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Loaded for gar and other toothy fish
A look at Scientific Angler's extensive lineup of bombproof wire leaders and materials
RIO Powerflex Plus
Gear trend: stronger leaders, tippet for 2016
Coming soon: fewer lost fish
Scientific Anglers Tippet Spools
Understanding Leaders and Tippets
RIO Suppleflex Trout Leader
RIO Adds New Delicate Presentation Leaders
Tippet Rings
Tippet Rings: Use Them
Unless you like wasting money, you should probably be using tippet rings
Knotless Tapered Leaders
Tip: Stop Wasting Money on Leaders
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  • BLOG

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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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    Not on my pants, not again
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    A nearby faraway

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    Paddle Board - SUP Fly Fishing - BOTE Drift
    Stand up paddle board fly fishing
    Tom Sadler (left) and Alex Diekmann.
    They will write songs about you
  • PHOTOGRAPHY

    Latest Photography

    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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    Wild Brook Trout 1
    More of Pennsylvania's Small Freestoners
    #NowOrNeverglades Photo Contest: The Winners
  • TRAVEL

    Latest Travel

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    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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    kayak painting
    A maritime disaster
    bonefish release
    Realms of perception
  • CONSERVATION

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    Caddisflies, mayflies and stoneflies amongst most threatened in worldwide insect decline

    According to a new study published in the journal Biological Conservation, 40 percent of global insect species are threatened with extinction. The four most affected...

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    The descent of Ducks Unlimited
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    The last generation of trout anglers

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    Pogy are knocking, will you heed the call?
    creek low water
    Heat
  • REVIEWS

    Latest Review

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    Review: Redington GRANDE fly reel

    I can still remember my first "real" fly reel. As a brand new fly angler, I had dumped almost every penny I had into a rod—a handsome, noodley 5-weight Diamondback that I...

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    Review: Redington Butter Stick fly rod (2019)
    Winston PURE fly rod
    Review: Winston PURE fly rod

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    Review: Simms DOWNstream Jacket
    Stickman P5 Evil Black
    Review: Stickman Rods P5 Fly Rod
  • TIPS

    Latest Tip

    mexico permit
    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.

    ...

    view article

    More Tips

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    Fish where the water gets dirty
    school of trout - pat mccabe
    The School of Trout is back, and bigger, in year two

    From the Archives

    Small Stream Fly Fishing
    Small stream fly fishing
    Ice Covered Stream
    Off-the-river fly fishing
  • NEWS

    Latest News

    caddis
    Caddisflies, mayflies and stoneflies amongst most threatened in worldwide insect decline

    According to a new study published in the journal Biological Conservation, 40 percent of global insect species are threatened with extinction. The four most affected...

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    Parts of the southeastern US are naturally resilient to climate change—but not for long
    school of trout - pat mccabe
    The School of Trout is back, and bigger, in year two

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    The 10 most read stories of 2018
     East Fork of the Lewis River
    Victory for Wild Steelhead in Washington
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