The Fly Fishing Hotsheet is a weekly collection of direct […]

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WHEN: January 4, 5 & 6, 2008
WHERE: Colorado Convention Center, Downtown Denver
TICKETS: Adult 1-Day $15.00 at the door.  Adult 3-Day $36.00 at the door.  Youth $5.00 (ages 10-15). Children under the age of 10 free. Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts in uniform and accompanied by a paying adult admitted free.   All Children 15 and under […]

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New Report Looks at Impact of Climate Change on Trout and Salmon
Report Analyzes Warming Climate’s Effect on Fish and Rivers

Washington, D.C. – Though climate change will have a dramatic effect on trout and salmon populations, a new report says that much can be done now to prevent widespread fish declines in rivers […]

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It was warm the day before Thanksgiving (57 degrees). So I took the opportunity to go down to the Trophy Trout section Little Lehigh in Allentown, Pennsylvania and collect a few stream samples with my newly constructed stream screen. After wading into the middle of the creek at the bottom of a pool […]

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“The new ZXL rods are significantly lighter, stronger and easier to cast for everyone who enjoys the relaxed casting rhythm of a smooth progressive taper. Through the miracle of our G5 process, we were able to remove every gram of unnecessary material from each blank and replace traditional glass hoop fibers with lighter, more responsive […]

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I came across a new fly tying magazine at: http://www.hatchesmagazine.com/ . The article list from the website looks interesting. If anyone has received a copy of this, let us know how it is.

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I’ve seen quite a few posts on some of the other fly fishing boards recently asking if stomach pumps are useful. Yes, you certainly can tell what a trout has been feeding on by using one. But, I have two problems with using them. The first is obvious, you must catch a trout […]

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The Creek
Living in the Lehigh Valley, I am blessed with many great trout streams to fish. The Little Lehigh, Lehigh River, Bushkill Creek, Delaware River, Hokendauqua Creek and many others are all fun to fish. One that has been my “home water” for many years has been the Monocacy Creek. The headwaters of the Monacacy […]

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The Fishing:
 
The Pine Creek Valley offers the fly-fisherman a great opportunity for fall fly-fishing. It’s hard to beat the accessibility of the location combined with the varied fishing experiences here. As most vacationers are packing up their trailers to go home for the winter, the streams still offer some of the finest fishing in the […]

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Welcome to slatedrake.com the online magazine of Trout Fly-fishing. We will be featuring articles on great places to fly-fish from around the country and around the world. As long as there is great trout fishing we’ll be there! We’ll also feature local streams, hot fly pattterns and anthing else that’s important to the sport of […]

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