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Hooking injuries to fish and angling pressure is taking a toll on Wyoming's North Platte River. There lies the problem—more anglers going after a large amount of fish and releasing them. The results have shown more hooking injuries to fish that could be detrimental to the fish population.

Being loved to death | Wyoming Game & Fish Department

In popular fishing locales, like along the North Platte River in the Casper Region, anglers can be seen catch-and-release fishing regularly. It’s home to some of the best trout fishing in the country,...

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What do you have against bobber fishing? I think the thing about bobber (strike indicator) fishing that gets under the skin of many dedicated fly anglers who have been doing this for a long time, is that the bobber-weighted-nymph rig is just so effective. It affords “instant gratification.”

The True Cast - What Do You Have Against Bobber Fishing? - Trout Unlimited

That’s a very fair question, and it isn’t easy to answer, but I’ll do my best.

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This week’s Flylab newsletter is headed to an inbox near you. Deeter writes about fly rod warranties: “I’d be curious about what kind of reaction consumers would have if they were given the option of buying warranty coverage or not at the time of purchase...” #flyrods #warranties

Fly Rod Warranties

I found it interesting that some companies still try to decipher the degrees of carelessness that led to the rod breaking in the first place.

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In Wyoming, the North Platte River goes barbless and bans some bead rigs. “We’re concerned that the advent of this technique overlaps with the appearance of these more massive and severe injuries,” Mark Smith, Game and Fish’s fisheries management coordinator. #wyoming #northplatteriver

On the North Platte, where anglers maim 1 in 4 trout, Wyoming goes barbless, bans some bead rigs - WyoFile

‘Pegged attractors’ on fly fishing leaders, which caught on in the last decade, will no longer be allowed in Gray Reef and Cardwell sections of the popular fishery.

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Winston Fly Rods and Bauer Fly Reels hire Jay Beebe and Tyson Webb to accelerate their sales operations. Jay Beebe will take on the role of Sales Manager, while Tyson Webb will become the new Northern Rockies Sales Representative, covering Montana and Idaho. #winstonflyrods #bauerreels

Angling Trade | Winston and Bauer Strengthen Sales Force with Key Hires

Winston Fly Rods and Bauer Fly Reels hire Jay Beebe and Tyson Webb to accelerate their sales operations.

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