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Article Trading Tales Oct 9. 2014 UK fishing Author Dominic Garnett went on a fly fishing trip in London with magazine editor Garrett Fallon Read the story here	Article The Best 30 Minutes Jun 27. 2013 “HEY! nice fish Mister“ When I turned to see where the small voice came from, I saw a youngster, half a century different in age and his Dad on the bank just slightly behind me. Read the story here	Article The Conversation Nov 17. 2012 Book sample This story is an excerpt from Tom Alkire's latest book, River Stories: Headwaters to the Sea, a full of stories about rivers and most of them are about fishing as well. Sometimes meditative, other times humorous. Read the excerpt here
Article Only the River Knows The Trout Also Rises Oct 4. 2012 Support Another crowdsourced video is emerging, and we at GFF think it deserves some support, so we call upon the GFF army to chip in and get some nice perks. Read about the project here	Article Interview with a trout Oct 2. 2012 Exclusive Fish speak out for the first time ever! Learn why trout don't think a Royal Wulff is edible, why they jump when hooked and much more in this exclusive interview with the world trout spokesfish. Read the revealing interview here	Article Fishing with friends Jul 11. 2012 Fish On Travis Swartz spends a lot of time on the water alone, but this past weekend he spent a couple days on the Big Wood River in Ketchum, Idaho fishing with his friends Reese, John and Zach. Read his thoughts about friends here
Article The Trout Diaries Aug 8. 2011 Book "Yous fellas fishin'?" a Maori guy asked on the shore of Lake Otomangakau. I said we were having a look. "Plenty a fish here, bro. Big bastards, too. But bloody hard to catch, ay." Read an extract of Derek Grzelewski's book The Trout Diaries here.	Article The Old Line Oct 28. 2010 Short story That Maryland bank clad in stone offered no line of credit. The business, best described, was an angle of line to rock beside which a redbreast sunfish held suspended in shaded water. Read ron P. swegman's story here	Article My First Fly Hatch May 17. 2010 Premiere This was my first serious flyfishing trip on my own. I’d done a fair amount of spin-fishing in my younger days, and had tried flyfishing a few times with a buddy or guide over the years. But now, approaching age 50, I decided to get serious about flyfishing. Read John Schmittroth's story here
Article Small Fry, 11 Nov 3. 2008 Epilogue: Further Reading Author ron P. swegman writes: "When thinking about reading and writing, I am also drawn to the home of the book: the library. This institution has been a constant throughout my life." and ends his story with a list of further reading. The Small Fry epilogue is found here	Article Small Fry, 10 Oct 20. 2008 The Little Angler "Did you get a brownie?" The voice the author heard was young; a girl’s voice that floated gracefully over the soft, almost melodic, water tumble of the creek. He was releasing a small brown trout that had patiently watched his patterns float by for close to half an hour. Read the reply in chapter 10 of Small Fry	Article Small Fry, 9 Oct 6. 2008 Thoughts on Knots Knots have challenged author ron P. swegman all his life. When he was a preschool boy, he demanded his mom buy him “buckle shoes” because he just could not get the hang of shoestrings.He reflects further over knots in this latest chapter of the online novel "Small Fry". Knots to tie and not to tie.
Article Small Fry, 8 Sep 22. 2008 Scaled-down Gear Light gear is best for little fish for two big reasons: first, light or ultralight outfits provide the most sport by giving these fish their best fighting chance; second, lighter outfits make fly fishing possible in unforgiving casting situations that leave little room for human error. Read chapter 8 here.	Article Small Fry, 7 Sep 8. 2008 Presenting Small wonder More than a sport fish, the brook trout has, throughout its range, become a barometer for the environmental health of North American rivers and streams. It seems fitting in this context that a little fish plays such a big role. Read chapter 7 of ron P. swegman's Small Fry	Article Small Fry, 6 Aug 25. 2008 Presenting Mighty minnows The father of English fishing literature, Izaak Walton, devotes two chapters of The Compleat Angler to chubs (or “cheven” in the archaic plural), and in one scene his Piscator takes pleasure in catching the largest one of a school of twenty to the amazement of his companions, Venator and Auceps. Read chapter 6 here

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