A Closer Look, Blood Red

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THIS AMAZING NORTH CAROLINA RAINBOW TROUT WAS CAUGHT BY MY OLDEST AND DEAREST FRIEND, JOHN GIRARDEAU. It's been a while since I've seen a fish with color like this. What a remarkable creature. John hails from Denver CO, but I suspect we'll be seeing a lot...

The 2014 Gink and Gasoline Fly Fishing Photography Contest Is On!

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IT’S THAT TIME AGAIN! Time for you to hit us with your best shot…of 2013. The annual Gink and Gasoline fly fishing photography contest is on. Send us your best fly fishing photos shot in 2013 and win one of these fabulous prizes. (I just love saying...

Sunday Classic / Better Posture For Line Speed

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REMEMBER WHEN YOUR MOTHER TOLD YOU TO STAND UP STRAIGHT? Yeah, forget all that. Posture matters but so few people think about the basics, like how they stand when they cast. The basics are exactly what makeup great casting technique so today Bruce is going to...

Saturday Shoutout / Low Country Lournal

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REDFISH! REDFISH! REDFISH! I just got home from a week of muddy water, high winds and spartina grass on some of the souths best low country. Even though all I can boast about is one good day of fishing, four days of driving and three soggy...

Fly Tying Contest: Subsurface Frog Pattern Entry Finalists

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Last week, I dropped a bombshell, announcing a fly tying contest giveaway intended to challenge our readers to come up with a Subsurface Streamer Frog Pattern that could be used for trout and other warm-water species (fished on a floating or intermediate fly line). It's...