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Tying Tuesday: Streamers, Nymphs, and Innovative Emergers

February 17, 2026 0 Comments

Mid-February can feel like purgatory for the fly angler—ice is creeping off the edges but hatches are still weeks away, and the boat ramp feels like a distant memory. The antidote, as always, is a loaded bobbin and a purpose. This week’s Tying Tuesday brings four patterns that cover serious ground: Cheech’s upgraded Wedge Head […] Read more
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Olympic Peninsula Steelhead Won’t Get ESA Protection—Despite “Moderate Risk of Extinction”

February 16, 2026 0 Comments

NOAA’s decision not to list OP steelhead under the ESA has conservation groups reviewing legal options and demanding immediate action from state and tribal co-managers — all while the peak of the wild winter run is underway. Image by Hone Creative NOAA Fisheries concluded on January 14 that Olympic Peninsula steelhead (Oncorhynchus mykiss) do Read more
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Brook Trout Win Big in $44.2 Million Chesapeake Bay Restoration Package

February 16, 2026 0 Comments

The largest annual investment through the Chesapeake Bay Stewardship Fund sends $812,000 to Trout Unlimited for native brook trout habitat in the Potomac headwaters. Image by Danita Delimont The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on February 11 announced $44.2 million in grants for water Read more
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Striped Bass Management: Status Quo for 2026 as a Recruitment Crisis Looms

February 12, 2026 0 Comments

As fly fishermen along the Atlantic coast prepare for the spring migration, the regulatory picture for 2026 is now settled—and largely unchanged. The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Striped Bass Management Board voted in late October 2025 to maintain current management measures, rejecting a proposed 12 percent coastwide harvest Read more
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Guadalupe River Earns “Top 100” Trout Stream Nod

February 12, 2026 0 Comments

The Guadalupe River—the southernmost year-round trout fishery in the United States—is back in the national spotlight. The Victoria Advocate reported on February 10 that Trout Unlimited has again recognized the Guadalupe as one of America’s “Top 100 Trout Streams,” a distinction that resurfaced this week alongside the release of Chris Read more
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The Free Federal Tool That Can Tell You When Early-Season Warmwater Fish Are Ready

February 10, 2026 0 Comments

Every spring, the same question nags warmwater fly anglers from Oklahoma to Ohio: Is it happening yet? Are the largemouth moving shallow? Have the pike pushed into the backwaters? Is it worth burning a vacation day, or will you spend six hours casting into dead water? Most of us answer these questions the old-fashioned way—scrolling […] Read more
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