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The 7 sister principles of the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation and Management
These form the core of America's unparalleled system of public lands and waters
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Blood brother
A hunter explores the relationship between himself and the deer
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Review: ECHO OHS fly rod
ECHO's One Hand Spey rod offers versatility, opens new fishing opportunities

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Love the outdoors? Here are 8 Senate races where we can make the difference.
Anglers, hunters, hikers, bikers, climbers and more have the power to choose those that fight for us
Yellowstone gridlock expected to worsen but park not ready to curb traffic
While visits are projected to climb, park officials continue to collect data, ponder solutions
Potatoes for tarpon
How potatoes can help restore inshore tarpon habitat
RIO intros new DirectCore Jungle Series fly lines
New line is aimed at anglers that chase golden dorado, peacock bass, tigerfish and more

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Tips & Technique

sculpin eating brown trout
One more streamer tip: Sculpins up and fast
Do like the sculpins do
arctic grayling
Multi-purpose flies
Up your odds by choosing flies that can be fished using a variety of presentations
big pennsylvania brown trout
5 big fish fighting tips to consider before you cast
Avoiding the walk of shame

Latest Conservation

The 7 sister principles of the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation and Management
These form the core of America's unparalleled system of public lands and waters
Vote for the outdoors: Here's how
Cast your ballots for candidates with a record of voting for clean air, water and healthy landscapes
Not a single Montana angler should vote for Matt Rosendale or Greg Gianforte
Rosendale and Gianforte have a track record of betraying Montana sportsmen and women
Love the outdoors? Here are 8 Senate races where we can make the difference.
Anglers, hunters, hikers, bikers, climbers and more have the power to choose those that fight for us

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Travel

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Middle Lake
That bright memory is tangled with another, darker one
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That guy
On most fishing trips, there's one
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The old fart bar
Where you’re a stranger for as long as it takes you to sit down at the bar

Latest Blog

Vote for the outdoors: Here's how
Cast your ballots for candidates with a record of voting for clean air, water and healthy landscapes
Not a single Montana angler should vote for Matt Rosendale or Greg Gianforte
Rosendale and Gianforte have a track record of betraying Montana sportsmen and women
Dirty dozens: Who to vote out this November
Want to cast a vote for the outdoors? Vote out candidates that vote against clean air and water.
Here's to spring
A lot of folks love fall, I hate it

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Photography

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Chile looming
The Andes keep watch over the famed trout waters of Patagonia's Los Lagos region
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Jersey shore
Its beaches along the Atlantic are the crown jewel of New Jersey's myriad angling opportunities
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Greenland rising
North to the land of reindeer and char

Latest Gear

Review: ECHO OHS fly rod
ECHO's One Hand Spey rod offers versatility, opens new fishing opportunities
Review: Thomas & Thomas Zone fly rod
The brand's first foray into the mid-priced tier has a lot to offer
Review: Douglas Outdoors DXF fly rod
Douglas' all-around performer offers real value
RIO intros new DirectCore Jungle Series fly lines
New line is aimed at anglers that chase golden dorado, peacock bass, tigerfish and more
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    Vote for the outdoors: Here's how

    It's tempting to self-soothe by telling ourselves that despite how divisive political rhetoric has become, in truth, nothing much has really changed. We still...

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    Not a single Montana angler should vote for Matt Rosendale or Greg Gianforte
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    Dirty dozens: Who to vote out this November

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    Which anglers have influenced your fly fishing?
    Spey Casting Deschutes River
    In Search of the Grab: Swing, Step, Repeat
  • PHOTOGRAPHY

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    Patagonia is a vast region of dramatic landscapes that most commonly refers to the Andes-influenced areas of both Argentina and Chile. Reaching from the Barrancas River in...
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    Kamchatka Fly Fishing - Two Yurt River
    Discovering Kamchatka
    Mt. Hood
    2 Oregon Summer Trips
  • TRAVEL

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    Middle Lake

    Below Elizabeth Falls, where it thunders out of Black Lake, the Fond du Lac du Nord relaxes. The river sprawls across a boulder-studded delta, braiding into pools and...

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    That guy
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    The old fart bar

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    Brown Trout - Arkansas River
    Of browns and bugs
    Henry's Fork
    A Henry's Fork Story
  • CONSERVATION

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    The 7 sister principles of the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation and Management

    American wilderness, today, exists primarily because early conservationists fought to preserve it. As early as 1860, these visionaries, through sheer political willpower,...

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    Vote for the outdoors: Here's how
    matt rosendale
    Not a single Montana angler should vote for Matt Rosendale or Greg Gianforte

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    Heritage and nature
    Wild steelhead's last best chance
  • REVIEWS

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    Review: ECHO OHS fly rod

    In the Finger Lakes region of upstate New York, from mid October to early December, landlocked Atlantic salmon run up countless tributaries to spawn, often coming in waves...

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    Review: Thomas & Thomas Zone fly rod
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    Review: Douglas Outdoors DXF fly rod

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    Review: Cheeky Tyro Fly Reel
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    Review: Patagonia Tough Puff Hoody
  • TIPS

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    One more streamer tip: Sculpins up and fast

    Chances are, watching guide Santos Madero work a streamer is like nothing you've seen before. Instead of the long casts, big mends and extended swings or retrieves most...

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    arctic grayling
    Multi-purpose flies
    big pennsylvania brown trout
    5 big fish fighting tips to consider before you cast

    From the Archives

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    Save big on baggage fees on your next fishing trip
    Making the most of Spring high water
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    Love the outdoors? Here are 8 Senate races where we can make the difference.

    Those of us who rely on the outdoors to move us, rehabilitate us or sustain us—whether as anglers, hikers, bikers, kayakers, skiers, rafters, climbers, riders, hunters or...

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    Yellowstone gridlock expected to worsen but park not ready to curb traffic
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    Potatoes for tarpon

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    NY to Refund Over $1.5 Million in Fishing License Sales
    Small Stream Fly Fishing
    Headwaters Matter: EPA Report Confirms what Anglers Have Known All Along
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