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Take a new approach to catch big warm-water smallies

The days of hungry, shallow-swimming fish are over.
The spawn is long gone, the water temperatures are high, and the recreational boaters are out in swarms. If fishing smallmouths is your jam, this can

Oak Duke: Going fly-fishing? Tie on an emerger

Thankfully, between some of the storied Mayfly events that in the past we hung our hats on, the resilient Caddis flies popped out even in high stained water, bringing trout up so we could successfully

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