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CONTENTS
APRIL//MAY 2021- VOLUME 4 ISSUE 2
FEATURES
46. SMALL & WILD WATERS
JOSHUA SMITH EXPLORES THE WATERS LESS TRAVELED IN SEARCH OF WILD BROOK TROUT AND MORE.
64. THE MAN BEHIND THE COVER: AARON CHINE
TATTOO ARTIST, FLY FISHERMAN, AND FATHER- MEET AARON, THE MAN WHO CREATED THIS ISSUES COVER ART.
80. GOLDEN FUR, FEATHERS AND A MUSKY MILE
GAVIN GRIFFIN IS ON A MISSION TO TANGLE WITH BIG MUSKELLUNGE, THE APEX PREDATOR OF THE WATERS AROUND WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA
96. MINNIE MOUSING
OLIVER ANCANS PONDERS PROPER FISH HANDLING WHILE TARGETING BIG TROUT IN THE WILDS OF ALASKA
108. BUDDY’S BIG DAY OUT
OUR OFFICE PUP FINALLY HITS THE RIVERS WITH THE EDITOR AND DESPITE A ROCKY START QUICKLY LEARNS TO LOVE THE WATER.
DEPARTMENTS
28. RAMBLE ON: LETTER FROM THE EDITOR 32. TUNES: CROSSROADS 36. BEGINNERS GUIDE: BEGINNER COMBOS AND FLY LINE 38. SAMPLE LOADOUT: THE SMALL STREAM STACK METHOD 40. REHASH TO REFRESH: TIMING THE BASS SPAWN 42. THROUGH THE PACES: LID RIG MAGNETIC NIPPERS 128. TIDBITS OF INTEREST: THE FRENCH BROAD RIVER 130. GO GET BENT: WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA 132. STEWARDSHIP: IT’S TIME TO FISH NAKED 134. TAILWATERS: LEARNING TO LOVE NET PICS 136. IPPY STORIES: BUDDY BEHIND THE SCENES 138. AROUND THE BEND: JUNE//JULY 2021 SNEAK PEEK
PHOTO: TROUT BUM JOHN
THE MAN BEHIND THE COVER:
AARON CHINE
BUDDY’S BIG DAY OUT
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