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Forever Chemicals in Fish: Don't Panic About Eating Freshwater Fish.

On January 17, 2023 the Environmental Working Group (EWG...

Fish Eyesight: Does Color Matter?

IS COLOR IMPORTANT? This is a serious question for fly...

Reading the Gauges: PH Levels

We all learned about pH in junior high. It is an expression...

"Entanglement Theory"

In 2015, science added further evidence for atomic...

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"Ol' Bugle Lips"

Fly fishing is fundamentally a very traditional sport and often a very nostalgic pastime, even when it comes to its...

To UV or Not UV

I doubt there are many fly fishermen who pass up the opportunity to try out something new, something that might improve...

Fish Science: "The Fatty Little Fin"

Smelt, some dragonfish, and even some trout-perch possess it. So do species belonging to the lanternfish and the...

You Live and Learn. Or You Don't Live Long.

Last week, fishing a popular local creek, two trout refused, after some Marinaro-type deliberation, my carefully...

Do Fish Have "Personalities"?

When I lived in Scotland my local water used to be a little trout river some thirty years into its post-industrial...

"Halieutics"

The amount of scientific research that gets carried out on fish—how they live, how they move, how they evolve, even...

"Distant Cousins"

AS A KID growing up in Quebec, I fished for the following five species: bass, trout, walleye (or as the locals call it...

Breaking News: Fly Fishing on Kepler-22b (April Fool's)

MidCurrent and TU Partner on Interplanetary Project Today MidCurrent and Trout Unlimited are announcing a new...