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Alternative Species for New Saltwater Anglers
By Joe Dahut Working in a fly shop brings in all walks of anglers, and one of the best feelings is introducing new anglers to the endless possibilities in saltwater fly fishing. It’s a big ocean out there, and opportunities to interact with lesser known, or publicly recognized, species is[...]
Read MoreGuide Spotlight: Barrett Ames
I guide mostly on the Deschutes river, spring through fall, as well as coastal streams in the winter. The deschutes season starts as a trout fishery for me in the spring and transitions to steelhead trips and camps by mid summer through the fall. I guide almost entirely in[...]
Read MoreHopper Season
by Mike Lum Late summer; hot, dry, windy. Hatches of mayflies, caddis and stoneflies are mostly a distant memory. For those of us who prefer to watch trout actually eat our flies as opposed to watching a small orange ball, what most western rivers offer in the way of some[...]
Read MoreTHE ULTIMATE PRESENTATION ROD
The Paradigm A review by Brian Chou The first time I saw a Paradigm, I was in the back of my high school English Lit class with the T&T catalog sandwiched in my textbook. I distinctly remember a couple thoughts going through my head: Holy sh!t, that is a beautiful[...]
Read MoreFlorida Tarpon
Tarpon can be found throughout Florida's waterways. Talk to any guide or angler who has spent time in the Keys, and they will surely have stories to tell about the Silver King - epic battles won, or more often lost, with this powerful and acrobatic quarry. Growing to well over[...]
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