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Public lands caucus: gift or grift?
Republican lawmakers with pitiful conservation records are singing a different tune on public lands
backing flycraft down boat ramp
Unwritten rules when fishing from a boat
Tips to help you avoid errors with your drift boat, raft, or other watercraft
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After the flood
Life and fishing in western N.C. in the wake of Hurricane Helene

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Public lands caucus: gift or grift?
Republican lawmakers with pitiful conservation records are singing a different tune on public lands
After the flood
Life and fishing in western N.C. in the wake of Hurricane Helene
Are U.S. public lands on the chopping block?
Last-minute shenanigans from House republicans seek to sell-off almost half a million acres of public lands
Second round of NOAA firings put fish species at risk
The latest cuts may impact the federal agency's ability to regulate overfishing, salmon hatcheries, and much more

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Tips & Technique

backing flycraft down boat ramp
Unwritten rules when fishing from a boat
Tips to help you avoid errors with your drift boat, raft, or other watercraft
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A down-and-dirty nymph with a royal name
Fish it proudly
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The truth about fly rods
6 observations about trout rods

Latest Conservation

Public lands caucus: gift or grift?
Republican lawmakers with pitiful conservation records are singing a different tune on public lands
Are U.S. public lands on the chopping block?
Last-minute shenanigans from House republicans seek to sell-off almost half a million acres of public lands
Second round of NOAA firings put fish species at risk
The latest cuts may impact the federal agency's ability to regulate overfishing, salmon hatcheries, and much more
Federal judge hits the brakes on Trump’s plan to fast-track industrial fish farming
Advocates for marine health say aquaculture "has no place in U.S. ocean waters."

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Travel

Lower Green River Lake
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Will your fishing trip to Canada be impacted by political tension?
How travel to Canada will — and won't — be affected by the ongoing trade war
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New Zealand trout: Crass and unsophisticated
Never go in against a Kiwi brown or rainbow trout when your fishing trip is on the line. Or so I’d been told.

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Public lands caucus: gift or grift?
Republican lawmakers with pitiful conservation records are singing a different tune on public lands
Burn pile
If we get done by noon, we can run down to the pond, sit in the shade and catch some fish
You're gonna need a bigger flat
Shark smarts gone wrong
After the wake
Answering why is difficult when the answers to most of our questions beget more questions

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Photography

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A year at The School of Trout
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The Fish of a Lifetime
A sneak peek into Matt Harris' 656-page fly fishing opus
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Trout school
Fly fishing immersion on the banks of the famed Henry's Fork

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    Public lands caucus: gift or grift?

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    Words: Todd Tanner.   Images: Tim Romano and Jeremy Roberts.

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    4 underrated Western trout towns

    I spent a beautiful spring week on Montana’s Bighorn River, one of those western gems that gets fished aggressively come summer. And, on a glorious April day when the...

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    Will your fishing trip to Canada be impacted by political tension?
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    New Zealand trout: Crass and unsophisticated

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    The fishing lodge
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    Public lands caucus: gift or grift?

    May’s been a weird month for those who have worked in the conservation field for any length of time. Not only has it seen an...

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    Are U.S. public lands on the chopping block?
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    Second round of NOAA firings put fish species at risk

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    Anglers to Trump: You're fired!
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    Norman Maclean wrote A River Runs Through It, the book which inspired the Robert Redford film of the same...

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    The Silent Spotter: Fly fishing films are good again
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    Book Review: Calling After Water

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    backing flycraft down boat ramp
    Unwritten rules when fishing from a boat

    Watercraft usage for fishing has increased significantly in recent years. Much like a growing city whose infrastructure was not designed to handle excessive numbers of...

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    sea run brown trout nymph
    A down-and-dirty nymph with a royal name
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    The truth about fly rods

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    ryan zinke cpac
    Public lands caucus: gift or grift?

    May’s been a weird month for those who have worked in the conservation field for any length of time. Not only has it seen an...

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    brook trout pigeon river
    After the flood
    rainbow mountain wilderness bob wick
    Are U.S. public lands on the chopping block?

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    Dave McCoy speaks to anglers and shop goers inside Emerald Water Anglers in Seattle, Washington (photo: Matt DeLorme / IG @mdelormephoto).
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    The Provo River in Utah.
    Water, Trout and Politics in Utah
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