It’s the temperature of the water you need to worry about. Seen it first hand in Connecticut

Nice! I'm getting ready to tie some flies for a friend in Maine for Stripers and Blues. Its funny, he taught me to tie in the 1970s but gave it up a long time ago. There is one thing I miss about New England and that's driving the beaches chasing the birds.

Any chance at all that we can watch something fun without that Jackass horning in on it?

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Everything Is Fine
Calving season! Full of triumph and tragedy.
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I do it all too often. People are just ridiculous

Crazy

State of the State According to me.

State of the State
Take some time off from complaining about the refs and what Meme Coins are.
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A New Bill Would Strip the President’s Power to Designate National Monuments A new bill proposed by lawmakers from Utah and Nevada want to remove the president's ability to make or expand national monuments.

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Giving Away Our Public Lands for Free? The House voted yesterday on a package that would make it easier to transfer our public lands, as if they have no cost for taxpayers. Let your lawmaker know what you think today and send a message wit...

They did the same thing they did in 2017: They passed a House rules package that says that land transfers are assumed to be budget neutral, even if that's not the case. Trying to grease the skids for getting rid of federal public land. Take action: action.outdooralliance.org/a/house-rule...

Yeah he is a bit annoying. I’m nobody and even I would see the problems in his “ scholarship”. I’ve never understood how these kinds of people rise above everyone else. Same thing with the plagiarists.

To Follow Rivers YouTube video by Rolf Nylinder

"To Follow Rivers" (Part 1) by Rolf Nylinder
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That would be so cool! Good for you!

Laughter is so important I think

I love this and can really relate because I’m married to my best friend too.

I also love all the supportive comments, because in the Bad Place this beautiful sentiment would have copped idiotic flak (à la that nice woman whose crime was that she enjoyed morning coffee with her husband).

I’m part of this group too. 38 years now.We constantly say how lucky we are.

Yeah, amazing changes since the late 90s. Houses and people everywhere. The river is doing ok but we need a big snow year up there and down here in the Bozeman/Ennis area.

You bet!

I hear you! And such a great call out, John. Island Park is the gateway to so many epic waters, but it’s no secret.

Field & Stream suggests their Top 10 Trout Towns in the U.S.

Aside from how you may feel about publications outing a great trout town (no surprises here), what are some of your favorites? And yes, we can share. We’re among friends here. 🥃

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Last Chance, Idaho which is part of Island Park which is the home of The Henry's Fork of the Snake River. Better hurry though. Man is it changing and not for the better.

I'm so glad you enjoyed it and Thoreau was right!

The Headwaters Don't Tell Anyone About it. It's a Secret.

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It's A Good Thing Someone Knows What They Are Doing. And it always seems to be the same person

I keep telling people its a lot more fun to read my stories than doom scroll and shake your fist at the world.
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A Dream Hunt For Thanksgiving Part 5 and the end of our adventure

A Dream Hunt For Thanksgiving
Its the final installment of our adventure. Now what will I write about for tomorrow? Hit that Like button and the circular Restack as well. Take out a free subscription!

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You sure don’t want to depend on us for anything as long as the new regime is in power. They will use it against you

Its fascinating to be honest.

The saga continues! Give it a read if you have a moment. A New England Yankee hunting in his new home, the mountains of South Central Montana. Just him, a good friend who knows what he is doing and a couple sturdy horses in snow up to the horses chests.

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Five hours of daylight? Wow. I’m not sure how I would do with that!