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Hanging with Lori-Ann Murphy

DUN: Who is the most interesting person you’ve ever guided? L-A: Meryl Streep. The most amazing mimic I have ever known! And a cool gal. DUN: How long have you been a guide? L-A: Since 1990. So I guess 27 years! OMG. DUN: Why did you start guiding? L-A: Free gear! Orvis Guide Rendezvous 1989, Chico Hot Springs, Livingston, Montana, 16 guys and me. We had an amazing time and then went on to guide on our home waters. The lifestyle works for me. I like being a sportswoman! DUN: What’s

6/30/2017Dun Magazine

Maxine McCormick

For those of you who haven’t heard, Maxine became the youngest gold medalist and world champion in history last summer, at the sanctioned World Championships in Flycasting. She not only beat all female competitors in fly accuracy, but outscored every male competitor, except her coach, at only 12 years old! This young and talented now teenager also “enjoys softball and track, is taking an archery class and wants to take a woodworking class.” You may be asking yourself how old she was when sh

6/30/2017Megan Berns

Clare Carter-King

For inshore, you can’t go far wrong with a variety of Clousers, some brushes and NYAPS (not your average poppers - designed by James Christmas). These work for all of our Trevally species, the Bluefish, Large Spot Pompano, Omani Bream and Queenfish. We are also lucky enough to have two species of permit here, the Trachinotus Africanus and the Trachinotus Blochii (Indo Pacific). For both of these, we use crab and shrimp patterns. I make sure to keep a selection of varying weights and colour co

6/30/2017Dun Magazine

By a Thread Book Review

DUN knows the important history of women in fly fishing. We believe that knowing this history gives us a firm foundation to build our future. By a Thread, by Erin Block is just that. A history lesson that lets us in on a secret we already know, but many do not. Women have been involved in the world of fly tying for a very long time. Written in a stance of retrospection, Erin takes us on the long journey of women fly tiers from the heart of the nineteenth century to today. Cleverly written

10/1/2016Dun Magazine