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Trump administration orders dismantling of the U.S. Forest Service | Hatch Magazine

April 2, 2026 Comments Off on Trump administration orders dismantling of the U.S. Forest Service | Hatch Magazine

Late Tuesday afternoon, with the subtlety of a wrecking ball and the morality of a foreclosure notice, the Trump administration announced the most devastating attack on the U.S. Forest Service in the agency’s 121-year history. Not a budget cut. Not a policy shift. Not a “reorganization.” An execution. They’re ripping the headquarters out Read more
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The West’s alarmingly low snowpack—and what it could mean for summer trout fishing | Hatch Magazine

April 2, 2026 Comments Off on The West’s alarmingly low snowpack—and what it could mean for summer trout fishing | Hatch Magazine

It’s been a tough winter in the Rockies. Just ask around. Ski areas are closing early — or they closed weeks ago. High-elevation peaks are already shedding what little snow they received. Here in eastern Idaho, I cleared snow off my walks once all winter. With a push broom. It’s been horrifically dry at lower […] Read more
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Tying Tuesday: Surface, Film, and Open Water

March 31, 2026 Comments Off on Tying Tuesday: Surface, Film, and Open Water

This week’s Tying Tuesday is a water-column master class: four patterns that collectively cover every feeding lane from the surface film to open water, giving you a complete toolkit as hatches begin to fire and predatory fish start pushing into the shallows. We start at the top with the Dyret, a buoyant Norwegian attractor tied […] Read more
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Florida Guides Win a Round Against an Everglades Rock Mine. The Fight Isn’t Over.

March 30, 2026 Comments Off on Florida Guides Win a Round Against an Everglades Rock Mine. The Fight Isn’t Over.

A settlement has produced an amended Environmental Resources Permit for a proposed rock mine in Florida’s Everglades Agricultural Area, clarifying the project’s approved scope and requiring new permits for any expansion—but the project survives, and Army Corps review is still pending. A February settlement among the Tropical Audubon Society, Read more
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Colorado’s Tolland Ranch and Georgia’s Okefenokee Land Deal Expand Fly Fishing Access in 2026

March 30, 2026 Comments Off on Colorado’s Tolland Ranch and Georgia’s Okefenokee Land Deal Expand Fly Fishing Access in 2026

A landmark Colorado acquisition, a conservation follow-through in Georgia, and a sweeping federal access directive add up to a strong spring for angler access on public land. Image courtesy of Colorado Parks and Wildlife. In the span of a few months, fly anglers secured the promise of access to miles of previously private water, saw […] Read more
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State of Georgia to acquire land once slated for mining near the iconic Okefenokee swamp | Hatch Magazine

March 29, 2026 Comments Off on State of Georgia to acquire land once slated for mining near the iconic Okefenokee swamp | Hatch Magazine

Nine months after The Conservation Fund purchased the site of a proposed heavy sands mine on the southeastern fringes of the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge from Twin Pines Minerals for a whopping $60 million, the state of Georgia will now acquire the land for “conservation and public enjoyment,” according to the state’s department of Read more
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