Family Ties That Bind
How a family business became one girl's passion and profession
2/21/2021Emily Owenby
Tag: empower
Lahontan Through Different Eyes
“Our entire existence has been dedicated to protecting our natural resources for our future generations. Within our lake, the fish are viewed as sacred … They have given us life and we are responsible for their protection.” Autumn Harry, Paiute member and environmental activist When it comes to leading change, there is no one more fierce than a woman backed by history, tradition, and a passion for a place and people. Autumn Harry is such a woman. Though most anglers know Pyramid Lake only for i
7/20/2018Sarah Landstrom
Abbie Schuster
DUN: So, Abbie, Martha’s Vineyard. Tell me about fly fishing at Martha’s Vineyard. Abbie Schuster: Martha’s Vineyard is a fisherman’s paradise. The season runs May-November and is chock full of fish the whole time, except for a minor lull in the heat of August when the fish go to deeper, cooler waters. In June and early July, it is hard to tell if you are in Belize or on Martha’s Vineyard. The flats are sandy, the water is gin-clear, and you are sight casting for big, beautiful stripers. The se
7/20/2018Dun Magazine
The Golden Rule
I had wondered why my boyfriend’s closet contained more fishing rods than my brain could fathom and what the dozens of fuzzy, hairy things on hooks, strewn all over the desk in the corner of his living room, might be. I knew well, after dating Bill for a few months, that he was an outdoor enthusiast, judging by all the gadgets and gear randomly located around his home. I knew little to nothing about fly fishing, float fishing, hunting, tracking, game calls, fly tying, stocking schedules, etc.,
6/1/2016Jennel Swenson
Da Perch
Using hollow tied buck-tail, schlappen and a peacock eye, this fly moves a lot of water and will get the attention of your favorite toothy critter. Smaller than many modern flies of its type, this fly is easy to cast and produces fish. Dun Magazine ~ Tails and Ties ~ Da Perch from Dun Magazine on Vimeo.
9/15/2015Dun Magazine
Finland
Finland is a small country of 5.2 million residents and thousands of lakes, located next to Sweden in Scandinavia. Our beautiful country has a lot of potential for fly fishing across the country, since the waters are easily reached. No matter where you live, there is always a lake or two next to you. Even though we have four amazing seasons for fly fishing, Finland still isn’t as familiar a fishing destination as our neighbor countries, Sweden and Norway. We would now like to introduce some of o
Apple Pie Sidecar
2 oz Smitty’s Apple Pie 1 oz Triple Sec 1 oz Lemon Juice Build all ingredients in your favorite cocktail shaker, combine with ice and shake until the drink is cold and frothy. Double strain into your favorite glass and enjoy. The classic sidecar gets a modern twist by substituting Smitty’s Apple Pie for the traditional Cognac. Smitty’s combines traditional apple pie spices to a corn whiskey creating an apple pie in a glass. This sweet, but not too sweet, drink is refreshing and comfortin
9/15/2015Dun Magazine
Wild
Laurentian Great Lakes steelhead are a complex stock of fish. The population is a mixture of hatchery-released and wild, naturally reproduced fish originating from many different streams. Knowing the natal streams of the fish is important to best managing this species, as it allows for targeted conservation and management to the areas that are the major contributors to the total lake population. Fortunately, we may be able to determine the natal stream of a fish by looking at its otolith. Otoli
9/15/2015Nicole Watson
Haunted
My favorite season is Fall or what I like to call “Musky Season.” You can catch Musky in any season in rivers and lakes, but there is nothing like a beautiful fall Musky that has been feeding in preparation for winter. They are known as the fish of 10,000 casts with 700 teeth, 2 of them actual canines. What’s not to like? It amazes me the odd looks I get when I tell people my passion is Musky on the fly. A Musky is built like a submarine, but approaches like a torpedo. The bulk of my fishin
9/15/2015Megan Berns
Treasures
I’ve been developing designs for Sage, Redington, and RIO for about 4 years now. It’s been a true pleasure to work in an industry that is so clearly passionate about the sport of fly fishing. When I came onboard, I had a very limited understanding of the sport from what I’d heard from my Bohemian college friends from Montana and my uncle in New Hampshire who built bamboo fly rods in his garage. I believed two things about fly fishing: my uncle’s fly rods were not to be touched and fly fishin
9/15/2015Nicole Labrie
Mice
Tossing rodent replicas on the water at night, not seeing a bloody thing. Hoping to hear your fly go splat on the water somewhere and not hung up on the bank across stream or snagged in the trees from your back cast. Your other senses are heightened to make up for your lack of vision. Heart pounding, tingling with anticipation, waiting for the electricity of the killing kind to touch your line. Fingers poised, ready to hear a watery explosion on your kabob offering as you swim it back to you
9/15/2015Nome Buckman
Trash
They said, “it’s only trash.” They said, “you’ll never catch anything in there.” They said, “it’s not worth your time.” However, I saw things very differently from the moment I found my first ditch. I walked down a path behind the home where I was living at the time, only to find a fork in a bayou, and what I saw then changed me and started my journey into trashy waters. What I saw was a fish the length of my body. Not knowing what it was at the time, I started doing research on what fish,
9/15/2015Allison Helen Keeble