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EPISODE 1 OF THE SLIDE INN PODCAST WITH THE LEGEND, KELLY GALLOUP, DISCUSSING THE HUNT FOR 30 INCH TROUT. PERSONALLY, I’VE NETTED SOME UPPER 20S BUT NEVER THE ILLUSIVE 30.

THEY REALLY DID DO THINGS BETTER BACK IN THE DAY. TAKE A GANDER AT THIS RETRO YELLOWSTONE HAT. HOPING ONE OF YOU SCOOPS IT UP. CHECK IT OUT

WINTER HAS ARRIVED (IF YOU’RE IN THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE), WHICH MEANS IT’S TIME TO TAKE THE DUSTY VICE BACK OUT OF THE CLOSET AND TRY AGAIN. HERE IS SOME GREAT INFO FOR WORKING WITH DEER HAIR — THAT O’ SO DIFFICULT MATERIAL. READ MORE HERE

SOME INCREDIBLE VINTAGE FOOTAGE ALONG THE RIVER TWEED IN KELSO, SCOTLAND. INCLUDING HAND TIED FLIES SUCH AS THE THUNDER & LIGHTNING, GOLDEN DOG, SILVER & BLACK DOCTOR, AND MORE.

IN CAST AWAY MONTANA, TIM SCHULZ TAKES US ON A WILD RIDE THROUGH THE RUGGED RIVERS AND SECRET SPOTS OF BIG SKY COUNTRY, WHERE WILD TROUT THRIVE AND FLY FISHING DREAMS COME TRUE. BETWEEN TALES OF EPIC BATTLES WITH MONSTER BROWNS AND QUIET MORNINGS WATCHING THE SUN RISE OVER CRYSTAL-CLEAR STREAMS, SCHULZ DROPS THE KIND OF STREAMSIDE KNOWLEDGE THAT ONLY COMES FROM SPENDING A LIFETIME STUDYING THESE WATERS AND THE CREATURES THAT CALL THEM HOME. HIS DEEP LOVE FOR MONTANA'S WILD PLACES SEEPS THROUGH EVERY PAGE LIKE SPRINGTIME SNOWMELT, MAKING YOU WANT TO PACK YOUR WADERS, GRAB YOUR FLY BOX, AND HEAD WEST TO EXPERIENCE IT ALL FIRSTHAND. GIVE IT A READ

THE QUESTION

FISHY FACTS

DEEP IN THE RIVERS OF THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES LIVES ONE OF NATURE'S MOST FASCINATING SPEED-DEMONS - THE FEMALE DOLANIA AMERICANA (OR AMERICAN SAND-BURROWING MAYFLY), WHO LIVES HER ENTIRE ADULT LIFE IN JUST 5 MINUTES FLAT! WHILE MALE MAYFLIES GET TO CRUISE AROUND FOR A LUXURIOUS DAY OR TWO, THESE LADIES EMERGE FROM THE WATER AT DAWN ON A STRICTLY TIMED MISSION: FIND A MATE, LAY SOME EGGS, AND WRAP UP THEIR BRIEF MOMENT IN THE SPOTLIGHT.

CHUGABILITY REVIEW

DRINKS FOR WHEN YOU CATCH THE BIG FISH, OR DONT.

THIS RENDEZVOUS RYE FROM HIGH WEST IS EXACTLY WHAT YOU NEED AFTER A LONG DAY OF POOR HOOKSETS. IT'S A LIMITED RELEASE THAT'S WAY MORE COMPLEX THAN YOUR TYPICAL RYE WHISKEY - THINK SWEET FRUIT AND WARM SPICES WITH A KICK THAT'LL WAKE UP YOUR TASTE BUDS. UNLIKE MOST RYES THESE DAYS THAT BARELY HIT THE LEGAL RYE REQUIREMENT, THESE FOLKS GO ALL IN ON THE GOOD STUFF. WHETHER YOU'RE SIPPING IT NEAT OR MIXING IT IN A MANHATTAN, IT'S THE KIND OF WHISKEY THAT MAKES YOU ALMOST FORGET ABOUT THE TANGLED LEADERS AND JUST ENJOY THE MOMENT.

THE CHARITY

TROUT UNLIMITED IS OUT THERE DOING THE REAL WORK - GETTING THEIR HANDS DIRTY TO KEEP OUR BELOVED COLDWATER STREAMS HEALTHY FOR WILD TROUT AND SALMON. WE'RE TALKING BOOTS-ON-THE-GROUND HABITAT RESTORATION, FIGHTING FOR CLEAN WATER POLICIES (BECAUSE THOSE BROOKIES NEED CLEAN, COLD WATER TO THRIVE), AND BRINGING COMMUNITIES TOGETHER TO PROTECT THESE SPECIAL PLACES. WHETHER YOU'RE AN ANGLER WHO LIVES FOR THOSE EARLY MORNING RISES, OR YOU JUST APPRECIATE KNOWING THERE ARE STILL WILD PLACES WHERE NATIVE TROUT SWIM FREELY, TU IS OUT THERE MAKING SURE THESE WATERS STAY PRISTINE FOR GENERATIONS TO COME. WANT TO HELP KEEP THOSE FINS FLASHING IN OUR MOUNTAIN STREAMS? HEAD OVER TO TU AND TOSS THEM SOME SUPPORT

REACH OUT AND LET ME KNOW WHAT ELSE Y’ALL WANT TO SEE HERE.

AFTER ALL, THIS IS WRITTEN BY ANGLERS FOR ANGLERS.

TIGHT LINES,
MICHAEL KAUFFMAN 🎣