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Merry Christmas From Thomas & Thomas!

From all of us at Thomas & Thomas, we'd like to wish you a Merry Christmas and Happiest of Holidays! Our good friend Ian Davis of Yellow Dog Fly Fishing Adventures created this fishy illustration. We hope you enjoy it as much as we do! Merry Christmas_Ian Davis Artwork from[...]

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Tracking the Ghosts of the Flats: By Nick Roberts of The Bonefish & Tarpon Trust

A subtle, V-shaped wake appeared on a sun-drenched flat near Big Pine Key. As it approached the skiff, poled by Dr. Ross Boucek, Bonefish & Tarpon Trust’s Florida Keys Initiative Manager, its source was revealed: a pair of bonefish foraging on crustaceans hiding in the sand and seagrass. When the[...]

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Makos On The Fly: By Nicholas Blixt

“IT’S PROBABLY JUST MACKEREL.” We’re three hours into a mako drift, we have exactly two seagulls to show for it, and there’s a baitball bonanza a hundred yards off our bow that we can do exactly nothing about. It’s a worst-case scenario. The guy next to me looks enviously at[...]

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Late Season Stripers on The Flats of Martha's Vineyard: By T&T Ambassador Abbie Schuster

Martha's Vineyard Flats: To me there is nothing more fun than sight fishing on the flats. The vastness of the shallow water like a Montana plain, the various shades of green and turquoise and the flourishing ecosystem within, it’s hard not to feel totally and completely happy. When I describe[...]

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EPA Withdraws Proposed Pebble Mine Restrictions: By Brian Beaton

The Bristol Bay watershed is home to world-class commercial and recreational fisheries that include sockeye, Chinook, coho, chum, and pink salmon. The status of Pebble Mine, a massive open-pit mine proposed in the watershed, has ebbed and flowed for years. But a recent decision by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)[...]

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