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No Guarantees

The stoke had certainly diminished a bit as the north state was being pummeled with unseasonably huge storms. The week had been spent constantly checking flow charts, scrutinizing weather reports, formulating plans B, C, and D, and a whole lot of finger-crossing. No fishing trip is ever guaranteed, especially when it comes to steelhead. The…

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Our fall-edition is now online

Welcome to our September 2024-edition, which features contributions from Emily Rodger, Kurt Konrad, Rasmus Ovesen, Trevor Skinner, Nick Bowles, Joseph Clark, Barry Ord Clarke and many more. This time around, we'll take you to Northern Norway, Argentina, Oman, Australia, Poland and beyond for new and thrilling fly fishing adventures. Enjoy! Read the magazine in its…

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Switzerland: Alps, Sweet Home

There’s no place like home. The older I get, the more I appreciate the pure and untouched nature of the Swiss Alps. Crystal-clear alpine lakes reflect the majesty of the surrounding mountains. Gushing creeks run down from snow-covered peaks, crossing picturesque forests and multi-colored flower meadows before they pour into deep, cool lakes. Catches might…

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 Crooked Rainbows 

A strike on my Royal Wolff in the russet water and a dart of adrenaline hits me like an atom splitting. Raising my rod, I set the hook on a sardine, a fry really, and inadvertently fling him thirty feet downstream. Shin deep in the current, there’s an unmatched vigor in my unspooled line, even…

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The Sabbatical Report 

I took some time off one spring to fish. I had mostly planned for it. Months earlier, as I tied flies and rigged my truck for camping, my wife began referring to the coming downtime as my “sabbatical.”  That felt generous, a characterization maybe reserved for priests and tenured professors, not a bored, half-assed attorney.…

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