The Deschutes River Steelhead Camp, Sept 11-20, 2017

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The Deschutes Steelhead Camp, operated by Jeff Hickman’s Fish The Swing, is one of our most popular trips and many anglers return year after year. In order to accommodate more anglers we are excited to be extending this year’s trip with an additional group. The trip...



Sunday Classic / Gary Merriman Ties The Tarpon Toad

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I'VE KNOWN GARY MERRIMAN FOR OVER TWENTY YEARS AND ONLY FOUND OUT ABOUT A YEAR AGO THAT HE WAS THE CREATOR OF THE TARPON TOAD. ...



Saturday Shoutout / Simon Says Streamers

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Here’s an excellent streamer tutorial from Simon Gawesworth. This video, part of RIO’s “How To” series, features two of my favorite people. Simon Gawesworth and Rob “Silent Bob” Parkins throw streamers on the South Fork and Simon does an excellent job imparting serious wisdom. Simon covers virtually...



Strike Indicators, What Matters to Me

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DO STRIKE INDICATORS SPOOK FISH? There is a lot of debate over whether strike indicators spook fish. I'm not going to beat around the bush on this one folks. I truly believe that most of the time they don't. Especially if you rule out calm and...



Sunday Classic / Streamer Retrieves For Different Current Speeds

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I've talked in great detail about streamer fishing since I began writing articles for Gink & Gasoline. Most of my time has been spent talking about color and pattern choice, streamer gear/rigging for both big and small water and how to locate and target prime...