There are a variety of different reasons different people go fishing. You can deduct a lot about a person in a short discussion about fishing. Why do you fish? Is it to escape from your daily grind? To enjoy the company of friends or to get away from everyone? Do you find fulfillment connecting with the river and the land,…
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To see part one of this series on GoPro video click here. Where fast forward and slow motion melt into one. Where memories and still photos collide. Shooting video is fun and also rewarding on so many levels. Here are some things to keep in mind when you are out shooting video with a GoPro/POV camera. Tell a story. Think about shooting…
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The fishing this time of year can be good depending on the day. With temperatures above freezing on some days I like to fish in the middle of the day. Your best bet is still nymphing with sub surface patterns. I'll use different techniques depending on the water Im fishing. I like big stonefly nymphs when I first get to…
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It's windy. Really really windy. The kind of wind you can actually see. The kind of wind that leaves its signature for a moment all around you. The grass parts, twigs and leaves are sucked up off the ground and reverse course away from the earth again. Cold water from the river around your legs forms spray as the wind…
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By: Bernie Kuntz The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service reported earlier this year that almost 15 million people bought hunting licenses in 2009, the largest figure since 2002. This is a 3.6 percent increase, which according to the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) is the largest annual increase in hunting license sales since 1974. NSSF also says that hunting license sales…
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Ambassador. Innovator. Icon. A few words to describe the career of Brian O'Keefe and the impact his presence has had on the sport of fly fishing. From Pike to pineapples, ask him about nearly any fly fishing destination on the globe, and he'll not only detail the fishing there, but even mention a few memories from the few years he…
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The fishing on the Big Wood can be very good this time of year. On days where the temperature is above freezing expect to see midges on top in select runs and good nymph fishing underneath. This time of the year it is very important to have dries, emegers, light sinking nymphs and heavier flies. The fish will feed in…
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"GoPro/POV" videos are every where now and fly fishing has not been overlooked. They are the single easiest kind of video for anyone to make for a couple reasons. One is the ease of use and the other is the functionality of available mounts. Literally the cameras are going everywhere. Strap one to anyone or anything and Let'er Buck! The simple…
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"Popular literature has suggested that all the world’s problems are caused by unhappy people, so to find happiness in oneself is really a gift to the world. And to their credit, there is no happier than the trout bum." Hard to argue with that, and Shauna Stephenson has a solid grip on perspectives that many of us share. Reinforcement to…
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