Confessions of a Steelhead Snob, By April Vokey

The dark shadows of silhouetted heads filled the auditorium. I couldn’t see their faces but I could hear their concentration and I knew that the attention of my audience was fixated on the surfeit of steelhead photos that projected brilliance upon an otherwise uninspiring screen behind me.
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RIO’s New Perception Fly Line

RIO Products Announces the Launch of its Most Advanced Trout Fly Line

June 1, 2013 (Idaho Falls, Idaho) – RIO Products, manufacturer of fly lines, leaders and tippet material, is proud to announce the release of the RIO Perception trout line; offering unprecedented casting control and instantaneous feel.

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Chasing Salmon Flies

Early summer in eastern Idaho means one thing if you Fly Fish….It’s Salmon Fly time. Here at RIO, we foam at the mouth just as much as everyone else when these flying chunks of protein start to appear. Being a short drive from the Henry’s Fork puts a lull in our productivity for about a week as pounding the banks with big flies takes priority. Driving down the highway this time of year it’s not uncommon to see more cars towing drift boats than not. Being in the middle of our busiest season doesn’t help, but somehow we make due!
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RIO in Action

With Spring turning to summer and fishing conditions turning favorable, the RIO crew has been hard at work doing what we do best: Product Testing! This last week saw RIO employees fishing from Idaho to California, to the Bahamas.
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Pike Tactics, by Silja Longhurst

In my previous blog article I was writing about the most exciting pike fishing I know of in Northern Europe; fishing for salty pike in the Baltic. There are several aspects which makes it to one of my favorite fishing adventures: wading, the picturesque landscape of the Swedish archipelago and the salty Pike itself.
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Last Chance to enter the TU Blogger Tour

We’re closing in on the final hours to enter Trout Unlimited’s
Tongass Blogger Tour 2013. Two lucky bloggers will get the
chance to visit Southeast Alaska’s Tongass National Forest this summer. TU is doing a fantastic job raising awareness for this jewel of an area. The Tongass area is one of the last strongholds for a wide variety of Salmon and Trout, and at this point well over %65 of this prime habitat lacks federal protections.

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