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VIDEO: Do You Know How & Why Trout Rise?

Trout are  essentially simple creatures. They look for food, they look for security, and (once a year) they look for love. That said, there is some nuance in how and why they do what they do. Even something as seemingly straightforward as a rise tells the angler a lot more than “the fish is feeding …

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What Do You Want in a Book Review?

Book review videos have become a weekly feature of Casting Across. The goal is to share fly fishing books with my audience, exposing you to titles known and unknown; old and new. It has been a lot of fun to put them together and  send them all over the world via YouTube. Today I’m asking …

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Video: Learning to Take Smallmouth Seriously

The notion of smallmouth bass fishing doesn’t come across as romantic as the picturesque dry fly,  trout angling aesthetic. The warmer water and the casual wet-wading  vibe probably contributes to this. But just as often as fast and loud presentations catch bass, the ticket for a productive day is a finesse approach. In Fly Fishing …

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VIDEO: A Special Kind of Fly Fishing Road Trip

The allure of the road trip is all of the things that you experience on the way to your destination. The best experiences often come off the beaten path,  slightly beyond the main attractions that command most people’s attention. Fly fishers should understand this concept as good as anyone. In Storied Waters, David Van Wie …

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VIDEO: A Key into a World of Fly Fishing Treasure

This is, quite simply, the best book of its kind. I have been known to use hyperbole. But this labor of Steve Woit’s is truly the exemplar of titles celebrating fly fishing collections. And that is precisely what Fly Fishing Treasures is: a collection of collections. In their own words, custodians and owners of some …

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VIDEO: Fly Fishing with… Da Vinci?

No one would fault you for assuming that Fly-Fishing with Leonardo Da Vinci is a historical work of fiction. Because what else could it be? In reality, David Ladensohn combined two of his passions into a surprisingly engaging read. “It was an obvious connection once I saw his drawings, because as an engineer he was …

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VIDEO: Limestone Legends

Admittedly, this is one of my favorite fly fishing books of all time. The reason  for this distinction is also why it is a title that I think anyone can (and should) add to his or her library. Limestone Legends is a collection of papers presented at The Fly Fishers’ Club of Harrisburg. This angling …

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VIDEO: Ranking the Fly Fishing Works of James Prosek

Twenty years ago, it was virtually impossible to come across a fly fishing book section and not see a few titles from James Prosek. Quality writing and exceptional painting led his work to be instantly embraced by the angling community. And while he has over a dozen publications, there are a half dozen that are …

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