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The Secrets of Yellowstone...
Several months back, I got a call from Nate Schweber--a freelance writer from Ma-zoo-lah, Mont., and the owner of a brand new writing contract to do a fly fishing book on Yellowstone National Park....
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20 Questions: Christine Johnston Warren, aka, The Fly Fish Chick
Christine Johnston WarrenOK, time for full disclosure. I started this 20 Questions franchise for purely selfish reasons--I was too busy with the day job to really pay very much attention to the blog,...
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The Weekend 10: Quotable Season
On this, the first weekend of fall, I thought I'd take a look back on the expiring fishing season and relive a few (10 to be exact) quotable moments that make hanging out and fishing with good friends...
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Greenbacks...
The rain beat down on the old road bed, puddling in ruts that hadn't seen a tire in years. It was August, and the monsoons had arrived with a vengeance, erupting from black clouds as they collided...
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20 Questions: Hank Patterson
A few weeks back, I had the good fortune to stumble across the first two episodes of "The REEL Adventures of Fly Fishing Expert Hank Patterson," on Facebook, and I've been laughing ever since. I'm not...
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The Weekend 10: Best of Fall
We had our first hard freeze here in eastern Idaho this week, and my tomato and pepper plants are done after a valiant summer of producing the vital ingredients for fresh salsa. The tree-lined avenues...
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Alone in the Dark
The sun wins. For a closet introvert who can fake the opposite on command, time alone is like being plugged into a battery charger. If only I had a USB port at the back of my neck. Then I wouldn't need...
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20 Questions: Brian Kozminski
Brian Kozminski, aka, "Koz."Brian Kozminski is the compass behind True North Trout. But more than that, Brian's a Michigan fly fishing guide with an unequaled conservation conscience. He takes his...
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Public lands... Our Birthright
Enjoying our birthright. We're not all born into wealth--the Oligarchy is called the Oligarchy for a reason. But, as Americans, we do have a few birthrights ... a few intact benefits that come with...
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20 Questions: Mia Sheppard
Mia SheppardMia Sheppard is confident, smart, funny and ... magnetic--she's a blast to hang out with. That she can cast a fly rod like a stick of butter and find fish on just about any stretch of water...
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The Weekend 10: Bumper Stickers
I've entered the "swag" fray here at Eat More Brook Trout--I've gone and ordered a 1,000 super-cheap and small-ish window stickers to promote the blog (message me on Facebook and I'll send you a...
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20 Questions: Kara Armano
Kara ArmanoYou might wonder how a chemical analyst can find a way to become one of the more influential people in the fly fishing world. If you were to ask Kara Armano how that came to be, I'm guessing...
View ArticleNo gloating ... Let's move forward
As I sit here on election night--the results long since in--skimming the myriad Facebook and Twitter feeds from friends, both liberal and conservative, I'm relieved at the results but troubled by the...
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The Weekend 10: Fishy Conspiracy Theories
With the 2012 election now a thing of the past (insert big exhale here), I'm now hearing from some of my more conservative friends that there's just no way the results are legit... that Karl Rove's...
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20 Questions: Phil Monahan
Phil Monahan I think you could probably count on one hand the number of people in the fly fishing industry who are honest-to-God wealthy ... who, if the urge hit them, could figure out a way to take a...
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Gear I Love: Redington's form game rod
The daughter instructs the son. I got my hands on Redington's new form game rod, a great little tool designed to keep the cast in shape when you can't actually be on the water, or, if you're a...
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Weekend 10: Thanksgiving Edition
'Tis the season to be thankful, and as the house starts to smell of roasted fowl and all the trimmings, 'tis the moment to be grateful for all the blessed folks in my life who make it pretty damned...
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20 Questions: James R. Babb
James R. Babb I first read River Music: A Fly Fisher's Four Seasons in hardback shortly after it was published in 2001--I was still something of a fly fishing hack, more enamored by "place" than I was...
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The Little Things...
Maybe it's the season ... the chill in the air... you know, the holiday contagion, when everybody seemingly has a bit of bounce in their step and a hint of a smile on their faces for no particular...
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