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BTT to Assist Family of Belize Guide Raul Navarette
The Bonefish and Tarpon Trust is working on an initiative to provide for the family of Raul Navarette, a flats guide at the Belize River Lodge who passed away unexpectedly last week. Navarette was the only FFF certified casting instructor … more
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“A Graceful Rise”: Conversations
The American Museum of Fly Fishing’s exhibition “A Graceful Rise: Women in Fly Fishing Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow,” celebrates the history and contribution of women to the sport (on display through December 2012). And now Kathryn Maroun of What a … more
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Twenty Questions: Bruce Smithhammer
If you browse fly fishing media for pictures or even read the articles but skip over the byline, you’ve probably never heard of him. “He” is Bruce Smithhammer, an angler, guide, shop rat, and one good writer. Chris Hunt, in … more
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What is the Guide’s Real Role?
Kirk Deeter, now editor of Trout Unlimited’s TROUT magazine, brought up an interesting topic on a recent blog post: “What role does the fishing guide play in ‘fostering’ the future of this sport?” It’s perhaps a bit more than many … more
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“Getting Rich and Catching Fish”
The proposed Pebble Mine in Bristol Bay, well-known to the angling community, is making waves in other places too, writes Wendy Perrin for Conde Nast Traveler. One unlikely ally that has emerged is Bob Gillam, “an arch-conservative money manager, said … more
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Yvon Chouinard: America’s “Most Unlikely Business Guru”
Patagonia’s business strategy has been chronicled and studied by the Harvard Business School and branding gurus—perhaps because the dominant personality of Yvon Chouinard has played such an important role in the missteps and extraordinary successes of a company that seems to … more
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MidCurrent Internships Open
Do you know anyone who researches and writes like a dynamo and wants to learn about new media from people with decades of experience in print and online journalism? MidCurrent has two internships open for research/journalism/marketing assistants. Both may lead to … more
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Video Hatch: “Salmon Fishing” Actor Ewan McGregor Shows Off His Cast
When Ewan McGregor, star of the soon-to-be-released (this Friday) “Salmon Fishing In The Yemen,” gets called out by British talk show host Graham Norton, he does not back down. A little stiff, McGregor still manages to put the fly on the … more
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Costa and Spanish Fly TV Remember Jose
In a sport where even the head guide of Fly Shop X can have an ego too big for a modest drift boat, it would be understandable for someone with the audience that Jose Wejebe had to put himself on … more
Joe Humphreys: A “Living Legend”
Joe Humphreys wrote the book on Pennsylvania fly fishing. Literally. Not only is he the author of On the Trout Stream and Trout Tactics, but the renowned angler holds the Pennsylvania brown trout state record thanks to a 16-pound, 34-inch … more
