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  1. Adult Brown Drake latch to a blade of grass

    One Minute In The Wild: Brown Drake Hatch on Silver Creek

    This is one of the best times to catch the beginning of the Brown Drake hatch. As the fish discover the large nymphs swimming to the surface, an angler has the chance at a fish of a lifetime on a cripple or emerger style pattern.

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    10 Min
  2. Man holding a steelhead trout in the water in British Columbia

    Mind Game: Finding Wild Steelhead in British Columbia

    As an angler who’s passionate about exploring that next destination, chasing that next species, it's impossible for one fish to stop interrupting that train of thought, Steelhead. Read the story by Joseph Evans (@Idaaflyy).

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    10 Min
  3. IDAHO X TEXAS REDFISH – A First Timer’s Account in the Lone Star State

    IDAHO X TEXAS REDFISH – A First Timer’s Account in the Lone Star State

    IdaaFlyy chases Texas Redfish with his guide Captain Mason and provides a list of things you should expect when booking your trip to the Lone Star State.

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    8 Min
  4. PLAN “C” RUN OFF

    PLAN “C” RUN OFF

    Jay and Noah make a plan for catching rainbow trout during high water runoff conditions. This is how they did it.

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    5 Min
  5. Who is Richard Wheatley? And Why All Fly Anglers Should Know Him

    Who is Richard Wheatley? And Why All Fly Anglers Should Know Him

    The Richard Wheatley name carries weight in fly fishing culture and these vintage aluminum fly boxes have become popular among diehard steelhead anglers. These boxes are not only functional, but they are works of art highly sought after by collectors for their heirloom quality.

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    3 Min
  6. The Everglades Trapped in Time

    The Everglades Trapped in Time

    The Rod and Gun is a time capsule of what Old Florida was like and was the exclusive hunting and fishing club in the Everglades for presidents like Roosevelt and Eisenhower, as well as celebrities like John Wayne, and Ernest Hemingway. We paid the current owner through the window of his Ford Taurus standing on the lawn outside our cabin; cash only.

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    9 Min
  7. Esox Lucius - The Search for a 40" Montana River Pike

    Esox Lucius - The Search for a 40" Montana River Pike

    Joseph Evans a.k.a Idafly and his friend Bryce fish the popular lower section of the Bitteroot River in search of a 40 inch pike, Esox Lucius.

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    5 Min
  8. How do you catch carp on a fly rod?

    How do you catch carp on a fly rod?

    When the weather heats up and it gets too hot for trout, anglers begin searching for warm water species such as the common carp. This is how you catch carp on a fly rod.

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    5 Min
  9. Gary LaFontaine's Airhead Fly - 3 Reasons You Should Fish This Fly

    Gary LaFontaine's Airhead Fly - 3 Reasons You Should Fish This Fly

    If you haven’t read the book Trout Flies by Gary LaFontaine, “You betta ask somebody.” I recently purchased a new copy of this book off eBay (new to me) actually signed by LaFontaine. It’s signed, “For effective flies -Gary LaFontaine.”

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    4 Min
  10. transluscent caddis pupa

    Top Five Trout Spey Flies for Summer

    It is not always the best technique, but it’s not in my nature to put down the spey rod for long. Beyond effectiveness, it is an enjoyable style of fishing. It’s deliberate. It’s laid back. It’s showing a fly to the fish and giving them ample opportunity to eat it. If they like it, they will respond and when they eat, it’s a jolt on a tight line.

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    3 Min
  11. No Bananas: A Superstition in Fishing

    No Bananas: A Superstition in Fishing

    In fact, chances are they’ll ask if you are in possession of any bananas before you board their vessel. If you are, they will end up in the water or on the dock. The bananas will not come on board. They all have stories to back up why bananas on fishing boats or fishing trips are taboo. I’ve got lots of them myself.

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    7 Min
  12. 66 Fly Fishing Rules

    66 Fly Fishing Rules

    Sometime in the fall of 2015, about a dozen of us were holed up at a river house we rented just down river from Prewitt Creek on the Missouri River in Montana. It was late and we had fished all day, so with our minds at an elevated level we began to brainstorm the rules of fly fishing. For some reason it occurred to me to write everything down that night, and assumed I’d never see it again.

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    3 Min
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