"A Tough Few Months" BOB ROMANO is back this week with a personal reflection on how, as a long-time fly fisher, he's navigating the choppy waters of the pandemic, social division, and economic unpredictability. Our predicament, he says, is much like that of the brook trout. "I am encouraged," he says, "by these brook trout that have survived their natural enemies, endured extreme flood and drought, and even the dredging of their stream." Read "It's Been a Tough Few Months." INSIDE THE BOX: EPISODE #56: We take a close look at the $110 Redington RUN fly reel this week. The RUN is an affordable, lightweight reel with the added stopping power of a carbon fiber drag. How to Build a Better Bugger? Tim Flagler says "How you tie a Woolly Bugger is really up to you." Tim's tied plenty of them, though, and here are the recipe and techniques he's settled on. |
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