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Bad cast? Fish it anyway.
Sometimes fishing can be just like horseshoes and hand grenades
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Requiem for a peregrine
One of the penalties of an ecological education is that one lives alone in a world of wounds
Norway rat eradication using brodifacoum on South Georgia Island
Chemophobia in America: Part II — Brodifacoum
Why would wildlife advocates defend one of the most dangerous pesticides on earth?

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Chemophobia in America: Part II — Brodifacoum
Why would wildlife advocates defend one of the most dangerous pesticides on earth?
Chemophobia in America: Part I — Rotenone
Saving native fish with poison
Conservation groups cheer passage of sweeping, but imperfect, public lands bill
Bipartisan bill protects hundreds of thousands of acres of public lands, reauthorizes beloved conservation program
In the Heart of the Rockies to debut on Sportsmans Channel
New film explores how human-caused climate change is impacting hunting and angling throughout the West

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Tips & Technique

cutthroat trout
Bad cast? Fish it anyway.
Sometimes fishing can be just like horseshoes and hand grenades
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Sight fishing with streamers
Sometimes, you can't catch what you can't see
brown trout
10 tips for photographing fish
How to get better results for you and the fish

Latest Conservation

Chemophobia in America: Part II — Brodifacoum
Why would wildlife advocates defend one of the most dangerous pesticides on earth?
Chemophobia in America: Part I — Rotenone
Saving native fish with poison
Conservation groups cheer passage of sweeping, but imperfect, public lands bill
Bipartisan bill protects hundreds of thousands of acres of public lands, reauthorizes beloved conservation program
In the Heart of the Rockies to debut on Sportsmans Channel
New film explores how human-caused climate change is impacting hunting and angling throughout the West

the latest

Travel

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How to drink your way through the fishing day: South Padre Island, Texas
Your guide to the best beer, spirits and food in Texas' flats-fishing paradise
bonefish release
Realms of perception
Oh, you can believe it
kayak painting
A maritime disaster
It went something like this ...

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Shut up and fish
Your guide is your guide for a reason
Not on my pants, not again
A totally meaningless journey down the eastern seaboard
A nearby faraway
Standing outside the woods, peering into it, became ritual
Orvis Guide to Fly Fishing now free on Amazon
All 13 episodes of the celebrated TV and DVD series are now free for Prime members

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Photography

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Where dorado is king
Exploring Argentina's Iberá Marshlands in search of golden dorado
Vatnajökull National Park - Iceland - Land Rover
In the Highlands
Prehistoric trout and char in Iceland's wild interior
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Stilt Houses of Texas
Exploring the rich, rustic coastal communities that dot the Texas coast

Latest Gear

Review: Van Staal VF Series fly reel
Cult favorite spinning reel maker Van Staal makes a second foray into the fly world
The 10 most read stories of 2018
Reader favorites from the past year
Review: Redington GRANDE fly reel
After over a year of testing, our thoughts on Redington's newest big game stopper
Review: Redington Butter Stick fly rod (2019)
Are you glass-curious?
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    Shut up and fish

    A decade or so ago, my buddy Kirk Deeter, now a colleague of mine at Trout Unlimited, flew north to Lake Athabasca for some serious late-summer pike fishing.

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    North Platte River Rainbow Trout
    The most accurate 2016 predictions. Ever.
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    Photos: Earl Harper and Chad Shmukler, Words: Chad Shmukler.

    When leaving the hustle and bustle of Buenos Aires' international airport, you'll see groups...

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    More of Pennsylvania's Small Freestoners
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    padre island brewing company beer flight
    How to drink your way through the fishing day: South Padre Island, Texas

    The grass and sand flats of the Lower Laguna Madre might be the most productive flats system, outside of the Florida Keys, in the contiguous U.S. But that doesn't mean the...

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    Realms of perception
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    A maritime disaster

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    Anticipation
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    How to do a Trout Town: Viroqua, Wisconsin
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    Norway rat eradication using brodifacoum on South Georgia Island
    Chemophobia in America: Part II — Brodifacoum

    Few pesticides are more dangerous than brodifacoum, an anticoagulant used on rodents. And few pesticides have been more grossly abused by homeowners and farmers.

    ...

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    Chemophobia in America: Part I — Rotenone
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    Conservation groups cheer passage of sweeping, but imperfect, public lands bill

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    Heritage and nature
    Washington Wild Salmon Recovery
    Washington Wild Salmon On the Upswing, Somewhat
  • REVIEWS

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    Review: Van Staal VF Series fly reel

    They may not be a household name in fly fishing circles, but Van Staal spinning reels have achieved cult status amongst surf casters that spend all their free time in the...

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    Review: Redington GRANDE fly reel
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    Review: Redington Butter Stick fly rod (2019)

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    Review: Sage DART fly rod
    Sage 3200 and 2200 Reels
    Review: Sage's Budget-Friendly 2200 and 3200 Reel Series
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    Bad cast? Fish it anyway.

    My 19-year-old daughter had driven over from her summer gig in the Tetons to chase some native cutthroats with me at our favorite little haunt high in the Caribou Range of...

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    Sight fishing with streamers
    brown trout
    10 tips for photographing fish

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    12 Dry Fly Fishing Tips
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    Norway rat eradication using brodifacoum on South Georgia Island
    Chemophobia in America: Part II — Brodifacoum

    Few pesticides are more dangerous than brodifacoum, an anticoagulant used on rodents. And few pesticides have been more grossly abused by homeowners and farmers.

    ...

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    pauite cutthroat trout - silver king creek
    Chemophobia in America: Part I — Rotenone
    steamboat creek
    Conservation groups cheer passage of sweeping, but imperfect, public lands bill

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    5 Weeks of Stocking Stuffers Giveaway
    Giveaway: 5 Weeks of Fly Fishing Stocking Stuffers
    The Allen Xa2 Fly Rod
    Allen Fly Fishing Releases New Xa2 Rod Series
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