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Artful fishing: Finesse big part of the fly fishing sport (Johnson City Press)

Why fly? “It’s mostly personal preference,” said Matt Champion of the South Holston River Fly Fishing Shop, located only a quarter mile from the South Holston tail waters, one of the premier trout fishing areas in the eastern United States.

Fish Finder -- Published Jan. 7, 2009 (The Record)

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Fly fishermen change tactics as hatches slow for winter (Cody Enterprise)

Welcome to 2009. Ahead are many days to practice the science, skill and ethics of angling.

News and Features for Lake Isabella, California (Kern Valley Sun)

The weather was mild this past week with cooler nighttime temperatures. Lake storage moved from 110,966 to 110,605 acre-feet during the past week.

Fly-tying school in a class of its own (The Morning Call)

Hooked: Course by Trout Unlimited chapter is growing. Nick Pavone began the hobby of fly-tying at age 6. Thanks to the volunteers of the Hokendauqua Chapter of Trout Unlimited, he is returning for a third straight year of ''fly-tying school.''

Winter steelhead season is now upon us (The Mercury)

I think there’s no better name in all of fishingdom than “steelhead.” The descriptive tag at once evokes power and strength -- two attributes of which the steelhead is in full supply. However, their appropriate appellation still does not convey a sense of beauty as it omits the aura of the wide, sunset-pink stripe across the fish’s mid-flank; the silver coin and earthen green glaze of its sides.

Five Ways to Make 50-Plus the Best Years of Your Life (Lexington Clipper-Herald)

(ARA) - You're getting older, it's true. But it's how you get older that matters.

John Berry's Fly-Fishing for Trout: A year of challenges (Baxter Bulletin)

The past year has been a challenging one for fly fishers in the Twin Lakes Area. We began the year with low water; heavy rains and an epic flood quickly changed all of that.