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Reviewing Sunray's NoKnot Kevlar EZ Back Cast fly line

Reviewing Sunray's New Fly Line With Kevlar Core

Notes from our first time out with the no stretch kevlar core of Sunray's new EZ Back Cast fly line

Looking for a fly rod shootout to find out which fly rod is best? That's asking the wrong question

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Which Fly Rod Is Best? That's Asking the Wrong Question

The dirty secret about a fly rod shootout: there is no best rod

Fly fishing Zimmerman Lake, Colorado

Alpine Flies: Darker as You Climb

Alpine fly fishing: the higher the elevation, the darker the fly

Flies displayed include: chubby chernobyl, clouser minnow, barr's meat whistle, popper, crazy charlie, and turneffe crab

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Behind the Scenes

Unveiling the creative process from idea to ink for Due West Angler's distinctive articles on fly fishing + science + conservation

Conservation Concept: Ecosystem Services and Externalities

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Conservation Concept: Ecosystem Services and Externalities

Exploring the concept of ecosystem services and environmental externalities

Releasing a pre-spawn Wyoming Brown Trout

5 Tips for Landing Those Big Fish

To be a true angler you need to experience the heartbreak of losing a big fish. Here's how to stack the odds in your favor so that doesn't happen...

Temple Fork Outfitters, Axiom II-X fly rod, an affordable TFO masterpiece

Instant Favorite: TFO Axiom II-X Fly Rod Review

This fly rod has become an instant favorite, reviewing the tfo axiom 2-x fly rod

Walking the banks, fly fishing for urban carp, Denver South Platte River

Carper's Almanac: We Observed Carp Behavior for Two Years

We chased urban carp around for two year at a set of fixed locations, checking in regularly, and logged details to each encounter, what did we learn?

Fly fishing for carp with Umpqua's Headstand fly pattern, Egan's Headstand, Denver South Platte

Weird Flies that Work: Chartreuse Headstand

I have a slight obsession chartreuse fly patterns...

how does trout memory work? they remember flies after large hatches like the salmonfly hatch

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Fish Memory and Pattern Hangover

You missed the big hatch, but if you know a little about how trout brains work you might know that you're window of opportunity hasn't fully closed yet...

Eleven Mile Canyon stretch of the South Platte, Colorado, how do trout respond to fishing pressure?

The Science of Rest: Trout Get Burnout Too

Do fish remember being caught? And how long would it take to reset the timid behavior of previously hooked fish throughout an entire fishery?

that compass is pointing the wrong direction...

Frontiers in Angling

Let's take a look at those new fisheries, and how anglers can uncover new and unexplored frontiers in angling

Fly fishing for largemouth bass with bass poppers and streamers

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Understanding Warmwater Lakes

In warmwater fly fishing, especially bass fishing, we often just throw poppers and streamers with little emphasis on understanding the reasoning for these tactics

Miracle Mile Fly Fishing, double tailwater, tailwater fly fishing, Dream Stream, Land of the Giants, Montana

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The Double Tailwater Phenomenon

"Tailwater" is almost a mythical word in Western fly fishing. What about double tailwaters?

Fly fishing in western Wyoming

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The Warmwater-Coldwater Connection

Let's take a look at the surprising way that warmwater can support coldwater fisheries

Fly fishing for urban carp from the Denver Metro area, Denver South Platte River

Story From the Road: 4-Wheeled Oven

Fly fishing: Craving the flats, it was finally time to dig into the carp game again

A beautiful Colorado River strain cutthroat, Pearl Lake, Colorado

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The Story of the Cutthroat Trout Subspecies

This is the story of how Cutthroat trout spread across western North America and transformed into their distinct variations

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Catch More Trout with These Articles

Fly fishing: Let's discuss everything from approaching the water, to rigging, flies, and dealing with picky trout.

Fly box full of terrestrials and hoppers for late summer

Silver Linings Fly Box: Grasshoppers and Drought

Fly fishing: There is one interesting byproduct of the drought that could serve to favor trout anglers when fishing hoppers

Fly fishing grass carp, Boulder, Colorado

Story From The Road: Mudwrestling

Our fly fishing story of landing an unlikely fish, and navigating the 9-5 grind

Myth-Busting: The Barometric Pressure Debate

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Myth-Busting: The Barometric Pressure Debate

Lets look at the Barometric Pressure debate, one of the most enigmatic topics in fly fishing.

The Elephant in the River

The Elephant in the River

Fly fishing: We're all going to have to deal with river overcrowding at some point in the future, if not already.

Why Don't We See More Chartreuse in Stillwater Trout Flies?

Why Don't We See More Chartreuse in Stillwater Trout Flies?

Do you recall any chartreuse flies for trout when shopping at your average fly shop?

Which hopper fly is the best fly pattern? Color combinations for chubby chernobyls, dave's hopper, morrish hopper and others

The Colorful World of Grasshoppers

Fly tying: What are the best colors for tying and fishing grasshoppers. Check out our breakdown.

Alpine Ice-Off: Raining Dust

Alpine Ice-Off: Raining Dust

We discuss a phenomenon that's causing earlier spring snowmelt