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"Settling Into Summer"

THIS WEEK we share Bob Romano's short essay on the transition to summer fishing. "I’m hiking down a path, one that winds along the edge of a field choked with brambles and wild cherry trees. Beside the trail, birds gossip about the salacious behavior of caterpillars that writhe within their gauze-like chambers."

INSIDE THE BOX, EPISODE #82: Scott unboxes two rods from San Juan Rodworks, a company that offers competitively priced rods with trial periods and full warranties.

Tim Flagler shows how to tie he calls the Mini Dart, an "abbreviated" version of Lance Egan's Red Dart, in this week's featured tying video. "I’ve found it to be most effective in fairly fast-moving, yet not especially deep, water but have caught trout with it over a variety of conditions as well.”

PATAGONIA WILD FISH ACTIVISM CONTEST - Tell us why wild fish are important to you and get a chance to win some very cool gear from Patagonia, including their new Swiftcurrent waders. Details here.

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SIGHT-FISHING RAINBOW TROUT ON A GRAVEL SHELF

“The art of sight-fishing, or spotting trout, allows you to target individual trout, to hone in on what that trout is doing. In this video, Dave gives a solid display of sight-fishing rainbow trout, picking off shapes, color and movement of the rainbow trout lined up and feeding on dry flies and nymphs on a gravel shelf on the inside of a run on a large river.” Watch now...

"AN EMERGER BY ANY OTHER NAME"

Question: “Looking at my assortment of flies collected through the years, I cannot tell which are emergers and which are dry flies. Is there a way to tell the difference?”
— Matt J Read the answer...