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After the wake
Answering why is difficult when the answers to most of our questions beget more questions
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Will your fishing trip to Canada be impacted by political tension?
How travel to Canada will — and won't — be affected by the ongoing trade war
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Public lands and talking heads: Same as it ever was
Too often, when we discuss real issues, our positions are supplied to us

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Will your fishing trip to Canada be impacted by political tension?
How travel to Canada will — and won't — be affected by the ongoing trade war
Public lands and talking heads: Same as it ever was
Too often, when we discuss real issues, our positions are supplied to us
Colorado native trout found reproducing in new home waters
After almost being wiped out by wildfire, Hayden Creek Cutthroat trout are on the rebound
Redington releases new EDC fly rods
A new multi-application rod lineup featuring 15 different models

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Tips & Technique

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A down-and-dirty nymph with a royal name
Fish it proudly
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The truth about fly rods
6 observations about trout rods
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Tips for trout anglers with limited budgets
You don't need a bottomless bank account to become a stellar angler

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Public lands and talking heads: Same as it ever was
Too often, when we discuss real issues, our positions are supplied to us
Colorado native trout found reproducing in new home waters
After almost being wiped out by wildfire, Hayden Creek Cutthroat trout are on the rebound
Fish and wildlife bullsh*t
For natural history education the internet functions like a sewer system in reverse
Objective advocacy
Real journalism has an agenda

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Will your fishing trip to Canada be impacted by political tension?
How travel to Canada will — and won't — be affected by the ongoing trade war
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New Zealand trout: Crass and unsophisticated
Never go in against a Kiwi brown or rainbow trout when your fishing trip is on the line. Or so I’d been told.
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Planning a fly fishing trip? It's never too early to start.
Tips for a successful fly fishing venture to far away places

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After the wake
Answering why is difficult when the answers to most of our questions beget more questions
Public lands and talking heads: Same as it ever was
Too often, when we discuss real issues, our positions are supplied to us
Sick fishing
Cigars, I told myself. It’s just the cigars.
Can fly fishing for trout change your life?
Why do 7 million anglers pick up a fly rod and go fishing every year?

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Photography

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A year at The School of Trout
A collection of images from the world's finest fly fishing school
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The Fish of a Lifetime
A sneak peek into Matt Harris' 656-page fly fishing opus
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Trout school
Fly fishing immersion on the banks of the famed Henry's Fork

Latest Gear

The truth about fly rods
6 observations about trout rods
Tips for trout anglers with limited budgets
You don't need a bottomless bank account to become a stellar angler
Faster isn't always better, even on the flats
Rods that bend have benefits, almost anywhere you fish
Redington releases new EDC fly rods
A new multi-application rod lineup featuring 15 different models
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    After the wake

    About ten years ago, two deaths in my family sent me searching through old boxes and files for a picture someone had taken during a camping trip in southern Illinois...

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    Public lands and talking heads: Same as it ever was
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    A great personality
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    Words: Todd Tanner.   Images: Tim Romano and Jeremy Roberts.

    There are days when I’m not convinced our society can tell the difference between a blessing...

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    Where the Wild Things Are
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    Will your fishing trip to Canada be impacted by political tension?

    Canadians are among the friendliest people in the world. Relentlessly polite, self-deprecating and unbelievably gracious, it takes a lot to get under their skin (unless...

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    New Zealand trout: Crass and unsophisticated
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    Planning a fly fishing trip? It's never too early to start.

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    The last moment of silence
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    Planning a fly fishing trip? It's never too early to start.
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    Public lands and talking heads: Same as it ever was

    “I do not understand, myself, what the necessity is for the government entering into the show business in the Yellowstone National Park. I...

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    Pogy are knocking, will you heed the call?
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    Nissan trashes a stream in new Frontier pickup ad
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    Book Review: Norman Maclean: A Life of Letters and Rivers

    Norman Maclean wrote A River Runs Through It, the book which inspired the Robert Redford film of the same...

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    The Silent Spotter: Fly fishing films are good again
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    Book Review: Calling After Water

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    Gear we love right now: January 2023
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    Review: Korkers rear-entry Hatchback wading boot
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    A down-and-dirty nymph with a royal name

    Like most fly fishers, I have many mentors who have helped me as I’ve pursued the craft over some 50 years now. Some, like both of my grandfathers, physically delivered me...

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    The truth about fly rods
    fly fishing netting trout
    Tips for trout anglers with limited budgets

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    Let's stop the tiny tippet nonsense
    Ice Covered Stream
    Off-the-river fly fishing
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    Will your fishing trip to Canada be impacted by political tension?

    Canadians are among the friendliest people in the world. Relentlessly polite, self-deprecating and unbelievably gracious, it takes a lot to get under their skin (unless...

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    national grassland oklahoma
    Public lands and talking heads: Same as it ever was
    hayden creek cutthroat trout
    Colorado native trout found reproducing in new home waters

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    2015 Fly Fishing Film Tour
    Fly Fishing Film Tour Kicks Off
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    Utah's public lands battle shows the power of political contributions
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