by Spencer Durrant - Friday, Jul 23rd, 2021
My phone’s weather app told me it was still 92 degrees outside.
At 8pm.
In June.
In Salt Lake City.I leaned back on my couch, mulling over my options. A few hours prior, I’d finished my hardest-ever day of guiding. The fish wouldn’t move for anything, and my clients—brand-new to fly fishing—had a tough time fighting the wind.
The clients caught a few fish, eventually, but that tough day was a symptom of a much larger problem.
by Chad Shmukler - Wednesday, Jul 21st, 2021
The Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks (FWP) announced yesterday a dramatic slate of fishing closures and restrictions which impacts some of the state's most iconic and sought out trout water, such as the Yellowstone, Madison, Beaverhead, Gallatin, and Missouri rivers. The closures come in response to dangerous and worsening river conditions, the result of historically low stream flows and high water temperatures, which threaten the survival of the state's trout and other fish species.
by Hatch Magazine - Tuesday, Jul 20th, 2021
G. Loomis recently announced the addition of a new series of rods to its celebrated NRX+ family. Dubbed the NRX+ T2S, the five new additions are all 8'10" in length and are aimed at what G. Loomis calls "apex saltwater anglers." If you're not sure what an apex saltwater angler is, that's okay. What you can be sure of is that when Steve Rajeff and the folks at G. Loomis introduce a new rod, it's always worth paying attention—especially when the rod in question has the letters "NRX" in the name.
by Chris Hunt - Thursday, Jul 15th, 2021
My little brother and I slipped our 17-foot aluminum canoe into the flat water of the Sabine just as the sun poked over the beech trees and hit the river. The quiet of the East Texas dawn was primal, and a heavy mist floated above the surface as we dipped our paddles into the river and pushed our way into the subtle current.
by George Daniel - Tuesday, Jul 13th, 2021
Once the heat of summer arrives and mayfly hatches wind down, some anglers believe dry fly fishing opportunities largely disappear. While heavy hatches and water boiling with rising trout may indeed be a memory until next spring, opportunities to find fish feeding near the surface still abound. As temperatures rise, terrestrial activity increases, and it is well known that terrestrials—ants, beetles, crickets, inchworms, and more—offer excellent dry fly opportunities. But taking proper advantage of terrestrial season means covering all your bases, both above and below the water.
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