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  • BLOG

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    Burn pile

    Growing up on the fringes of the Deep South, in the East Texas piney woods region, there was always a tricky summer ballet we had to perform. It was a careful balance...

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    After the wake

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    The end of dispersed camping?
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    Trans-Angler: Old habits
  • PHOTOGRAPHY

    Latest Photography

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

    There are days when I’m not convinced our society can tell the difference between a blessing...

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    From the Archives

    Chasing Pyramid Lake's Lahontans
    Pyramid Lake's Lahontan Trout
    Business Trip: Wisconsin's Driftless Region
  • TRAVEL

    Latest Travel

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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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    Stikine River Alaska Fly Fishing
    Loafers and kings
    Surf Casting
    Dorothy Was Wrong. And Right.
  • CONSERVATION

    Latest Conservation

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    Are U.S. public lands on the chopping block?

    During a late-night meeting of the House Natural Resources Committee May 6, as congressional members were negotiating the inclusions in the federal budget bill, two...

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    Second round of NOAA firings put fish species at risk
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    Federal judge hits the brakes on Trump’s plan to fast-track industrial fish farming

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    Yellowstone gridlock expected to worsen but park not ready to curb traffic
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    Permanently end old growth logging in America's Salmon Forest, study says
  • REVIEWS

    Latest Review

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    Book Review: Norman Maclean: A Life of Letters and Rivers

    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

    From the Archives

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    Review: Patagonia Nano Puff Jacket (Full Zip)
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    Keen sandals: Ugly but seriously functional
  • TIPS

    Latest Tip

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    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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    A down-and-dirty nymph with a royal name
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    The truth about fly rods

    From the Archives

    Streamer Fishing for Trout
    Three crises of the strip
    Mouse Fly, Tenkara Rod
    Tenkara mousing
  • NEWS

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    After the flood

    I’ve known Tim O’Donnell for well over a decade, and I’d never heard this particular tinge of panic permeating his voice until this moment in western North Carolina. Tim...

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

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    Patagonia and Danner introduce the last wading boot you'll ever buy
    Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout
    Yellowstone Report: Efforts to Reduce Non-Native Fish Populations Are Failing
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