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St. Croix’s return to fly: 4 years on | Hatch Magazine

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

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

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

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

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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Scott introduces new GT Series fly rods | Hatch Magazine

Amongst the seemingly countless models and iterations of fly rods that manufacturers have brought to market over the last half century or so, only a handful of models have made such a lasting impression on anglers that they have created a community of aficionados— anglers who dismiss the temptation of the constant drumbeat of rod […] Read more
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