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Fly fishing articles tagged with catch and release

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Unveiling the creative process from idea to ink for Due West Angler's distinctive articles on fly fishing + science + conservation

Releasing a pre-spawn Wyoming Brown Trout

5 Tips for Landing Those Big Fish

To be a true angler you need to experience the heartbreak of losing a big fish. Here's how to stack the odds in your favor so that doesn't happen...

Cutthroat trout from Eleven Mile Canyon on the South Platte River, does fly fishing impact trout behavior?

Story From the Road: Third Time Makes the Pattern?

Usually great stories start with full cars, open roads, and rigged rods, but this one starts different. This one starts with an internet troll.

clouser minnow fly pattern, do fish know when they get hooked?

Do Other Fish Know When A Fish Gets Hooked?

Let's talk about the social cues a group responds to, or doesn't respond to, when a fish gets hooked.

Eleven Mile Canyon stretch of the South Platte, Colorado, how do trout respond to fishing pressure?

The Science of Rest: Trout Get Burnout Too

Do fish remember being caught? And how long would it take to reset the timid behavior of previously hooked fish throughout an entire fishery?

fly fishing at night, tailwaters in Colorado, trespassing

Story From The Road: Blind Pigs

What is it about youth that pushes you to do stupid things? You combine that with trout madness and you've got a recipe for delinquency.

Western Trout Rivers: An Angler's Prospectus

Fly fishing: Out west, with years of lingering drought, and now reports of declining trout populations in the holy-waters of Montana...

effects of catch and release angling, how does fly fishing affect trout behavior?

Catch and Release: How do fish respond to fishing pressure?

By practicing catch and release we actively alter our favorite rivers and lakes and influence the dynamics of the fishery.