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And then there’s pike fishing | Hatch Magazine

November 1, 2025 0 Comments

If you fly fish long enough, you’re bound to experience a breath-stealing moment now and then. Years ago, not long after I moved to Idaho, I remember my first such moment spent with a fly rod in hand. I’d hiked into a little creek not too far from the Wyoming border on a spectacular June […] Read more
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Fearful symmetry | Hatch Magazine

October 29, 2025 0 Comments

Tyger Tyger, burning bright, In the forests of the night; What immortal hand or eye, Could frame thy fearful symmetry? Summers in Primorye Territory can still be cool. Misha had put the Americans off until June for their “trip of a lifetime,” hunting trophy taimen on the Khedun. But a recent storm left the day […] Read more
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Not catching fish? Move your feet. | Hatch Magazine

October 24, 2025 0 Comments

My good friend Kirk Deeter has given me several really good pieces of advice over the years when it comes to fly fishing, not the least of which was before my first-ever trip to fish the flats some 16 years ago: “Be sure to wear quick-dry underwear. You’ll be a lot more fun to be […] Read more
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How to bury a horse | Hatch Magazine

October 21, 2025 0 Comments

“Get the fish on the reel,” the guide said, picking up his net, moving to my side, letting me know he was just as serious about this as he was when he told me trench foot was a genuine risk up here, even in July. “That’s a flarkên brook trout?” I asked, or, well, screamed, […] Read more
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As seas rise, corals can’t keep up | Hatch Magazine

October 18, 2025 0 Comments

Coral reefs face myriad challenges, from ocean acidification to warming seas to destructive fishing activities. Sometimes, reefs can rebound from these ecological harms—but only if the coral species assembled on a reef can maintain the required growth rates. A revised estimate of coral growth rates, published in Nature, suggests that tropical Read more
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A lonely walk | Hatch Magazine

October 16, 2025 0 Comments

I’ve always been a casual bird hunter. More of a wingshooting diletante, honestly. Fly fishing is my first passion, and it’s tough for me to drive over a trout stream without stopping, let alone wander the forest trails and creek bottoms looking for grouse without pulling out a fly rod and casting to rising fish […] Read more
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