Opening Day

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Is the end of the beginning the beginning of the end? For years, maybe decades, my buddy Dan and I have kept a tradition. To be on Dan's home water together on opening day of trout season. This is a high point on the calendar for...

Saturday Shoutout / Waisted Youth

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ONE OF MY BEST FISHING BUDDIES WRITING ABOUT ONE OF MY FAVORITE GUIDES. HOW CAN I PASS THAT UP? I was in the Bahamas recently for the G&G Bonefish School. My good buddy Rich Hohne was along representing for the folks at Simms who generously...

New Rods From Winston

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One of the best known names in fly rods makes some interesting moves in 2015. Winston is known for smooth powerful action and made-in-America quality. Neither of those things has changed but the the new Nexus and Micro Spey rod are both departures of a...

Give It A Chance To Fail

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By Justin Pickett ON A RECENT FLOAT TRIP, LOUIS AND I WERE EXCITED (A.K.A. DROOLING) ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY TO THROW OUR FAIR SHARE OF STREAMERS ON A PIECE OF WATER THAT IS MORE ACCUSTOMED TO SEEING DRY/DROPPER AND INDICATOR RIGS. This river is full of big fish...

Sunday Classic / Poonshine

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It's sunny and sixty-eight degrees. Just a little breeze. It's mid-April. A perfect day for fishing in Bozeman, Montana. The trouble is, we're not in Bozeman. It's actually ten degrees warmer in Bozeman. I know this because my buddy Rich is looking at the weather on...