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Know Your Guide: Greg Loomis

Know Your Guide: Greg Loomis

By The Hatch
Greg recalls the catch like it was yesterday. He tied his fly and released it into a body of water more shallow and narrow than Trail Creek in the Wood River Valley. The tug came quickly, and 9-year-old Greg grew overwhelmed with pride as he reeled in his first 20-pound Steelhead on the end of his Pencil Popper. Since that initial great…
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Fishing Forecast 1/10 – 1/24

By Fishing Forecast
"A warm January, a cold May." -- Welsh Proverb To date, January has been warm, and what May will yield has yet to be seen. While proverbs portend general truths based on common experience, the weather has been everything but common of late. Another proverbial truth: the only certainty in forecasts is that they are uncertain. With the Big Wood…
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Fishing Forecast 12/27 – 1/1

By Fishing Forecast
"Resolve to perform what you ought; perform without fail what you resolve." -- Benjamin Franklin Make a resolution you can keep this new year. Resolve yourself to spend more time fly fishing with family, friends, or on your own. There is no better way to make memories for a lifetime. Start this resolution off by coming down to the shop…
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Fishing Forecast 11/29 – 12/13

By Fishing Forecast
"Forecasters at NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center released the U.S. Winter Outlook... with La Niña potentially emerging for the second year in a row as the biggest wildcard in how this year’s winter will shape up.” -- NOAA Website This is the time of year we pensively wait for significant snow to fill the mountains. The forecast is promising. La Niña…
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Fly Fishing Forecast 11/15 – 11/29

By Fishing Forecast
"Cultivate the habit of being grateful for every good thing that comes to you, and to give thanks continuously. And because all things have contributed to your advancement, you should include all things in your gratitude.” -- Ralph Waldo Emerson Among those things that have contributed to your advancement include fly fishing, a tradition that brings you closer to family,…
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Fly Fishing Forecast 10/18 – 11/1

By Fishing Forecast
"Overwhelmingly, the reason why so many experienced and well-equipped fisherman catch so few trout is that most of the time they aren't fishing over fish." – Sparse Grey Hackle The most effective anglers change tactics as the seasons change. They change fly patterns in order to match the fall fare; they change their approach to the water to adjust for…
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