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Empty Waters: Reflections on a Diminishing Striped Bass Fishery

For me, 2023 was a tough fishing year. It was the first...

Balancing Recreation and Conservation

I call my home water “Madison,” and have done so for...

The Dangers of Climate Denialism and Why it Matters to Anglers

Editor's Note: After reviewing The American Fly Fishing...

Midas Mutants: A Case Study in How We Think Nature Needs Improvements

There are parallels between fish management and ungulate...

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Restoring Native Trout: We Haven't Taken it Far Enough

I’m a regular contributor to Hatch Magazine, one of my favorite outlets. And Chris Hunt—author of the recent Hatch...

The Glyphosate Debate: Looking for Clear Answers in Murky Waters

Editor's note: Conservation/environmental issues are always complex and suggested solutions are never tidy. Dealing...

Glyphosate Hysteria: Threat to Aquatic Ecosystems or Concocted Controversy

The fiction concocted by lawyers that the herbicide glyphosate (active ingredient in Roundup) is a carcinogenic...

Reusable Water Bottles: Drink Responsibly

Editor’s Note: This is the sixteenth article in our series on fly fishing conservation.  This series appears with...

Making a Difference

Editor’s Note: This is the fifteenth article in our series on fly fishing conservation.  This series appears with...

The Zealand River: A Blueprint for Failure and an Opportunity for Success

Editor’s Note: This is the fourteenth article in our series on fly fishing conservation.  This series appears with...

Killing Fish to Save Frogs

Shortly after World War II, California fish managers had a brainstorm: They loaded juvenile trout into airplanes and...

Holistic Stream Restoration: A New Approach

Editor’s Note: This is the thirteenth article in our series on fly fishing conservation.  This series appears with...