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Saturday Shoutout / River of Gold
I MADE A PROMISE TO MYSELF, YEARS AGO, THAT I WAS NOT GOING TO MAKE A BUCKET LIST. Meaning, that I wasn't going to put off the things I wanted to do in my life until the end, counting on days I might not have. That...
3 Dynamite Spey Rods For 2015
I've had the chance to cast a lot of Spey rods this year and 3 have earned my respect. Whether I'm fishing switch rods for trout or full-on Spey rods for steelhead and salmon, I love swinging flies with two-handed rod. I only wish I...
Tarpon on the Fly: 10 Rookie Mistakes
I'll never forget heading down to the Florida Keys for my first fishing trip for tarpon on the fly. Cruise control set and adrenaline pumping through my veins, that fifteen hour drive south only felt like it took four hours. My rookie confidence was overflowing,...
Proposed Bahamian Flats Fishing Regulations, A Deeper Perspective
By Sarah Grigg An Uncomfortable, Unexpected Fisheries Debate in The Bahamas Some anglers compare fighting a bonefish on the line to wrangling a bat out of hell. Most would agree that few saltwater flats parallel those of the Bahamas for pursuing this species. Perhaps nowhere else on...
Saturday Shoutout / Free The Snake
Patagonia champions the Snake River. Professor David Montgomery, of the Univercity of Washington makes an interesting point about rivers. We think of rivers as a mode of moving water and materials to the ocean, but we don't think about those rivers, and their wild salmon runs,...