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8 Fly-Fishing Myths and Misconceptions

December 2, 2025 0 Comments

Photo: Chad Shmukler My friend Todd Tanner is a man of many strong opinions, which he often shares in his writing. In his latest for Hatch Magazine, he takes on a set of commonly-held beliefs about everything from flies to rods to overall views of the sport: We should never want [fly fishing] to be […] Read more
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25th Annual Virginia Fly Fishing & Wine Festival (January 9-10)

December 1, 2025 0 Comments

The Virginia Fly Fishing & Wine Festival celebrates its 25th anniversary on January 9 and 10, 2026, at the Meadow Event Park on the state fairgrounds in Doswell, just a few miles north of Richmond. The 2026 festival features an impressive roster of renowned speakers and authors, including Tom Rosenbauer, Bruce Chard, Josh Miller, Beau Read more
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Video: Where to Find Fish in Winter

December 1, 2025 0 Comments

When you set out to catch trout in winter, job number one is finding the fish. News flash: They are not in the same places where you caught them during the summer. In this helpful video from Ventures Fly Co.—and featuring our old pal, Spencer Durrant—you’ll learn the three keys to locating trout during the […] Read more
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Remembering Legendary Angler Flip Pallot

December 1, 2025 0 Comments

Flip Pallot casting on Florida’s Mosquito Lagoon, in 2017. Photo: William Hereford, via Garden&Gun When Flip Pallot passed away unexpectedly on August 26th, he left a legacy that will be tough to match. Writing in Garden&Gun, T. Edward Nickens expresses the feelings of many folks in the fly-fishing world as they attempt to figure out Read more
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Can an international treaty save the American eel? | Hatch Magazine

November 30, 2025 0 Comments

The sign in front of the van parked just off Route 1 in Lincoln County, Maine, displayed a simple message in big, hand-written letters: “Eels. $2,000/lb.” The man in the van wasn’t selling. He was buying. I pulled my car over, hoping to interview anyone involved in Maine’s lucrative trade in “glass eels” or “elvers” […] Read more
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Tying Tuesday: Flash, Fire, and Fun

November 25, 2025 0 Comments

This week’s Tying Tuesday features four patterns of complexity, but here’s the thing: They are all actually simple to tie, even the ones that don’t look it. We kick things off with a cool Balanced Leech variation from Matt Winkler of Umpqua, who walks us through the steps to created a white, flashy minnow imitation […] Read more
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