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Time to stock up on flies for the fishing season
I’ve finally crossed that point as a fly-caster where it makes much more sense to tie my own flies than to buy ‘em. There are a few reasons for that. First of all, I’m still […]
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I’ll never be the model fly-fisherman
Even if I win the Publisher’s Clearinghouse Sweepstakes and find myself duded up in the fanciest fishing finery, I won’t become a fly-fishing purist. I’ve never claimed to be a proper fly fisherman. I’m the […]
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It’s almost time to go bowfishing for carp again
There are better times of the year to go bowfishing for carp. Hardcore bowfishers say late summer is fantastic, when the water’s lower and hotter, and the fish are snagging cottonwood seeds off the surface. […]
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Beat the crowds by going fishing during the week
I know Wyoming’s windy, but this is ridiculous. I can’t recall a spring that has had as much constant wind as we’ve seen this year. But if you can stand the wind, or if we […]
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Find a way to stay busy when the wind’s up
They say it’s an ill wind that blows no good, and that you can make a sow’s ear into a silk purse. I don’t know about the second one, but there may be some truth […]
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How can the forecasters get the wind call right?
The people who forecast the weather usually do a darn fine job of it. They say it’s going to snow, and it snows. They say it’s going to be sunny, and it’s sunny. They might […]
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Wind just adds to the challenge of a fishing trip
If you fish in Wyoming, you have to deal with wind. It’s just part of the deal. I’m not a real good fly-caster on the best of days, let alone when the air’s moving at […]
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It’s spring, and I have the fishing bug
Man, I’m ready to go wet a line. It’s spring, and the fishing bug is biting hard. And repeatedly. And this year, it’s affecting me more than it has in years past. With all the […]
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I’d be a great fishing show host
I want to see outdoors shows that are realistic. I get pretty tired of watching anglers catch fish with every cast. Send a video camera along on one of my fishing trips, and you’ll see […]
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Take care of public land. It’s yours.
How many landowners do you know who rev up their four-wheel-drives and tear through riparian areas on their land? Or just toss their garbage out in the brush when they’re riding around on the lower […]