basn5 Review: The Best Polarized Sunglasses for Fly Fishing
My first experience with Tajima Direct started with an old pair of Costa frames. The lenses were scratched, but…
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Versatility vs. Finesse: The Angler I Want to Be
I’m not ashamed to admit that in my first season making the transition from a bait fisherman to a…
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The River We Had In Mind
By ten o’clock on the first morning, my brother and I were beginning to recognize the river we had…
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How to Read Nymphing Water: Finding the Calm in the Chaos
One of my favorite things about nymphing is the water it takes me into. Reading water for nymphing begins…
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The George Daniel Presentation I Didn’t Expect
I was pretty excited to learn George Daniel would be the guest speaker at last night’s local Trout Unlimited…
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The Troutbitten You Don’t See: A Profile of Domenick SwentoskyÂ
Headwaters: The Origin of Troutbitten “Clyde knew I was a trout-bitten kid, obsessed with fishing, and that I fished…
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Where Did the Big Browns Go?
Every summer on my favorite Pennsylvania limestone rivers, the smaller trout run the show. They seem to dominate the…
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How to Progress in Euro Nymphing: A Complete Guide
If you’ve spent any time in fly fishing circles, you’ve probably heard someone dismiss Euro nymphing as something less…
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The Micro Leader Isn’t Better. It’s Different.
Is the Micro leader better? A debate keeps surfacing in Euro nymphing circles: is a micro leader better than…
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Cory Cuje: The Teacher Behind Old Dominion Trout Bum
For years, I had followed Cory’s videos through his Old Dominion Trout Bum YouTube channel. Like many anglers, I was initially drawn to the unique perspective created by the chest-mounted camera he used while fishing. The viewer wasn’t simply watching someone catch trout. You felt like you were standing in the river alongside him. And, of course, there always seemed to be a cigar clenched between his teeth. It became as much a part of his on-stream persona as the fly rod in his hand.
