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It’s May — where’s the mud?
We didn’t get any snow to speak of through the winter, and we’ve only gotten one good spring storm so far. And looking up at the mountains, it doesn’t look like the high country fared […]
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Spring is for fishing, even if you have to fight wind
Winters here are pretty mild. Sometimes they’re awfully cold, but for at least the last decade or so, they haven’t been bad at all. But we’re a little over a month into spring, and that’s […]
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Fishing in Wyoming means contending with wind
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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Welcome to Spring (he says with a chuckle)
My calendar says today’s the first day of spring. I can’t remember if that means spring actually started late last night, or if it doesn’t start until midnight tonight. I can never get that straight. […]
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We need the rain, but it’s too wet to shoot
I never thought there was such a thing as weather too bad to go shooting. But as I get older, and now that I own some acreage of my own, it turns out there is […]
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Spring in Wyoming isn’t all roses and tweety-birds
Winters here are pretty mild. Sometimes they’re awfully cold, but for at least the last decade or so, they haven’t been bad at all. But we’re a little over a month into spring, and that’s […]
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Be honest with your boss – call in fishing
Take a look around next time you step outside. If you’re in your vehicle right now, slow down and look at the scenery. It’s about to start looking a whole lot different. It’s already starting […]
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Keep alert and stay out of trouble with bears
Reports are coming in that both black bears and grizzlies are emerging from their winter dens. That’s something to be aware of if you’re planning any trips to the woods in the next few weeks. […]
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Get ready for mud season
Ask any wild turkey hunter what season it is, and they’ll all agree it’s mud season. Springtime in Wyoming isn’t the beautiful time of rebirth and new growth it is in other parts of the […]
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The fishing bug is biting pretty hard at the moment
Man, I’m ready to go wet a line. It’s almost spring, and the fishing bug is biting hard. And repeatedly. And with the pandemic still causing havoc back in the real world, it’s even harder […]