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Category: Biology and Science

Biology and Science

Why Do Trout Take the Tag Fly? 

Chance and choice are two important variables in life and in fly fishing. Sometimes committing to one thing and sticking […]

By flyfishmendsblMarch 13, 2023
Biology and Science

Clinging to the Rocks

A stream bed is a patchwork of stone and sand. The cobbles and gravel interlock together under the force of […]

By flyfishmendsblApril 19, 2022
post storm turbid flow through a river
Biology and Science

Chocolate Milk Is Not an Anglers Favorite Drink

Sitting in front of my vise at my fly tying desk, I am distracted. The majority of my brain is […]

By flyfishmendsblAugust 22, 2021
Biology and Science

Some Don’t Like It Hot!

Twenty-four years ago, I was beginning my career in environmental consulting in a role that was part restoration scientist and […]

By flyfishmendsblJuly 19, 2021
Biology and Science

Adjusting to Conditions Can Help Us Reach Our Goals

Like a time-lapse series of photographs, the sky shifted from a bright sun that narrows your eyes to a foreboding, […]

By flyfishmendsblMay 31, 2021
Biology and Science

Checking the Temperature of our Streams to Determine the Health of Our Watersheds

Our knee boots were barely high enough to keep the vines and multiflora rose from scraping our shins as we […]

By flyfishmendsblMay 24, 2021
Biology and Science

Staying in the Lane

“The fly, the leader, and the rod tip need to be in the same lane” were the first words of […]

By flyfishmendsblDecember 7, 2020
Biology and Science

Teaching and Learning About Fly Fishing

Walking from the parking area, each step in my wading boots crunched against the gravel. I love that sound as […]

By flyfishmendsblNovember 15, 2020
Biology and Science

Turning Off the Autopilot

A nurse helped me put the scrubs over my clothes while speaking in a calm but purposeful tone. Doctors and […]

By flyfishmendsblOctober 4, 2020
Biology and Science

A Week Without Fishing

There were no rising fish and no pauses in the sighter. No trout were maneuvered into the net and released […]

By flyfishmendsblSeptember 21, 2020

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