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States, Feds to circumvent Congress, push forward Klamath dam removals

The nation's largest-ever dam removal project to proceed under new agreement

by Chad Shmukler - Wednesday, Apr 6th, 2016

Tribal groups protest, calling for the removal of the Iron Gate dam (photo: Patrick McCully).

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.

RIO intros new InTouch Salmo/Steelhead fly line

RIO continues expansion of its InTouch lineup

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.

Cherry picking or full coverage?

Which approach will put the most fish in your net?

by Domenick Swentosky - Monday, Apr 4th, 2016

Photo: Domenick Swentosky

I sat atop an overbuilt picnic table in the damp shade of a large pine tree watching one angler after another fish the water beside me. Like a slow and silent time-lapse parade, over the span of an hour, the next fisherman took the position of the one before him, casting to the same water at the same angles — interchangeable, carbon copy approaches.

Rocky Mountain fly fishing road trip: Gearing up

Everything you'll need and more for a summer fishing road trip

by Todd Tanner - Friday, Apr 1st, 2016

On the road to the Missouri River in Montana (photo: Chad Shmukler).

Fly fishing. Road trip. Montana.

Sounds pretty reasonable, right? There’s something inherently intriguing about the idea of packing your gear, jumping in your rig, and heading out on the road to fish some of the best water in the Lower 48. I’m penciling in Montana as your destination, as the Big Sky state has the best wild trout fishing around ... but feel free to substitute Idaho, Wyoming, or Colorado if the spirit moves you.

On your own on the Maya Riviera

DIY fly fishing south of Cancun's resorts and crowds

by Chris Hunt - Thursday, Mar 31st, 2016

Photo: Chad Shmukler

Away from the constant “spring break” hustle of Cancun, south into the Yucatan hinterlands, there are fish. Lots of them.

And Rhett Schober knows where to find them. Seriously. He knows the Caribbean coastline like a local. That’s because, for all intents and purposes, he is one.

An ex-patriated Coloradan from Vail, Shrober has taken to the southeast corner of Mexico like … well, like a fish to water. He's traded in his little creek rods for stout saltwater gear and his chest waders for flats boots. Just for grins, he jokes about fly fishing the the flats in a thong.