by Matthew Reilly - Thursday, Apr 21st, 2016
Early in my life, my father instilled in me the habit of exploration, of wandering hand-in-hand with chance, and reveling in the results. So it comes as no surprise that we are both habitual fly fishermen infatuated with wild places.
by Tom Davis - Thursday, Apr 14th, 2016
John Voelker, poet laureate of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, once observed that fly fishing is the most fun a person can have while standing upright. Well, although it’s not a smart career move to disagree with the revered author of Trout Magic and Trout Madness, I think his remark betrays a certain lack of imagination. Good taste forbids me from citing specific examples to support my position.
by Tom Davis - Thursday, Apr 7th, 2016
Before the United States of America had a Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, the state of Wisconsin had one. The Wisconsin act took effect in 1965, three years before the Feds followed suit, and one of the original rivers designated for protection—one of the rivers that inspired the act’s creation, in fact—was the Popple.
by Chad Shmukler - Wednesday, Apr 6th, 2016
Officials from California, Oregon and the federal government have reached an agreement that would set the nation's largest ever dam removal project, on California's Klamath River, into action. The agreement — which leverages a dam delicensing process at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission — would circumvent a Republican congressional blockade and set into motion a project that would see the Klamath's dams removed by 2020.
by Ben Kryzinski - Tuesday, Apr 5th, 2016
Over the last few years, RIO has been gradually expanding its lineup of fly lines built on top of its ConnectCore technology, lines which it typically bear the InTouch moniker. The latest addition to the InTouch lineup, RIO's InTouch Salmo/Steelhead line, is more than just an existing line updated to include ConnectCore, it is a wholly redesigned offering for the salmon and steelhead fisherman.
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