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Stellar fly fishing advice | Hatch Magazine

January 22, 2026 0 Comments

At one point or another during our fly fishing careers, most of us find ourselves offering advice to other anglers. Sometimes it’s on casting, or mending, or getting a drift. Other times it’s reading water, or choosing a fly, or tying a particular knot. It might even be the best time to fish a particular […] Read more
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Snake River Dams Litigation Resumes After Trump Administration Revokes Biden-Era Agreement

January 21, 2026 0 Comments

Image by Kent Sanders A decades-long legal battle over the fate of four federal dams on the Lower Snake River has entered a critical new phase, with environmental plaintiffs and the Trump administration heading toward a pivotal courtroom showdown. Tomorrow marks the deadline for legal briefs in what could become one of the most consequential Read more
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Why a two-weight line should really be a one-weight | Hatch Magazine

January 20, 2026 0 Comments

When I was in college, I had a friend who studied German, and another who studied music. Those of us majoring in useful things like accounting, finance, biology, or engineering lumped those pointless specialties into a broader discipline we called Useless Knowledge. Our two friends had pretty good attitudes about it, though, and one even Read more
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Tying Tuesday: Essential Winter Midges and Technical Nymphs

January 20, 2026 0 Comments

When winter temperatures settle in, trout slow down—and so must our approach. Success demands technical midge patterns and refined subsurface presentations that can fool even the most lethargic fish. This week’s collection begins at the surface with Savage Flies’ Snow Fly, a masterclass in visibility design for winter dry fly fishing. Read more
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Skagit Steelhead Season Hangs by a Thread—Not for Lack of Fish, But Funding

January 19, 2026 0 Comments

Image by Kent Sanders The wild steelhead are coming back to the Skagit River. The anglers who’ve waited all year to meet them may not get the chance. As of mid-January, the highly anticipated catch-and-release season on Washington’s Skagit and Sauk rivers—a bucket-list destination for steelhead anglers across the Pacific Northwest—stands Read more
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Wyoming’s 2026 Fishing Overhaul: Barbless Hooks on North Platte, Year-Round Jackson Lake

January 18, 2026 0 Comments

Image by Robert Haase As of January 1, 2026, Wyoming anglers face the most significant overhaul of fishing regulations in decades. The Wyoming Game and Fish Department’s new rules mandate barbless hooks on the legendary North Platte River tailwaters while simultaneously expanding opportunities in the Jackson Region—a regulatory balancing act Read more
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