by Chris Hunt - Thursday, Jul 5th, 2018
Throughout the West, in hidden streams and backcountry rivers, one of the continent’s signature trout is busy looking up.
With July comes cutthroat trout season.
Certainly, some of us have been catching cutties for weeks—even months if we braved the snow and the cold on rivers that remain open all year. But between now and the middle of September here in the Rockies, cutthroats on big, gaudy dry flies don’t get much easier to catch.
by Chad Shmukler - Tuesday, Jul 3rd, 2018
Each year for what will soon be a century, many of the nation's best outdoor writers, editors and publishers gather for the Outdoor Writers Association of America's (OWAA) annual conference. The OWAA, founded in 1927, is the largest and oldest association of professional outdoor communicators.
by Chad Shmukler - Monday, Jul 2nd, 2018
Earlier this week, R.L. Winston announced two new rod models in advance of this years International Fly Tackle Dealers (IFTD) show in Orlando, Florida. Winston's new offerings include its new "light line" PURE series, and a saltwater-focused version of its popular AIR rods, which debuted at IFTD in 2016.
by Chad Shmukler - Thursday, Jun 28th, 2018
Lead stinks. It's bad for fish. It's bad for birds. It's bad for people. It's toxic, nasty stuff that we shouldn't be happily tossing into our rivers and streams or sticking in our mouths. This is a fact that's been public knowledge for more than half a century and yet walk into your local fly shop today and chances are you'll still find lead split shot hanging on the wall and weighting down the weighted flies in the fly bin.
by Chris Hunt - Wednesday, Jun 27th, 2018
I stepped into the air-conditioned bar just off the main drag in Grand Isle, La., and was greeted with a familiar aura.
Dimly lit by sketchy beer lamps and neon, a haze of blue-gray cigarette smoke hovered at eye level. Most of the barstools were occupied by locals, all donning caps and shirts depicting fish or fishing of some sort. Mostly men, but a few women, too.
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