Author: sdurrant

According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the Arctic tundra is becoming a source of carbon dioxide emissions. NOAA says that the Arctic has stored carbon dioxide in frozen soil for "millennia." As the Arctic tundra burns more frequently during the summer, that frozen soil is melting and releasing that trapped carbon dioxide...

When you cast a 4-weight Winston, you probably have a good idea of how the rod will behave. The rods are progressively medium-fast, meaning they're quick in close, but the rod slows down at traditional trout fishing distances. You also expect a soft, forgiving tip section that can handle delicate tippets, and some backbone that will punch through wind and...

We've got an interesting group of flies for this week's Tying Tuesday. Of particular note is the most interesting Pheasant Tail variation I think I've ever seen. There's also "the simplest parachute mayfly pattern" and a fun bugger, as well. Have fun tying, and stay warm when testing out these flies! Up first is a fly from Tom Jarman Fishing, who I don't...

Thanks to funding from president Joe Biden's America the Beautiful Challenge, a tri-state initiative in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and New York will benefit native brook trout throughout the upper Delaware River watershed. According to Zoe Read from WHYY, this group will get just over $3 million to help "federal and state environmental agencies, as well as...

Louis Cahill, over at Gink & Gasoline, just wrote up an interesting story about steelhead mortality. Now, his story is anecdotal (the information he shares was shared to him by a friend) but it passes the smell test. It goes like this—is it possible to kill a steelhead without knowing you were the one who dealt the fish its final blow? To understand...

Tom Bie, editor and publisher of The Drake, recently wrote a story on the magazine's website about a potential new national monument. It's become common for presidents to designate national monuments on their way out of office, and with Joe Biden leaving in a little over a month, Bie thinks this presents an opportunity to permanently protect a unique area...

Salmon Beyond Borders, a conservation group focusing on maintaining and sustaining wild salmon populations in Alaska and Canada, has voiced its opposition to a new gold mine. New plans have been filed to develop the New Polaris Gold Mine Project in the headwaters of the Taku River system, which flows into the Gulf of Alaska just outside of the state's...

The folks at Patagonia were kind enough to send over some new gear just in time for the cold weather to hit here in the Rockies. I've had the chance to test out their R2 TechFace Pullover, Capilene Thermal Hoody, and the Nano Puff Fitz Roy Trout Hoody. R2 TechFace Pullover I didn't expect to like this piece very much. It's a half-zip hoody, and I prefer...

I've never caught a 24-inch brown trout on a fly. I've put a few 23-inch fish in the net, and more than a handful of 20-inchers. But I have yet to cross the 2-foot mark with salmo trutta, even though I'm surrounded by tailwaters supposedly full of fish near 25 inches. I reckon a lot of anglers fall into that same situation, which is why this recent story...

This week's Tying Tuesday is streamer-heavy, but that's to be expected given the time of year. You'll learn how to put together a Fish Skull River Creature, and Cheech's secret Complex Twist bugger. You'll also get treated to a great Catskill dry fly. This first fly is from the folks at AvidMax, and it's tied from one of their kits. This one is the Fish...