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You should have been here last week
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A Henry's Fork unicorn
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Trout Unlimited sues Trump administration over Pebble Mine
Group poses legal challenge to the EPA's attempt to strip Bristol Bay of mining protections
Up in smoke
Decades of forest mismanagement has led to perilous conditions in our nation's forests
G. Loomis intros the NRX+
After almost a decade, Loomis has introduced the successor to the wildly popular NRX series
Trump admin finalizes repeal of Clean Water Rule
WOTUS rollback reverses protections on millions of miles of streams

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Tips & Technique

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Prospecting 101
Finding treasure on the water
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How to fish the carp spawn
Finding and approaching fish, fly choices, hooking and landing and more tips for chasing pre and post-spawn carp that are on the prowl for food
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The key to becoming a better fly angler
Chances are you already know what it is, you've just convinced yourself otherwise

Latest Conservation

Up in smoke
Decades of forest mismanagement has led to perilous conditions in our nation's forests
Trump admin finalizes repeal of Clean Water Rule
WOTUS rollback reverses protections on millions of miles of streams
Alaska's Tongass is in peril again
The Trump administration is seeking to bring back unprofitable, destructive logging to one of the world's greatest salmon fisheries
Denmark declares: No new fish farms
Citing environmental concerns, Danish minister decries a halt to new farming operations

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Travel

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Throw out the playbook
You don't have to color between the lines
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For dry-fly creek freaks, it's the best time of the year
Stalking desert rainbows on Idaho's Lost River
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For my friend Tom Davis
For now they endure, at a place called Eagle Falls

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Dear Chad
You should have been here last week
A Henry's Fork unicorn
An ode to an ant
We're all landowners
Protect what's yours from those that would seek to take it from you
Throw out the playbook
You don't have to color between the lines

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Photography

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Abaco after the storm
20 images of Hurricane Dorian's destruction in the Bahamas
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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

Latest Gear

G. Loomis intros the NRX+
After almost a decade, Loomis has introduced the successor to the wildly popular NRX series
Review: Orvis PRO waders
Can Orvis' innovative, new, workhorse waders challenge the throne?
YETI intros the Hopper M30, the latest evolution of its genre-defining soft cooler
The third incarnation of YETI's beloved Hopper line looks to be the best yet
Scott intros new Sector fly rods, successor to the wildly popular Meridian series
The heralded Colorado rod maker introduces a new saltwater-targeted flagship series
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    Dear Chad


    Dear Chad,

    Oh, man. You should have been here this last week. By the time you’re...

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    Images: Dan Zazworsky. Words: Dan Zazworsky, Chad Shmukler.

    Not long before nightfall on September 1, Hurricane Dorian made landfall on Great Abaco island...

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    Throw out the playbook

    My daughter turned 21 over the weekend. She’s a wanderer. And I’m envious.

    Several years ago, on a swing through New South Wales and Queensland to meet with...

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    Rocky Mountain fly fishing road trip: Gearing up
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    7,000 miles and on
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    Up in smoke

    I’d been optimistic. Maybe, I thought, ash from the fire, and subsequent flooding, didn’t destroy the river completely. Perhaps a few stretches were spared, leaving just...

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    Trump admin finalizes repeal of Clean Water Rule
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    Alaska's Tongass is in peril again

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    What about the others?
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    Seafood Watch downgrades (some) wild steelhead to "avoid"
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    Review: Orvis PRO waders

    As a longtime gear junkie and reviewer, I’ve come to expect a certain level of quality from certain brands.

    It shouldn’t surprise anyone that I hold Orvis gear in...

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    Review: Sage TROUT LL fly rod
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    Review: ECHO BASE fly rod

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    Review: Winston Kairos fly rod
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    Review: Patagonia Tough Puff Hoody
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    Prospecting 101

    South of Old Faithful, a tiny stream runs beneath the Grand Loop Road—thousands of tourists drive over the little bridge every single summer day.

    A trail generally...

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    How to fish the carp spawn
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    The key to becoming a better fly angler

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    Don't blame your fly rod for your lousy casting
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    sockeye salmon kvichak river tributary alaska
    Trout Unlimited sues Trump administration over Pebble Mine

    Trout Unlimited is taking the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to court over the removal of protections granted to the Bristol Bay region of southwest Alaska from the...

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    Condit Dam Removal
    DamNation Documentary Nears Completion
    The new RIO Skagit Max Long shooting head.
    RIO Expands Skagit Lineup with Skagit Max Long, New VersiTip Packages
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