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Skwala intros new 3-in-1 Fusion Tactical midlayer hoody | Hatch Magazine

August 24, 2025 0 Comments

Layering is a necessity for virtually all anglers and others who spend long days outdoors in varying conditions. It’s the only practical way to get through a full day while staying comfortable. You start the day with all the layers, gradually pare them down until, by mid-afternoon, you’re left with just a mid-layer. By the […] Read more
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Legendary Fly Tier A.K. Best Passes Away

August 23, 2025 0 Comments

Best was a signature tier for Umpqua. (See his patterns here.) Photos courtesy Umpqua On Thursday, August 21, the family of A.K. Best announced that he had passed away at the age of 92 after a brief illness. A commercial fly tier and author of books such as Production Fly Tying (1989), A.K.’s Fly Box […] Read more
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Paying Tribute to the Great Bud Lilly

August 22, 2025 0 Comments

George Ochenski (left) and Bud Lilly (right) pictured here in 2007 (Photo courtesy of George Ochenski). Bud Lilly’s Trout Shop opened in West Yellowstone, Montana, in 1952, and he ran it for more than three decades. Even after new owners took over in 1982, the name remained until 2020 because Lilly had created such an […] Read more
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Moving day for a rare Colorado trout | Hatch Magazine

August 21, 2025 0 Comments

A rare subspecies of Colorado River cutthroat trout found only in the headwaters of the Dolores, Gunnison and Colorado river basins got a helping hand from wildlife officials this month before a wildfire could sweep through and cook the upper reaches of the small stream they call home. The Uncompahgre strain of Colorado River cutthroat […] Read more
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Podcast: Late Summer Terrestrials, with Jenny Mayrell-Woodruff

August 20, 2025 0 Comments

  [Interview starts at 40:26] This week, Tom Rosenbauer posted a classic podcast from 2018, in which he talks to Jenny Mayrell-Woodruff—the Orvis-endorsed Freshwater Guide of the Year for that year. Jenny now lives in Norfork, Arkanasas, and she took time out of her very busy schedule to share her knowledge of Read more
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Tying Tuesday: From the Catskills to the Bass Pond

August 19, 2025 0 Comments

This week’s Tying Tuesday features three very different patterns that relate to different corners of the sport. First, Hogan Brown of Loon Outdoors teaches us to tie a jig-nymph pattern with an ominous-sounding name. Next, Matt O’Neal of Savage Flies shares an all-purpose Catskills-style dry fly that should work as both a prospecting pattern Read more
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