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Watersheds and watching flies
Zoom out to conserve, zoom in to observe, zoom over to the Grand Fir tonight to have a drink and a bite.
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Creek Freaks and Trout Whisperers: Advocacy from the Deschutes to the Chattahoochee
100 subscribers, Maupin in May, the DRA's Deschutes fight expands, a new blueprint for anadromous activism, and a club report from ATL.
Writing
Remembering Jimmy Carter, our greatest fly-fishing president
Many presidents have fished, but few had the soul of an angler.
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Read on the river, 2024
Sometimes, literally. The five favorite (mostly) fly-fishing books I read this year
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From runway to river
Fly-fishing fashion icons, Joe Pera, final slots for winter classes, and more.
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Finding your fly lab
Another critical element in establishing your home waters: having a place to test things out. Plus a new book from Robin Wall Kimmerer and the many (gnarly) faces of lamprey.
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Ground yourself on our home planet
Establish The Big Here on the way to finding your home waters. Also, two fun fly fishing films, and registration opening for Winter term class.
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Hot weather and trout fishing
A few top tips—and one essential piece of gear—can help keep fish safe when the temps get high.
Writing
The best fly-fishing books ever written
A definitive, once-and-for-all, not at all biased list of all the fly-fishing books that matter, from books for the fly-fishing curious beginner to technical methods and romantic lore
Learn
Pillar 2: Environment
Where do fish live? How can we find them? All about watersheds, rivers, and all those who live in them.
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Thinking in watersheds
Understanding watersheds, and the different types of rivers we're going to encounter when fly-fishing
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Reading the river: The Thalweg
Find the fast water for keys on where to row, where to put your flies, and how the river wants to be.