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Sleeping dogs

Zeppelin will have none of it

by Mike Sepelak - Wednesday, Sep 11th, 2024

Photo: Mike Sepelak.

I try to let sleeping dogs lie but Zeppelin will have none of it. He seemed deep in his dreams at the foot of the bed when I slipped down the dark hallway to the kitchen, but, as I stand at the counter eating a hasty bowl of cereal, I hear the whisper of pads on hardwood, a breathy harrumph, and the soft thump of old bones settling to the floor beside me. I reach down and scratch his head.

Carpin' for smallmouth

In the height of summer, smallmouth and carp have a relationship akin to permit and stingrays

by Matthew Reilly - Sunday, Sep 8th, 2024

Photo: Matt Reilly.

“Damn clouds.”

In a demonstration of what may be one of my most regrettable and predictable behaviors, burdened by the lowering of light level as a cloud moved between me and the sun, I glanced towards the heavens to assess the duration of the timeout at hand, only to be temporarily blinded by that big ball of fire in the sky as it slipped behind the veil.

“Now I definitely can’t see anything.”

Review: Korkers Stealth Sneaker wading boots

The most comfortable wading boots I've ever worn

by Spencer Durrant - Saturday, Sep 7th, 2024

Photo: Korkers.

Korkers new Stealth Sneaker is a hybrid of the wading shoes we’ve seen grow in popularity lately and the tried-and-true wading boots we’ve used for decades. It’s also the single most unique piece of wading gear I’ve ever reviewed, and far and away the most comfortable.

3 Yellowstone National Park rivers with great fall fishing

When the crowds and the heat of summer are gone, these fisheries come alive

by Chris Hunt - Wednesday, Sep 4th, 2024

Fishing below famed Gibbon Falls in Yellowstone National Park (photo: Chad Shmukler).

To the natural world within the confines of Yellowstone National Park, the nebulous date at the tail end of summer when the vast majority of the human population “migrates” elsewhere must seem a complete mystery. One day, there’s a two-hour-long traffic jam between West Yellowstone and Madison Junction, and the next, the cars are just all gone.

Short-range streamers: Chaos as a teacher

What turmoil on the river can teach us about streamer fishing

by Chad Shmukler - Saturday, Aug 31st, 2024

Photo: Earl Harper.

We’ve often recommended streamer tactics that break the conventional long-distance mold. That is, presentations that eschew long casts and long swings or retrieves in favor of working up close and personal. It’s easy to recommend this approach with confidence, as these short-distance tactics work and work well on rivers, streams, and creeks all over the world.