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The Rainbows of Atlas Cumbres

These rainbows weren’t landed in Idaho, Alaska, or even Patagonia. To chase these fish, you have to travel to the remote mountains of central Argentina, first to Cordoba province, and then to an area known as Atlas Cumbres. Fly dreamers’ ambassador Patricio Churruarin has fished and guided there since he[...]

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Peacocks in Paradise

by Ariel Goldman Our charter plane from Manaos, Brazil, had just landed at the Barcelos landing strip, a small and colorful town on the giant Rio Negro coast. We had boat bags, rod tubes, lots of water bottles and high expectations as we boarded the boat that would take us[...]

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Bass on Bamboo

Last Friday Troy Jacques took a break from the bamboo shop at Thomas & Thomas to do some field testing. He’s been working on a new saltwater rod, and took the prototype to Martha’s Vineyard to chase stripers with T&T pro-staff guide Jaime Boyle. Jaime broke out his flats skiff[...]

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Salmon on the Kola

Ally Gowans, Pitlochry, Perthshire, Scotland They say that it’s better to travel hopefully than to arrive. With regard to fishing, there’s a lot of truth in that statement, since you never know what might be encountered on any given trip—the chances of being there when conditions are exceptionally good always feel[...]

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My Take: Rod action and the portability question

Tom Dorsey, Greenfield, Massachusetts  Rod action may very well be one of the most discussed features of a fly rod. Many of the disagreements derive from the lack of a common understanding in terms; “fast action” for example. To some this refers to rod stiffness and to others it implies[...]

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