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Review: St. Croix Legend Elite SALT fly rod | Hatch Magazine

February 25, 2026 0 Comments

As St. Croix continues its own version of a fly fishing renaissance, one of its newest long-rod offerings should command some fresh attention among the salt crowd. While the venerable Wisconsin-based rod maker turned the heads of the fly-fishing community with the release of its flagship Evos fly rods (both fresh and salt) a couple […] Read more
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Gone fishing with some clown | Hatch Magazine

February 19, 2026 0 Comments

While trout fishing on a rural Pennsylvania spring creek a few summers ago, I came upon a five-foot-tall wooden clown standing in the river. Cut from a piece of plywood, and painted in simple shades of red, yellow, and blue, it must have come from one of the small towns a few miles upstream. I […] Read more
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The siren song of the Texas redfish | Hatch Magazine

February 17, 2026 0 Comments

It’s not often that a place sings to you, and calls you in. Some places play more alluring tunes than others, and, while I think it’s safe to say that anglers hear siren songs more than most folks, these magnetic and rhythmic sonnets conjured up by water and fish are always fleeting, always remarkable. For […] Read more
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My good friend, Slack | Hatch Magazine

February 14, 2026 0 Comments

“Slack is evil.” Admittedly, this oft-recited fly fishing mantra has always hurt me a little. As someone who does the vast majority of his fishing with streamers, Slack and I have grown close over the years. From murderous musky eats to impossibly subtle subsurface smallmouth inhalations, Slack has been there all the way, playing a […] Read more
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Fall in love with a legend: Win a St. Croix Legend Elite SALT Fly Rod | Hatch Magazine

Fall in love with a legend: Win a St. Croix Legend Elite SALT Fly Rod | Hatch Magazine

February 14, 2026 0 Comments

Beginning this Valentine’s Day, St. Croix Fly Rods and Hatch Magazine are offering anglers the chance to fall in love with a legend — St. Croix’s all-new Legend Elite SALT. Whether your next adventure will take you to a tropical bonefish or permit flat, to the gulf coast in search of mammoth redfish, to the […] Read more
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Trump admin eliminates America’s ability to protect cold, clean water and viable fisheries | Hatch Magazine

February 13, 2026 0 Comments

Earlier today, the Trump administration revoked the EPA’s greenhouse gas Endangerment Finding. According to the EPA’s website regarding the 2009 finding: “The Administrator finds that the current and projected concentrations of the six key well-mixed greenhouse gases—carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), Read more
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