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by Joel Anderson

The sport of fly fishing and the associated arts of fly tying and rod building have provided me with so much pleasure and so many friendships through the years, I figured it was about time to give back. But how? Then I recently read something that said the most successful volunteers are those who donate their time doing something they love and at which they have some level of skill.

Unfortunately, beyond my professional career, most of my personal skills reside in hobbies of very little va...more more

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Current Streamflows  More
Androscoggin - Gorham, NH
ICE
10000+
Grand Lake Stream
ICE
500+
Penobscot, West Branch - Ripogenus Dam
4000+
3500cfs
Presumpscot - Westbrook
10+
4.85 ft
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Fly Fishing Stories  (Source: Flies and Fins)
Idaho Fly Fishing: The ''Highway To Heaven'' Leads To The Salmon River - 02/08/2010
Fly Fishing: Refining & Redefining Our Definition Of Fly Fishing - 02/08/2010
Florida, Tamiami Trail: Post Cold Weather Tarpon Bite - 02/08/2010

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Fly Fishing News  (Source: MidCurrent)
The Right Gear for Big Alaskan Rainbows - 02/07/2010
Ever dreamed of pursuing large rainbow trout in Alaska? One of the first questions that comes to mind is "What gear should I take?" Phil Monahan says don't just run out and buy the stiffest rod you can find, but...

WSJ: Cheney, Catfish Flies and Other Implausibilities - 02/07/2010
This morning Wall Street Journal columnist Mark Lasswell reviews the new Fly Fishing with Darth Vader: And Other Adventures with Evangelical Wrestlers, Political Hitmen, and Jewish Cowboys by Matt Labash, whom he calls one of the U.S.'s most underappreciated journalists....

NPR Podcast on Richard Brautigan - 02/06/2010
Audie Cornish interviews former Poet Laureate Billy Collins, who recently wrote the introduction for a new edition of Trout Fishing in America. Excerpt: "He was very easy to spot. And I describe him in the introduction as being a very...

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Recent Freshwater Topics  More
02/08/10, 9:01 pm - Brook Trout Survey Results...

02/08/10, 8:54 pm - Just back from Superboo VII......

02/08/10, 8:42 pm - Conclave camping...

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02/08/10, 5:32 pm - Maine Striped Bass Regulation Petition...

02/08/10, 11:54 am - Boston Globe: Casting blame in striper dispute...

02/07/10, 9:13 pm - Stripers Forever: mycobacteriosis...

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