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Tough as Nail Knots: Mental Toughness and Fly Fishing

April 8, 2021April 8, 2021 David Hyde

If you want to catch more fish, think like an endurance athlete. A full day of fly fishing is a marathon, not a sprint. Mental exercises and techniques used by high-performing runners, rowers, cross country skiers, cyclists, and swimmers can be used by fly fishers too. Specifically, the two components of mental fitness that I

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Goals,How to start,Techniques2 Comments

The Great American Outdoors Act Passed! So What?

August 1, 2020May 2, 2024 Joe Drake

If you have connections with any conservation organizations, you may have seen some excitement over the House recently passing the Great American Outdoors Act. It had already been passed by the Senate, so all that’s left is a signature, which hopefully by the time you are reading this, has already happened. Maybe you don’t care

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Conservation,Goals,Good causes,News,Science8 Comments

#OnlineIronFly Fly Tying Competition & Staying Close to Home (Unfortunately)

April 13, 2020 Joe Drake

Many of us are stuck inside, doing the social-distancing thing. However, many of us are lucky enough to get out and fish on occasion during these trying times. I have been able to, and I have been focusing on close waters that I think don’t have many people. Even if that means it’s going to

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The Cache la Poudre River, CO

May 7, 2019November 18, 2019 Joe Drake

There are rivers that live in the common mythos of fly fishing: the San Juan, the Battenkill, the Yellowstone. There also are our local rivers and spots that we hold dear and keep a bit more secret than we probably should. Then, there are those waters that could fit in both categories. Colorado has more

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Brown Trout,Fly shops,Goals,Non-New England,Other rivers,Rainbow Trout7 Comments
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