Jr., who died April 18 at age 80. The event is a fundraiser for the...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FlyFishingNews-Midcurrent/~4/w1Jk_7RcPJw" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>...
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Thieving Wives and Tiers Turned Hairdressers 30 April 2011, 9:02 am
Late to the party but with typically excellent coverage, the Financial Times offered its take on the hackle-feather-hair-accessory craze this morning. Tim Neville describes ecstatic salon owners, tiers repurposing old saddle hackle, and wives turned suddenly curious about what their...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FlyFishingNews-Midcurrent/~4/j9dZD6EV5oM" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>...
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PBS to Air "Salmon: Running the Gauntlet" 29 April 2011, 8:42 am
On Sunday, May 1 at 8PM ET/PT, PBS will a air a 30-minute Nature special titled "Salmon: Running the Gauntlet." From the show description: "Nature goes beyond the ongoing debate over how to save an endangered species to expose a...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FlyFishingNews-Midcurrent/~4/PPhrPWBSf-E" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>...
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USA Today Update on Felt Sole Bans 29 April 2011, 8:33 am
In this morning's USAToday, Jeff DeLong summarizes the state felt sole bans that are either in effect or being considered. "The spread of didymo from Maryland's Gunpowder Falls in 2009 to the Savage River last year appears clearly linked to...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FlyFishingNews-Midcurrent/~4/yGi3y2pyLfs" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>...
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Son of Chota Founder Killed in Afghanistan 29 April 2011, 7:56 am
We learned yesterday that Lt. Colonel Frank Bryant, who was a fighter pilot serving in the United States Air Force, was one of those killed in the airport attack in Afghanistan that also took the lives of several other servicemen....<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FlyFishingNews-Midcurrent/~4/K4RPkTjrc_Y" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>...
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Fly Shops and Undead Typewriters 28 April 2011, 8:23 am
The closing of Kaufman's -- a virtual institution in the U.S. northwest -- has a lot of loyal customers scratching their heads, but not so many industry insiders. The problem of how to keep local fly shops alive rises almost...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FlyFishingNews-Midcurrent/~4/OmUr_SzieQ8" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>...
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Hardy Announces First Annual Cane Casting Cup Competition 28 April 2011, 7:22 am
Yesterday Hardy USA and The Catskill Fly Fishing Center and Museum (CFFCM) announced the first annual Hardy Bros. Cane Casting Cup casting competition, to take place at the 29th Summerfest and Anglers Market at the CFFCM on August 6. This...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FlyFishingNews-Midcurrent/~4/_eXWfHUVrqU" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>...
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Tippets: Simms Wants "Best Shoe Story," Hardy Sells Online in UK, NPR Covers Casting Call, Michigan Throws Out Trout Stream Ruling 27 April 2011, 9:40 am
Win a trip to Deneki's Alaska West Lodge: Simms wants to know your best “If only I had my Simms GORE-TEX® shoes when…” moment. Contestants can upload a photo to the Simms Fishing Products’ Facebook page via the Contests...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FlyFishingNews-Midcurrent/~4/kx49KL1fYMs" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>...
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Kaufman's to File for Bankruptcy 26 April 2011, 8:36 am
While many customers knew Kaufman's was closing its doors last week, not until last night did the news appear that Lance Kaufman, the company's owner, would file for Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection. Laura Gunderson broke the story in The Oregonian:...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FlyFishingNews-Midcurrent/~4/z-PEE7J8upk" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>...
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2011 "Waters to Watch" List 26 April 2011, 8:22 am
The National Fish Habitat Action Plan (www.fishhabitat.org) this week released their 2011 “Waters to Watch” list, a collection of 10 "rivers, streams, lakes and estuaries that will benefit from strategic conservation efforts to protect, restore or enhance their current condition...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FlyFishingNews-Midcurrent/~4/vtj7bLg37XA" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>...
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The Underground – Back from the Dead 7 July 2016, 7:20 pm
Recently, Yobi Adventures, a new, online, community-based, fly fishing expedition and booking outfit, contacted me about buying the Trout Underground. Because M1 and M2 always need a new pair of shoes (and skis, and soccer balls, and baseball gloves, and fishing gear, and chess sets, and books, and bicycles, and… you get the picture), I […]...
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Where Do We Go From Here? (or, The Underground Ends?) 14 November 2014, 3:24 pm
Sorry for the extended radio silence. The plan was to laze about (from a blogging perspective) for a couple months while the L&T and I discussed what we wanted to do when we grew up. When you’re in your 50s, that’s not a trivial question. Included in that discussion was my work, recreational writing, family […]...
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Weekly Shortcasts for 2014-09-17 18 September 2014, 3:35 am
More Outdoor Apocalypse: TROUT and EELS in SINISTER PACT to RULE the oceans • http://t.co/DY2cYMxSj8 ->...
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Weekly Shortcasts for 2014-09-10 11 September 2014, 3:35 am
The Eel River has stopped flowing (what drought?) – http://t.co/sHhZSEOf95 ->...
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Weekly Shortcasts for 2014-09-03 4 September 2014, 3:35 am
Emergency Regulations to Close Merced River Angling: http://t.co/CWLKA7jLk5 -> Remember — Always Practice Safe Fishing… – http://t.co/5tNPdymj7l ->...
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Remember — Always Practice Safe Fishing… 30 August 2014, 3:11 pm
This gem forwarded to us by Alert Underground Reader [Name Redacted], who clearly has issues we’re not going to explore publicly:...
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Weekly Shortcasts for 2014-08-27 28 August 2014, 3:35 am
More on the Impending Outdoor Apocalypse: Lake Poopie: http://t.co/gX5qODr8FR ->...
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Weekly Shortcasts for 2014-08-20 21 August 2014, 3:36 am
From a reader: A Google map locating angling libraries in the USA – http://t.co/5NoxLd7VrX ->...
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Forget The “Golden” State: Notes From The “Extreme Drought” State 20 August 2014, 3:35 pm
A team of biologists from UC Davis scoured the Sierras to measure the impacts of California’s “extreme” drought on fish, and the news was much worse than anticipated. Using notes from prior surveys, the team revisited habitats that supported sizable fish populations. What they found were little more than dry creekbeds: As we moved up […]...
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Weekly Shortcasts for 2014-08-06 7 August 2014, 3:35 am
The Angry Outdoor Apocalypse: Mounted deer head used in assault – http://t.co/C60fwOxbxE ->...
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“Voices from the Umpqua” Take Action and Help Protect the North Umpqua 31 August 2020, 8:54 am
Voices from the Umpqua from Cascadia Wildlands on Vimeo. From Cascadia Wildlands The Bureau of Land Management in western Oregon is sure feeling emboldened under the Trump administration and its clearcut-focused, new forest plan. This is on full display on … Continue reading →...
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Oregon Establishes Wild Steelhead Sanctuaries Along the Columbia River 28 August 2020, 8:58 am
New Oregon Rules Protect Migrating Columbia Wild Steelhead and Salmon Within Cold Water Refugia Statement of David A. Moskowitz, Executive Director, The Conservation Angler The OR Fish & Wildlife Commission (OR Commission) adopted permanent angling regulations protecting migrating wild steelhead … Continue reading →...
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ODFW Fishing Regulations and Your Input 26 August 2020, 9:56 am
Dear Oregon Anglers, I would like to gather ideas for positive, conservation-oriented regulation changes needed for wild fish and start working them through ODFW’s staff process starting early in 2021. I would be grateful if anglers would share any rule … Continue reading →...
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Proposed Pebble Mine project cannot be permitted in Bristol Bay 25 August 2020, 8:42 am
From Trout Unlimited Article by Jenny Weis Today, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced that it found the proposed Pebble mine would cause significant degradation to the Bristol Bay region and cannot not receive its key federal permit. “This … Continue reading →...
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2020 Fly Fishing Film Tour – Virtual Tour Details 23 August 2020, 7:26 pm
The 2020 Fly Fishing Film Tour has gone digital. Check out all the trailers related to the event below and get your tickets and information at this link: FT3 Virtual Tour...
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Win on the Willamette! – Native Fish Society Rewild the Willamette 22 August 2020, 8:57 am
From The Native Fish Society Court finds Army Corps’ dam operations harm salmon and violate the Endangered Species Act We are excited to share a big win for Oregon’s Willamette Basin and its wild fish! Today, Chief Judge Hernandez of … Continue reading →...
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Two-Handed Fly Rods in the Ocean – Recommendations and Tips 21 August 2020, 8:31 am
The questions are as predictable as the passage of the seasons. Can I fish my two-hand rod in the ocean; estuary; or surf; can I fish my long rod from the shore of a big giant big lake? The questioner might use different … Continue reading →...
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Two methods for tying tails Deceiver Style Streamer Flies 19 August 2020, 9:37 am
In this video, Jay share’s with us his years of experience tying Deceiver Style Streamer Flies. Here he show’s us two methods for tying this classic fly pattern. Materials Used: Hook: Ahrex Predator Stinger Hook Thread: Veevus GSP 150D Tail: … Continue reading →...
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August Fishing Tactics for Local Waters 17 August 2020, 9:57 am
Let’s be honest early August is not the best time on our local waters. Hatches are generally minimal and best hours for surface activity are early and late. It’s a great time to head to the smaller waters in the … Continue reading →...
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Purple & Black Golden Dorado Hollow Fly Tying Video 15 August 2020, 9:37 am
In this video, Jay Nicholas ties a large hollow deceiver used for fishing Golden Dorado and larger predatory fish. If you’re new to deceiver style fly patterns, follow Jay as he breaks down each step tying these beautiful beast. Hook: … Continue reading →...
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Loon ERGO Serrated Scissor Review 17 August 2020, 8:48 pm
The pandemic has accelerated my conversion from trout fisherman to bass fisherman due to the unknowns associated with food, lodging and travel. I’ve shelved all the gossamer and petite gear needed for trout fishing in favor of Styrofoam, hair, rubber legs, and hooks capable of severing your Carotid artery with an errant cast. Tying flies … Continue reading Loon ERGO Serrated Scissor Review →...
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And One to Rule them All 30 July 2020, 6:59 pm
If you tie a lot of bass flies a pandemic is a welcome interlude given how enforced isolation and “work from home” is instrumental in creating the debris field from all those large hooks you stuffed with marabou, rubber legs, lead wire, and spun deer hair. … and, even better, most of the folks sheltering … Continue reading And One to Rule them All →...
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Fish and GAME Reschedules Emergency Meeting 13 April 2020, 11:31 am
The emergency meeting to discuss potential area closures and restrictions on angling has been postponed until this Wednesday, April 15th, at 10AM. The prior “virtual” meeting was inundated with visitors and participants and swamped the conference capabilities, so it is assumed this new date is more robust and can handle additional folks. The announcement and … Continue reading Fish and GAME Reschedules Emergency Meeting →...
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California Fish and Game to Vote on Possible Closure to Opening Day 8 April 2020, 10:19 am
California anglers are advised to check the Department of Fish and Game’s website tomorrow, as DFG and their respective Fisheries Commissions will be meeting to determine whether there will be partial or general closure of the upcoming trout season. The issue is straightforward; will the migration of anglers from the Big City to the woods … Continue reading California Fish and Game to Vote on Possible Closure to Opening Day →...
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A Good time to book a guide date or buy a fly rod 6 April 2020, 7:24 pm
With small businesses on the ropes, what makes you think your fly shop will survive? Fly fishing is a niche business within the already shrinking group that crave the out-of-doors experience – and are willing to fish for anything. If we use restaurants as a parallel, fast food and fast-casual chains will survive as they … Continue reading A Good time to book a guide date or buy a fly rod →...
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Use that COVID-19 induced idleness to prep for trout Season 24 March 2020, 6:59 pm
It’s likely your supervisor sent you home with an ill defined “work from home” edict that was hurriedly dumped in his lap from corporate. For most of us that amounts to “checking your email” coupled with online meetings as our only obligation. With trout season a short month away, and your boss hoping you won’t … Continue reading Use that COVID-19 induced idleness to prep for trout Season →...
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Classic Bamboo GETS New life as Chinese imitate Tapers 10 November 2019, 10:46 pm
While the Trump administration’s negotiators fence with their counterparts in the Chinese delegation, the issues under discussion may be closer to home than we suspect. Intellectual property and copyright infringement are hot topics as American companies protest copycat products flooding markets and brands suffer accordingly. Fly fishing’s high priced rod market may be the latest … Continue reading Classic Bamboo GETS New life as Chinese imitate Tapers →...
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Feeding the Peasants 13 November 2017, 5:41 pm
As I paused to wipe the mud from my eye, I remembered all those glossy fly fishing spreads depicting the Test and Itchen, their manicured banks, and the stream keepers who trimmed weed beds and mowed pathways to the wading pools – in full tweed. What the magazines failed to show was those same stalwarts … Continue reading Feeding the Peasants →...
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Cancel that Alaskan Fishing trip while you can 25 October 2017, 10:18 pm
Now there’s more reason to “Go West, Young Man” – given as how Oregon, Colorado, and California are soon to upstage Alaska, New Zealand, and Argentina as the last bastions of pure angling body count … While each has its own unique allure, all are “blue” states, home to free thinkers, liberals, men of letters … Continue reading Cancel that Alaskan Fishing trip while you can →...
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Flavor being secondary to function 14 November 2016, 11:02 pm
Like all weighty discussions between anglers, the notion of what sandwich makes the best accompaniment to fishing is the source of both ire and amusement. Anglers aren’t likely to pay attention to expiration dates, certainly the talented ones don’t, and given our propensity to wad leftovers between two sodden slices of Wonder bread, we’re not … Continue reading Flavor being secondary to function →...
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Diamond Braid Emerger Fly Tying Tutorial | The Fly Fiend by The Fly Fiend 14 July 2020, 1:42 pm
Diamond Braid Emerger Fly Tying Tutorial | The Fly Fiend View on YouTube Website/Online Shop – http://theflyfiend.com Instagram – https://ift.tt/2ftGHL3 Sources Youtube Channel: The Fly Fiend Instagram: theflyfiend Website: theflyfiend.com
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Emergen-C Emerger Fly Tying Tutorial | The Fly Fiend by The Fly Fiend 26 April 2020, 5:56 pm
Emergen-C Emerger Fly Tying Tutorial | The Fly Fiend View on YouTube Website/Online Shop – http://theflyfiend.com Instagram – https://ift.tt/2ftGHL3 Sources Youtube Channel: The Fly Fiend Instagram: theflyfiend Website: theflyfiend.com
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10 Things to Keep Fly Tyers Busy in the “Off Season” 28 March 2020, 6:40 am
via IFTTT Subscribe (and click the bell 🛎) for notifications of new videos! http://bit.ly/piscatorflies Hey Thread Heads, Darren here, welcome back to another video. First off, I hope that everyone is doing well both mentally and physically during these strange days. I’ve been holed up in the Fur Mines for the past… it’s been a … Continue reading 10 Things to Keep Fly Tyers Busy in the “Off Season” →
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Tying a Dillon Creek Special Steelhead Fly Pattern 12 March 2020, 4:56 pm
via IFTTT Subscribe (and click the bell 🛎) for notifications of new videos! http://bit.ly/piscatorflies Dillon Creek Special Steelhead Fly Recipe Hook: Your choice steelhead/salmon hook Thread: Red 70d 8/0 Tail: 4 strands of gold Crystal Flash and Guinea fowl fibers Butt: Fluorescent red chenille (Cherise or pink) Body: Black chenille Rib: Oval silver tinsel Wing: … Continue reading Tying a Dillon Creek Special Steelhead Fly Pattern →
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Smoke N Bones Soft Hackle Fly Tying Tutorial | The Fly Fiend by The Fly Fiend 5 March 2020, 7:48 pm
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Tying a Lefty’s Deceiver variant 27 February 2020, 2:51 pm
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5000 Subscribers and Fly Giveaway #PiscatorFlies 12 February 2020, 2:31 pm
via IFTTT Subscribe (and click the bell 🛎) for notifications of new videos! http://bit.ly/piscatorflies Thanks all for helping me hit this milestone. It’s been a ton of fun tying flies and getting to know some of you. I always enjoy hearing from you when I post a video. Congrats to Bill for winning the draw, … Continue reading 5000 Subscribers and Fly Giveaway #PiscatorFlies →
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Tying a Foam body mayfly with Barry Ord Clarke by The feather bender 12 February 2020, 10:58 am
A foam extended body mayfly with a parachute hackle that will float all day long and then some. Don’t be fooled by this simple pattern that is not as challenging to tie as it looks, it just takes a little time. https://ift.tt/38x8NBP https://ift.tt/2vnVMf8 View on YouTube
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Jack Shaw’s Quill Body Chironomid by BCFlyguys 9 February 2020, 11:55 am
I’m a big fan of tying old school patterns like this one, seeing how things were done years ago gives me a huge appreciation for all the amazing synthetic materials that are available now. Even with all the new materials these natural type patterns have been around so long because they just plain catch fish! … Continue reading Jack Shaw’s Quill Body Chironomid by BCFlyguys →
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Cutthroat Afternoon | A Fly Fishing Short Film by Mid-Life Flysis 8 February 2020, 11:18 am
Cutthroat Afternoon | A Fly Fishing Short Film View on YouTube Cutthroat Afternoon | A Fly Fishing Short Film Just a quick video…but summer memories in January are always welcome. Went fishing with my son Reed and I got to spend a bit of time with the rod too. Enjoy the green and dream of … Continue reading Cutthroat Afternoon | A Fly Fishing Short Film by Mid-Life Flysis →
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What a Tangled Web We Weave…. 2 August 2012, 3:30 pm
It’s been a few months since our last update here on the Dry Fly Media blog…Jake and I spend more time that we should blogging about the world of fly fishing (mostly) over on Chi Wulff… Since my last update here, Jake has returned full time to Bozeman and is working [...]...
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What If You Had Software That Could….. 14 February 2012, 12:37 pm
The future. We’ve been pondering the future of publishing in the outdoor media world lately, specifically as related to fly fishing. Without a doubt, times are a changing. Digital magazines, despite their obvious shortcomings which have been debated and discussed in a number of different venues and forums, continue to sprout like summer weeds [...]...
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Looking Forward to Getting Back Home…. 10 January 2012, 7:08 pm
Tempus fugit. On one hand it seems almost incomprehensible that our last post here on the Dry Fly Media blog was not quite seven months ago. Time flies when you’re having fun, and given the daily (more or less anyway) blog fodder that we post over on Chi Wulff (the official blog [...]...
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Dry Fly Media Summer 2011 Project: The Drive 2 May 2011, 10:48 am
Announcing what should be one of our most fun projects for the season – The Drive. Two fly fishermen. A 1983 CJ7 with a top road speed of 45 mph, no working gas gauge and a soft top coming apart the the seams. Almost 2100 miles of open road from Montana to Texas. Two [...]...
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New Dry Fly Image Gallery: River Diamonds 10 March 2011, 2:48 pm
We’ve posted this over on our blog Chi Wulff this morning……. Though somewhat ironically born and raised in the near waterless Texas panhandle, I’ve been fascinated with water, particularly moving water in freestone creeks and rivers, for as long as I can remember. From the perspective of beautiful freestone rivers and creeks, living [...]...
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New Dry Fly Image Gallery: River Ghosts 8 February 2011, 4:31 pm
We’ve thrown another gallery up on our portfolio site today – River Ghosts. There’s a little more of the story over on Chi Wulff; these were taken in about a 10 minute interval a few weeks back while chasing bass with big flies and 8 weights on Lake Austin near Lakeway. [...]...
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New Dry Fly Image Gallery: Madison Cast 2 January 2011, 5:54 pm
We’ve thrown another new image gallery up on our portfolio site – it’s called Madison Cast. The rapid acquisition capabilities of the newer DSLRs are nothing short of amazing. This past September we had the pleasure of spending a couple of near perfect fall days on the upper Madison while shooting footage [...]...
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New Dry Fly Image Gallery: River Ice 20 December 2010, 4:28 pm
We’ve been playing a bit of catch up around the Dry Fly Media headquarters since returning from a run to Colorado on Saturday. Besides trying to lay the hustle, bustle and commercial distractions of the holiday season behind us, different folks on the team have been pounding the hours at real life jobs [...]...
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Chi Wulff is Back From the Dead….. 22 November 2010, 6:04 pm
Chi Wulff is back from the dead. After killing it twice. For a variety of reasons and due to popular demand, discussed in detail over on Chi Wulff, we’ve elected to once again revive the Chi Wulff blog. In fact, Chi Wulff will as of today become the unofficial / official blog of [...]...
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Don’t Count the Gulf of Mexico Out of the Game Just Yet…. 4 August 2010, 2:42 pm
Those of us with current or historic ties to the Gulf of Mexico have experienced a wide range of emotions over the past several months. The emotional roller coaster ridden by my friends and colleagues has ranged from rage, deep sorrow, shocking disbelief, horror, cynicism, and just plain pissed off to name a few [...]...
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Introducing the Hatch Finatic 30 September 2011, 1:25 am
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Girls' Day Out 29 September 2011, 2:13 am
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A Few Recent Ties. 18 September 2011, 4:21 am
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2handedtrout.com 23 February 2011, 3:18 pm
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Why Over-Stocking Rivers is Bad for Fishing 23 June 2014, 2:01 pm
After sitting in traffic on a freeway in Los Angeles the other day, I decided that LA freeways are similar to over-stocked trout rivers. Put too many fish in a river and everything gets plugged up, and everyone starts acting weird.
Yet I am amazed by the number of anglers who think that stocking trout is the key to "good fishing.”
I get it all the time. "Hey, have you ever heard of XYZ place near Denver, the fishing is just tremendous there." Yeah, I've heard of it. And no, the...
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'SALT: Coastal and Flats Fishing' Caption Contest Winner Announced 20 June 2014, 10:41 am
After much deliberation, I finally picked a winner to last week’s caption contest. There were a ton of hilarious responses that I liked, but the one that had me laughing the most came from Craigb, who not only wrote a funny caption but utilized both feet and fishing references.
He wrote, ”This little piggy had dry boots, this little piggy had none, This little piggy went fly fishing, this little piggy casts long, and this little piggy decided it was better to stay in the drift boat...
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Tenkara Kit: Simple Fly Fishing 18 June 2014, 10:58 am
I have always been an advocate for keeping fly fishing simple, at least when it comes to attracting newbies to the sport. So often I hear things like, “I’d love to learn fly-fishing, but I’m not sure I can do that cast… or the knots… etc.”
I have also said that tenkara, a traditional Japanese form of fly-fishing that involves a rod with a line connected directly to its tip (no reel) is an ideal teaching method. With tenkara, you can make intuitive cas...
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A Little Fly Fishing Humor 17 June 2014, 10:58 am
These days there's so many anglers with cameras and so many fly fishing "movies" being made it's hard to decipher what to watch as time is precious and 95% of them are horrible. Most "filmakers" take themselves and fishing in general far to serious, so when a little fishing flick with some humor makes it's way to my inbox I typically give it a go. These two quick vids from Ben Pierce, who by the way is pretty darn skilled with a camera about the mother's day caddis hatch on the Madison and what ...
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Catch More Trout: Keep a Low Profile 13 June 2014, 9:53 am
Here's a simple tip that I guarantee will help you hook up on more trout, particularly when you are sight casting in clear water.
When you're fishing in a meadow environment, or anywhere that doesn't involve a lot of trees behind you, drop to your knees to make the cast to your target.
I know, I know. That's a pain (literally) for some of us. But if you take that one simple step, you will increase your odds by 50 percent, and here's why:
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Write Best Caption, Win Copy of 'SALT: Coastal and Flats Fishing' 12 June 2014, 1:38 pm
Sometimes the most memorable moments on fishing trips have absolutely nothing to do with fishing. This image was taken after a long, soggy hike en-route to some remote backcountry lakes last year. One of the worst cases of "trench foot" I've ever seen...
And now you can win a copy of “SALT: Coastal and Flats Fishing” by Tom Rosenbauer, Andy Anderson and Rizzoli publishing.
You should know how this works by now. But in case you’re joining in for the first time, write what you c...
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Here Comes the Runoff 10 June 2014, 9:27 am
No matter where you live, if you fish rivers in the springtime it can be a maddening dance -- especially in the West. The river gets good, water temps rise, fishing can be hot ... then boom! It can all be over in the matter of a day or two when the high elevation snow starts to melt. Right now where I live, the rivers are are in full runoff mode. It's a dirty, super high, chocolate mess. Almost everything is blown out.
Of course there are the tail-waters and if you have a good...
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Heading to California to Talk About Brown Trout... The Mother of All Trout 9 June 2014, 1:17 pm
I think it is fair to say that fly fishing, as we know it, wouldn't exist today were it not for brown trout. These fish are not native to North America (or South America, or New Zealand…). They were transported from Europe and now live in the far reaches of the globe. I’m always fascinated by how the sun never sets on the empire of the brown trout, and I’m heading to southern California for two weeks to speak to various fly fishing clubs on the where, how and why of brown tro...
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5 Tips for Using an ORV for Fishing 4 June 2014, 3:50 pm
I spent a few days last week chasing fish from the beach with my friend Jeff DeBrown, uber Baja fishing guide of The Reel Baja.
Truth be told it was a family vacation with the grandparents and little one, but I got a couple of hours in looking for creatures with fins. DeBrown uses a number of different ORVs to chase fish up and down the beach with his clients, and we did just this when I was down there.
But there are special considerations one must take when exploring on ORVs, whether it&rsquo...
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"Name the Fly" Winner Announced 3 June 2014, 4:49 pm
I let my friend Henry Koltz pick the winner of this contest. After all, he tied the fly. He gave it some serious deliberation and offered the following thoughts: The Kitchen Sink - If you are tying this on, you are truly throwing everything including the kitchen sink, and it actually casts a lot like having a real kitchen sink on the end of your line. That means your name has two meanings, which is crafty, so good on ya', mate. Head Banger - Plus side of name:&nb...
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The Pebble Tapes 22 September 2020, 3:06 am
Luuucyyy, you’ve got some explaining to do! A must listen! The Pebble Tapes are a series of recorded conversations between EIA investigators and the Chief ...
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TOP WATER eats EPIC compilation 22 September 2020, 2:41 am
Pelagic Pursuits just keeps raising the bar.
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Conservation From The Couch Tonight @ 7:00 pm EST 22 September 2020, 1:09 am
Hey, hey you! Yeah, you there curled up in the corner hoping to Rip Van Winkle your way into 2021. It’s your lucky day because ...
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Saltwater fly fishing 21 September 2020, 1:19 am
Tuna takes backed by a Bond soundtrack.
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Shad recovery efforts not paying off 20 September 2020, 11:13 pm
The prognosis is not good for the poor man’s tarpon. The American shad’s Atlantic population remains at a historic low, despite longstanding commercial fishing bans ...
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When hurricanes temporarily halt fishing, marine food webs recover quickly 20 September 2020, 10:01 pm
Some interesdting research given the endless stream of named storms we’ve seen this year When Hurricane Harvey hit Texas in 2017 temporarily halting recreational fishing, ...
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Bubble Gum Shrimp Fly Pattern: BACKWATER VLOG #61 19 September 2020, 5:11 pm
For when they just won’t eat the tan.
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Dead Weight Fly 19 September 2020, 4:30 pm
A behind-the-scenes look at what goes into creating one of Ryan Sharpe’s fish sculptures.
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Sunday Toona: Crosby, Stills, Nash and Bruce Edition 19 September 2020, 4:23 pm
A couple of rare ones from the sound files. Wooden Ships was written and composed by David Crosby, Paul Kantner, and Stephen Stills. It ...
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Stocking cutthroat trout by airplane into Colorado’s alpine lakes 19 September 2020, 12:59 am
380,000 cutthroat trout get an e-ticket ride to 330 mountain lakes across northern Colorado.
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Simon Perkins Interviewed on fly fishing through the pandemic 28 August 2020, 8:58 am
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With friends like that.... 28 August 2020, 8:54 am
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Rest In Peace Charlie Garwood 14 August 2020, 8:49 am
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Street Casting? 11 August 2020, 11:36 am
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Thanks to Tennessee.... 25 June 2020, 9:09 am
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Getting Small: Fly Fishing North Texas with an Orvis Practicaster 23 June 2020, 3:00 pm
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Why you need a guide: Unicoi Outfitters Edition. 15 June 2020, 11:40 am
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Live from Silver Creek, Idaho 22 May 2020, 7:36 pm
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Live from Silver Creek 21 May 2020, 8:44 pm
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#QuarantinePlaylist The Trouble with Tarpon from Bonefish and Tarpon Trust. 6 April 2020, 8:33 am
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Keeping a Trout for Dinner? 12 July 2013, 2:00 pm
I have not taken a trout home for dinner in a few years. Out of the few dozen rainbow, brown and brook trout that I brought to the net, each fish was released back to the stream and swam back into the depths. I practice catch and release fishing for the health of the streams, knowing that if we were all to keep every fish caught, the rivers would soon be empty. The simplest reason why I release the fish that I catch is that I do not enjoy killing a fish. Rainbow and brown trout are beautifu...
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Help Wanted: Seeking New Home Waters 12 July 2013, 1:46 pm
Help Wanted: Fly fishing rabbi seeks new home waters near central New Jersey. Beautiful stream a must. Large trout preferred. Harmony and peace desired. On July 1st, my family and I moved to central New Jersey as I now have the honor and blessing of serving as the rabbi of Temple B’nai Shalom in East Brunswick. When the boxes arrived at our new home, we began to unpack and get to know the area. I quickly became enamored with East Brunswick as I found a great Jewish deli, a good bagel sh...
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Fly Fishing and Conservation 12 December 2011, 6:52 am
When first learning to fly fish, all of our energies are consumed in mastering the basics; getting the right gear, learning to cast, becoming comfortable wading through the stream. Then we hook our first trout. When the line goes taut, our adrenaline spikes. We somehow manage to get the fish to the net and break out in a wide smile, whether the fish is a eight inch brown or an eighteen inch rainbow. We begin to become comfortable in our own skin as anglers and we have held a good number o...
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Fly Fishing and Compassion 29 August 2011, 10:15 pm
Compassion is a core value in many religious traditions. Judaism teaches that everyone, no matter how poor, must give tzedakah, charity, to remember that there is always someone out there in a more difficult situation. Jews must also visit the sick, feed the hungry and perform gemilut hasadim, acts of loving kindness.A day of fly fishing in Argentina this spring reminded me that compassion can occur on a stream as well. Although not in the famous fly fishing region of Patagonia, my guide Lucas a...
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John Gierach Fly Fishing Books Giveaway! 27 June 2011, 6:12 am
This spring, I received copies of two new books by the famous fly fishing author John Gierach: No Shortage of Good Days and Another Lousy Day in Paradise and Dances with Trout. I will be giving them away to readers of the Fly Fishing Rabbi Facebook page. To be eligible to win a free fly fishing book, please “like” the Fly Fishing Rabbi Facebook page here:Fly Fishing RabbiPromote Your Page TooFour winners will be chosen at random, two for each book, from the followers of the Facebook page on ...
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Fly Fishing & Frustration 17 January 2011, 3:00 am
Fly fishing is filled with times of frustration: getting rained out on the stream, losing a fly in a low hanging branch, being unable to thread your thin tippet line through the hole of a tiny little hook because your hands are too cold. One time I drove an hour from home to fish a new river. When I opened the trunk to put on my gear, I discovered that I had my vest and net, but had left my fly fishing rod at home. Perhaps the ultimate frustration in fly fishing is not catching any fish. Sometim...
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The Fly Fishing Reverend 15 January 2011, 9:12 am
This article on The Fly Fishing Rabbi is by Dr. Michael Attas, a practicing cardiologist, professor and an ordained Episcopal priest. He has avidly pursued fish with the magic of flies all over the world for 40 years. Dr. Attas also writes a column for the Waco Texas Tribune on health, ethics and religion.Several years ago I was sitting in the Houston Intercontinental Airport when my cell phone rang. It was the wife of Will Spong, who was perhaps my closest mentor in my dual life as a physicia...
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Fly Fishing for Tarpon, Permit and Bonefish 15 January 2011, 9:03 am
I am very pleased to be able to share this article by my friend Dr. Michael Attas, a practicing cardiologist, ordained Episcopal priest and avid fly fisher: While I cherish my time on my home waters of the Rockies, I also long for the chance to explore new places with my fly rod and to move into new territories-both physically and spiritually. On a trip to Belize, we searched for the big three for salt water fly fishermen—tarpon, permit and bonefish. Each requires a certain type of equipmen...
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Is Thanksgiving a Jewish Holiday? 19 November 2010, 3:40 pm
One day in late November a few years ago I ran into a congregant in the hallway of my Temple. She wished me a Happy Thanksgiving. Then she said: “Oh wait a minute. I didn’t mean to offend you. Do you celebrate Thanksgiving?” I said: “Of course! Jews celebrate Thanksgiving.” She laughed, a little embarrassed, and then I wished her a Happy Thanksgiving too.A stream near our house in the fallThere are many ritual, historical and theological connections between Judaism and Thanksgi...
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Places to Fish in Israel with Maps 12 November 2010, 9:49 pm
I recently came across a great website that gives detailed fishing reports for fishing spots in Israel: www.fishinginisrael.info. Put together by Nigel Ridley, each article contains descriptions of the fishing spot along with pictures and maps of where to fish. Below are two of Nigel's articles, with many more to be found on his site. Enjoy! The Fly Fishing Rabbi Saltwater Fishing Spot In Israel: Tel DorSouth of Haifa, the coastline from Kibbutz Nachsholim to just b...
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Delaware River Fly Tri will be a test of fitness and fishing 10 February 2020, 11:33 am
Trout Unlimited is putting a bit of a twist on the triathlon concept for an event that will debut this spring in Northeast Pennsylvania.
The inaugural Delaware River Fly Tri will feature a run, bike and paddling legs with a dose of fishing thrown in.
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Where Fly-Fishing Obsessives Go To Get Away From Crowds 5 February 2020, 11:38 am
The willows along the shore are swaying. Snowy Andean peaks are looming. After hours of intermittent rain, the sun is at full blaze, making the Rio Palena shine like an emerald. It’s December—prime fly-fishing season in northernmost Chilean Patagonia—and I’ve been casting streamer flies to ......
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Chinese paddlefish, one of the world’s largest fish, declared extinct 13 January 2020, 10:04 am
Native to China’s Yangtze River, these fish grew 23 feet in length, but haven’t been spotted since 2003.
Read in National Geographic: https://apple.news/APNME8qbcTfCI3TdbDpOTdA
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Just Do It 21 September 2020, 1:34 am
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Notorious 19 September 2020, 12:06 am
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Rebound 17 September 2020, 1:36 pm
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Blow Up 14 September 2020, 1:21 am
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The Arrival 11 September 2020, 2:30 am
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Corona Lisa 10 September 2020, 1:35 pm
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Please Help 18 August 2020, 12:43 pm
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Neighborhood Feast 16 August 2020, 12:27 pm
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Long Gone 13 August 2020, 7:19 am
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OH SO . . . . . 4 August 2020, 11:32 am
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Tying Times Episode 4: Bead Head Pheasant Tail Nymph 21 April 2020, 1:47 pm
This is one of my absolute favorite nymphs to tie and fish ( I do fish these on tenkara gear as well as western rod and reel). For me a a fly need to do [...]...
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Tying Times Episode 3: Ultralight Tenkara Floating Line 17 April 2020, 3:36 pm
For today’s episode of Tying Times ( click HERE to go to the tying times posts page ) I am going to tie up an Ultralight Tenkara Floating Line. I talk in the video about [...]...
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Fixed-Line Nymphing Zoom Webinar Monday 4/13/2020 7:30 EST (4:30 PM PST) 13 April 2020, 10:01 am
Need something to do tonight (Monday 4/13/2020) ? Come check out the Zoom Webinar hosted by Luong Tam (maker of Tenkara Tanuki tenkara rods) . Robert Worthing (of Tenkara Guides LLC ) and I are [...]...
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Tying Times – Tying Videos 8 April 2020, 6:16 pm
The magnolias are blooming. The crocus have come and gone. Narcissus are nodding their heads and tulips are just unfolding. I’d love to be out fishing now as the world moves on from the brown, [...]...
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First trip of 2020 and first with the Tanuki Pocket Ninja 29 January 2020, 2:21 pm
So I need to start off the first post of 2020 by thanking somebody; Past Me. And you should all do the same. I mean Past You has been a lazy so-and-so from time to [...]...
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Just One Thing: George Daniel 9 October 2019, 11:47 am
If you are familiar with the current names in the fly fishing game then you’ve probably come across George Daniel’s name. George is a former competitive angler on Fly Fishing Team USA (he took part [...]...
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New Book: Tenkara Today by Morgan Lyle 27 September 2019, 12:31 pm
Tenkara Today by Morgan Lyle, Stackpole Books, 2019 When I got home from a fishing trip a few days ago I had a pleasant surprise waiting for me. It was a preview copy of Tenkara [...]...
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Some late summer tailwater dry-dropper angling … and did somebody beat me with a sock full of nickels while I slept ? 17 September 2019, 12:35 pm
Okay. Firstly I am not getting any younger. And jeez Louise this river reminds me of that every time I fish it. Honestly, the next day I woke up and it felt like I’d been [...]...
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Limestone Explorations & Some Nymphing 12 September 2019, 2:58 pm
I’ve always had this problem trying to decide whether to focus on more artsy fartsy essay type posts or more “how-to” type posts and I’ve never really come to a conclusion (the blog is called [...]...
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Just One Thing: Rob Worthing 25 July 2019, 5:18 pm
In the Just one Thing series I put the question to folks “What one thing would you like to share with other anglers?” It very often expands to more than one thing though. For all [...]...
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Catch Magazine Edition #60 is Live! 29 January 2019, 1:59 pm
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CATCH Magazine 59 is LIVE! www.CatchMagazine.net 10 January 2019, 12:13 pm
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Catch Magazine Issue #47 is Live! 16 June 2016, 10:27 am
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Catch Magazine Issue #46 is Live! 15 April 2016, 12:08 am
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Catch Magazine Issue #44 is Live!!! 13 December 2015, 10:18 am
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In Case You Didn't Notice.... 27 October 2010, 2:35 pm
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We've Moved 7 October 2010, 8:44 am
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Lets Go Rays! 6 October 2010, 8:51 am
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We Like It 5 October 2010, 7:39 am
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Snooktastic 3 October 2010, 9:07 am
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Victory At Sea 28 September 2010, 5:49 pm
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Girls a Cryin' 27 September 2010, 7:57 pm
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Los Bastardos 27 September 2010, 7:17 pm
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New Logo 24 September 2010, 9:13 am
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Good Things, They're a'comin' 23 September 2010, 9:06 am
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