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Hope and 2024

January 1, 2024January 1, 2024 Jo Tango

I went to the Swift yesterday. It is a New Year’s Eve tradition for me on most years. I go below Route 9 on the last day of the catch-and-release regulations. It was easy to get a prime spot, thankfully, and I spent a few hours throwing size 30 dries to non-rising fish. Some rainbows

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Brook Trout,Science,Swift River15 Comments

Joy

December 21, 2020December 21, 2020 Jo Tango

Numerous studies show that you can re-wire your brain. And, for me, fly fishing is a big part of that. We live in a golden age for neuroscience, as brain-scanning technologies have become cheap and ubiquitous. They’ve given science an incredible view into our inner brains. A few key takeaways: Neurons that fire together get

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Brown Trout,Philosophy,Science4 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

Yes, Doctor Salvelinus Will See You Now….

March 8, 2019March 5, 2019 Geoff Klane

I suspect that I am not the only one among our readership who has found fly fishing and actively uses it as a form of self-therapy. There is something about how this incredible past-time allows us to connect more deeply, not only with nature, but with ourselves, that makes it truly special. Whether on the

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Guides,Philosophy,Science10 Comments
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