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Devonshire Flyrod McNab: Freshwater

We wrote this blog more than a year ago, but had to hold off sharing it with you for editorial reasons. Now, in the gloomy rain of autumn, it seems appropriate to hark back to summers gone, and dream of the ones to come. As I have observed when trying to justify my attempts to [...]

Stalker turned paparazzi?!

All the media hype about the conversion of paparazzi into celebrity stalkers has fallen on fertile ground. After a successful evening out with a client, Special Jon did his best to capture the moment with a camera.
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The Riverbank Naturalist

Since well before Halford and Skues stalked insects on chalkstream banks to get models for their dry fly patterns, fishermen have been keen observers of the micro life of a water.
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Striped Bass on the Frozen Fly

Ok so I found myself in Dallas, TX with a couple of days to spare. Having fished for stripers on the eastern seaboard with very little to show for it, I couldn’t resist going to see these landlocked fish. At least I knew where they would be.
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Smut, blondes and dogs

One of the advantages to being a sporting agent (or for that matter a ‘keeper) is being able to take advantage of sport close to home in between sporting seasons and foreign jaunts.
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Texas Deja View: Part 1

At the tail end of February, I found myself back in the hallowed halls of Cabelas and Bass Pro with clients, kitting ourselves out for a Texas adventure. Lets be clear about Texas: everything’s bigger, badder, and that little bit more unpredictable.
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Spey Casting

Occasionally a plan comes together, and I pack the right equipment to make it happen. The estate we have been shooting grouse over pointers on happens to have the River Spey running right through it. This means three things: the potential for brownies, salmon, and fabulous whiskey.
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More to Retail than a Register

Orvis has become synonymous with flyfishing, a company passion evident in everything they produce from rods to luggage to clothing. That commitment to the sport extends to training their retail staff.
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I Canoe Can You? Seabass on the Solent

According to Ratty, there is nothing more fun than messing about in boats. Well, he was nearly right. Add a fly rod, some bass, and an early morning start and it achieves perfection.
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Splashing Around in the Dark: Sea trout on the Itchen

Start eating your carrots: some of the best fishing to be had in the summer months takes place after dark. Sea trout, the peripatetic siblings of the brown trout, return to the streams of their birth to spawn in the summer months.
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