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50 years after the flood: Could the Teton Dam be rebuilt? | Hatch Magazine

June 5, 2026 Comments Off on 50 years after the flood: Could the Teton Dam be rebuilt? | Hatch Magazine

The morning of June 5, 1976, bulldozer operators at the newly minted Teton Dam site on the border of Madison and Fremont counties in eastern Idaho worked feverishly to shore up seeping leaks in the giant rock and earthen berm that were discovered two days earlier. Behind the ill-fated dam, some 230,000 acre-feet of stored […] Read more
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The trout angler’s guide to fishing through drought | Hatch Magazine

June 1, 2026 Comments Off on The trout angler’s guide to fishing through drought | Hatch Magazine

On Colorado’s Front Range, essentially a high desert, longtime trout anglers tend to be more tuned into the realities of drought, low water, and rising temperatures — all things that are fundamentally bad for trout fishing and, more importantly, the fish themselves. Many anglers around the country may have never experienced a “real” Read more
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New fly fishing gear: May 2026 | Hatch Magazine

May 29, 2026 Comments Off on New fly fishing gear: May 2026 | Hatch Magazine

With the summer season upon us, fly-fishing manufacturers are prepping their customers for better weather. This month’s offerings includes a new streamer fly reel, new sunglasses from a well-known lens crafter, a new collaborative inflatable boat offering, a new line of on-the-water packs, and a somewhat surprising entry into the flip-flop Read more
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Fishing the Hair Spider fly | Hatch Magazine

May 28, 2026 Comments Off on Fishing the Hair Spider fly | Hatch Magazine

If only Spider, the hapless character played by Michael Imperioli in “Goodfellas,” could have danced. If he did, he might not have taken a bullet in the foot by Tommy, who then provoked him to mouth off one last time. For Spider, let’s just say it didn’t end well. But spiders can dance. Particularly when […] Read more
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Essential spring creek skills | Hatch Magazine

May 23, 2026 Comments Off on Essential spring creek skills | Hatch Magazine

I guess I should blame my high school buddy Mark. I had stumbled along without a mentor in my early fly fishing adventures, fishing small mountain streams on family camping trips but most of my early fly fishing was spent dragging a Woolly Worm behind a primitive float tube in southern Idaho’s desert reservoirs. When […] Read more
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Billionaires, Trump officials, and the quiet reshaping of America’s public lands | Hatch Magazine

May 19, 2026 Comments Off on Billionaires, Trump officials, and the quiet reshaping of America’s public lands | Hatch Magazine

At the end of a dirt road along the northeastern edge of Montana’s Crazy Mountains, a simple sign warns visitors they are now entering private property. For fifth-generation Montanan Brad Wilson, the notice marks a defeat with implications far beyond the Crazies. “The fate of our public lands and our rights are in jeopardy right […] Read more
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