"Grade B Greenbacks" "WHAT STRUCK ME was that they were damned big trout, and I noticed that on a real pig of, say, five or six pounds, the normally fine, tightly packed pepper spots sort of spread out, as if they’d been painted on a balloon that had then been blown up." That's celebrated author John Gierach writing about where native cutthroat fit on his list of favorite fish, and where our search for wildness takes us. It's from an excerpt we first published nine years ago, and are happy to call attention to it again. Read "Cutthroats." INSIDE THE BOX: We take a look at the new Redington "Strike" Euro nymphing rod, an affordable entry in this growing category. "It's at a good entry point, but with some of the technology of more expensive rods," says this week's guest host Will Cutchin. Tim Flagler shows how to tie a Sulphur Klinkhamer, a pattern that plays on the fact that hatching sulphurs often have trouble escaping their nymphal shucks, in this week's featured tying video. NEW GIVEAWAY! From now until the end of the month, you can register to win one of three great combo prizes in The Angling Company's Sun-Protective Gear Giveaway. We're giving away some best-in-class hot weather hoodies, shirts, hats, masks and gloves, so register today! |
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