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Biologists use DNA to identify two ‘new’ species of black bass in the South | Hatch Magazine

To the average interested trout angler, the last half century of taxonomic gymnastics in identifying distinct subspecies of cutthroat trout in what’s left of their native ranges has been mind-boggling. When I was a kid, the mere presence of “natives” swimming in some of the tiniest mountain creeks on the slopes of the Colorado Rockies Read more
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Nautilus Launches the GTR 8/9 Fly Reel

By: Rick Mikesell, MidCurrent Gear Guru I landed my first ever saltwater fish, a black drum, on a Nautilus FWX 7/8. That reel went on to land my first redfish, bonefish, baby tarpon, and barracuda. Ten or so years later, it is still kicking. Since then, I have added several Nautilus reels to the collection. […] Read more
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Tying Tuesday: An Autumn Smorgasbord

This week’s Tying Tuesday features four cool patterns that will catch fish in fall, plus the videos will teach you useful tying tricks that you can use on other patterns. We kick things off with an Isonychia imitation from Gary Morin (a.k.a adkflytying) that combines two schools of Catskills dry-fly philosophy exemplified by the elegant Read more
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New Episode of the Fly-Fishing True-Crime “Down the Path” Podcast

 Down the Path is a narrative true-crime style podcast created and hosted by freelance journalist Will Rice. The show explores unsolved cases, mysteries, and disappearances connected to fly fishing and travel destinations around the world, often weaving together first-hand reporting, recorded interviews, police reports and Read more
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Photos: Week Four of This Year’s “20 Days in September” Contest

It’s Day 29 of our “20 Days in September” Photo Contest, which means that we are in the FINAL DAYS of our challenge. If you haven’t taken part yet, get out there today or tomorrow! I hit my 20th day yesterday, catching some beautiful brookies and browns on a mountain freestone stream in southwestern Vermont. How […] Read more
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Celebrate National Public Lands Day by Signing TU’s Petition to Protect Public Lands

Today is National Public Lands Day, which is organized annually and led by the National Environmental Education Foundation, in partnership with the National Park Service and other federal agencies. Trout Unlimited is taking the opportunity to call for folks to sign their petition to let leaders know how much we value public lands: It is […] Read more
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