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The most important fly fishing question | Hatch Magazine

December 12, 2025 0 Comments

Over the 30+ years that I’ve been writing about fly fishing for trout, I’ve been asked most every question that there is to ask about this particular sport. “What fly should I fish this evening?” “What’s your favorite rod?” “Can you explain leaders and tippets?” “Why do I keep getting wind knots?” “Do you still […] Read more
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St. Croix’s return to fly: 4 years on | Hatch Magazine

December 10, 2025 0 Comments

In the spring of 2022, one of fly fishing’s oldest friends returned to the fold when Wisconsin-based St. Croix turned up as a major exhibitor at the American Fly Fishing Trade Association gathering in Salt Lake City. That may sound a bit dramatic, but more than a decade earlier, the company’s leadership made a conscious […] Read more
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The bedazzled angler | Hatch Magazine

December 5, 2025 0 Comments

They sit in a forgotten drawer in my tying desk, intermingling with odd-sized hooks, old fly boxes, and other ephemera that have eddied into this backwater over time. Some are bright and cartoonish, others stately and serious. All remain unused and will probably end up in the trash someday soon. They are the dozens of […] Read more
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Sight-casting or blind-casting: A New Zealand take | Hatch Magazine

December 3, 2025 0 Comments

The bright-white yarn indicator dipped just as it passed over what my guide, Doug Corbett, said was a 5-pound brown trout swimming and feeding happily in an idyllic South Island stream. It was quintessential New Zealand trout fishing, with the guide gazing into the deep, green water and spotting the big trout, while I — […] Read more
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Can an international treaty save the American eel? | Hatch Magazine

November 30, 2025 0 Comments

The sign in front of the van parked just off Route 1 in Lincoln County, Maine, displayed a simple message in big, hand-written letters: “Eels. $2,000/lb.” The man in the van wasn’t selling. He was buying. I pulled my car over, hoping to interview anyone involved in Maine’s lucrative trade in “glass eels” or “elvers” […] Read more
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8 fly fishing myths and misconceptions | Hatch Magazine

November 23, 2025 0 Comments

There’s an old Mark Twain quote that’s particularly relevant for those of us who fly fish for trout. “It ain’t what you don’t know that gets you into trouble. It’s what you know for sure that just ain’t so.” If you watch fly fishing instructional videos, or read articles and blog posts about the sport, […] Read more
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