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The Morning Hatch - Walleye on the fly, Record Tiger Trout, Women Anglers and their Contribution to Fly Fishing

"The Morning Hatch" is a daily dose of anything fly fishing, human interest, and sometimes from left field. It will be short, sweet, informative, and hopefully entertaining. Enjoy it as a morning starter with your cup of joe.
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Taking a moment.
Taking a moment. | Photo by Ken Baldwin

In this edition of The Morning Hatch:

- Are Walleye a game fish to be targeted with a fly rod? Anglers at New River Fly Fishing think so and have the track record to prove it. - Walleye on the fly? Absolutely!

- A huge fish and a tiny fly rod. An angler is down to his lightest and last rod when he hooks into a beast of a fish. After Breaking All But One Fishing Rod, Wyoming Man Catches Record Tiger Trout

- Let's give credit where credit is due. Women have played a greater role in the history of fly fishing than we often recognize them for. Here's an insightful video for the doubters. - Speyside Chats: A Lady's Legacy

Walleye on the fly? Absolutely!

by George Noleff - WFXR FOX

"I did not question it any further, and apparently, a huge number in the fishing community agreed with my dad. When questions of what fish are catchable while fly fishing were raised, walleyes were never among them. They preferred to cast, troll, or jig for walleyes. I accepted that.

It took me six decades to find out I was wrong.

You can catch walleye on the fly..." Cont.

After Breaking All But One Fishing Rod, Wyoming Man Catches Record Tiger Trout

by David Madison - Cowboy State Daily

"Holder left home early that morning with his only remaining flyfishing rig, a 1-weight fly rod with an 8-pound test fishing line leader.

“That’s the lightest fly rod that you can get,” he said.

He headed to a place where he expected average-sized rainbow trout, lessening the risk of snapping his last fly rod." Cont.

Speyside Chats: A Lady's Legacy

by Gordon Castle Walled Garden/Jen Ripple - YouTube

"One of the highlights of the trip was a Speyside chat on the banks of the river. This discussion, caught on video, touched on the history of our sport, what it’s like to be a woman in fly fishing today, and what has been accomplished since the days of Lady Caroline. Emily’s personal retelling of her family’s legacy spoke volumes to what her ancestors did for the sport and highlighted the changes that have paved the way for women today." Cont.

Now, have a good day. KB

“The gods do not deduct from man’s allotted span the hours spent in fishing.” - Herbert Hoover

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KEN BALDWIN

Ken Baldwin is a writer and editor for Fishing On SI, covering fly fishing gear, travel, and all other aspects of a life well fished. His writing and photography have appeared in Men’s Journal, Catch Magazine, Fish Alaska, and American Angler. Ken also created and hosts Season on the Edge, a television series exploring travel, adventure, and culture through fishing that aired on NBC Sports and in seven countries. For twenty years, Ken guided fly anglers in Alaska, keeping him in close proximity to brown bears and launching his path into wildlife photography. That field experience led to his work as a bear guard and consultant on the Netflix documentary Our Planet II, narrated by David Attenborough. His photography was also featured in the series promotion. His career has taken a few memorable turns – professionally dancing and teaching salsa, bartending at the House of Blues on the Sunset Strip, and played the terrorist “Mulkey” in the film Die Hard 2. Ken graduated from the University of Washington with a degree that had absolutely nothing to do with any of those choices.

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