Saturday Shoutout / Dr King Goes Bonefishing

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I'M SURE THAT WHEN THE FOLKS AT DENEKI OUTDOORS ASK FOR THEIR READERS BONEFISHING STORIES THEY NEVER EXPECTED THIS WONDERFUL RESPONSE. The author, identified as Brenda, tells a story so touching I choked up when I read it. No surprise, Dr King is a personal hero...

Winner of the Photo Caption Contest

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Just wanted to thank everyone who participated in the photo caption contest this past week. It was really tough picking a winner with all the great entries, but after a cold beer, I picked the entry that had louis and I laughing our butts off...

Choosing a line for your switch rod Part one: Understanding lines and line tapers

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SO YOU BOUGHT A SWITCH ROD...NOW WHAT? The idea behind the switch rod is simple. What if you could have the best of both worlds? What if you were nymphing under an indicator but you had the length of a Spey rod to highstick? What if...

Sunday’s Classic / The Fish That Took Three Anglers to Land

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I'll never forget the epic battle that took place between three anglers and a trophy salmonid one freezing December morning in 2010. I was having the time of my life on a steelhead fishing trip with my great friends Louis Cahill and Murphy Kane. We...

Saturday Shoutout / Brookies and Steelhead

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At the risk of being self serving, I'm shouting out to an essay I put together for the good folks at Filson. They are putting some energy into beefing up the Filson Life Blog and it's looking pretty good. Check out Yellowhammers and Specks On the other...