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“Fishing for My Father: Everything Old is New Again”

IN CELEBRATION of Father's Day, this week we highlight Part II of Bob DeMott's wonderful essay on the things his father gave him. "Dad was one of those rare people we meet now and then in our lives who made you seem better than you were. With people like that, whose efforts all tend toward acceptance, the trick is to be honored by their largess, but not take advantage of it."

INSIDE THE BOX, EPISODE #83: We opened up a box from Hex Fly Co. to find one of their Deluxe Lanyards inside. Scott offers his first impressions in this week's video.

The Light Cahill Klinkhamer is the focus of Tim Flagler's tying video tutorial this week. Says Flagler, "This Klinkhamer is supposed to represent a winged Light Cahill dun emerging from its nymphal shuck while suspended in the surface film."

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FATHER AND SON FISH THE MCKENZIE RIVER

“Filming 'McKenzie River Mettle' had me perched on the back of Chris’ drift boat, balancing my camera on my shoulder and hanging on through rapids as he expertly guided his son, Cash, through the technical McKenzie waters for a day of fishing.” Watch now...

FLY CASTING: HOW TO AVOID TAILING LOOPS

Understanding what causes a tailing loop involves a bit of physics and a bit of psychology. Knowing both causes will improve your fly casts and your fly fishing.
— Read on...