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How to bury a horse | Hatch Magazine

“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

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

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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Skwala expands its Thermo lineup with two new midweight offerings | Hatch Magazine

Smart anglers layer their clothes to meet the challenges of ever-changing conditions, whether they’re on a trout stream on a moody May evening or standing knee-deep in a steelhead river on a chilled October morning that turns into a blue-bird afternoon. Finding the right clothing “cocktail” can be a challenge, given just how frequently Read more
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An Alaskan graphite mine races towards an unprecedented approval, but at what cost? | Hatch Magazine

The Kigluaik Mountains stretch across the Seward Peninsula of western Alaska like a spine, their jagged ridges keeping a record of time. The Inupiaq have long read these ridges and valleys as a living story: Fire and fracture have marked the rock, and glaciers’ slow grind polished it. The talus slopes gleam in the low […] Read more
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Salmon has been king on this Canadian river for millennia—what happens when another species takes over? | Hatch Magazine

When I planned the trip earlier in the year, I was told the late May week I’d booked was typically in the heart of the annual striped-bass run. I heard stories of anglers hooking a hen and when they stuck the net into the water, two bucks jumped in after her. As the old adage […] Read more
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