Gerald Almy News & Tips

/news-tips/fly-fishing/6960/how-tie-fish-egg-flies-catch-trout
February 15, 2014
It's hard to think of a single more productive pattern for catching trout, salmon and steelhead in winter and early…
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Feb 15, 2014
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/news-tips/fly-fishing/6994/egg-flies-trout-salmon-and-steelhead
February 8, 2014
Crusts of ice formed in the guides of the graphite fly rod and my breath exhaled in whorls of white mist as I cast to…
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Feb 8, 2014
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/news-tips/small-game/7047/rabbits-offer-great-late-hunting-opportunities
January 25, 2014
If you're looking to extend your hunting now that deer seasons have mostly closed, consider an outing focused on the…
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Jan 25, 2014
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/news-tips/grouse/7492/best-time-ruffed-grouse-hunting-now
January 18, 2014
When deer seasons are over or winding down, for most of us this means it's time to turn to upland birds and small game…
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Jan 18, 2014
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/news-tips/fishing-tackle/7105/classic-lures-johnson-silver-minnow-spoon
January 11, 2014
Louis Johnson, a retired Chicago foundry operator, was frustrated by the abundance of weeds that kept fouling the hooks…
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Jan 11, 2014
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/news-tips/deer/7122/late-deer-season-scrapes
January 4, 2014
If you hunt whitetail anywhere except the deep South and Texas, you were smart to stop hunting scrapes a few weeks ago…
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Jan 4, 2014
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/news-tips/deer/7140/change-tactics-pays-off-virginia-deer-hunt
December 28, 2013
While treestand hunting is generally the best way to tag a trophy whitetail, I was trying the stalk or sneak hunting…
Views: 6,644
Dec 28, 2013
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/news-tips/deer/7144/late-season-hidey-hole-bucks
December 27, 2013
Late season deer hunting can be a challenge but if you're open to scouting for hidey-holes you're chances for bagging a…
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Dec 27, 2013
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/news-tips/deer/7165/sneak-hunting-late-season-bucks
December 21, 2013
Like most whitetail hunters, I've found over the years that sitting on a deer stand is the most effective way to…
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Dec 21, 2013
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/news-tips/fishing-tackle/4536/classic-lures-hopkins-noeql-lures
December 14, 2013
Two goals were foremost in Robert Hopkins' mind when he set out to build a new fishing spoon in the early 1940's. He…
Views: 5,588
Dec 14, 2013
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/news-tips/deer/4106/jump-shoot-stream
December 7, 2013
Jump shooting bucks consists of walking at a moderate pace trying to roust out a buck and drop it as it gets up or…
Views: 2,882
Dec 7, 2013
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/news-tips/deer/4100/not-all-staging-areas-are-created-equally
November 30, 2013
Most hunters who have pursued whitetails for more than a season or two have learned what "staging areas" are. Basically…
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Nov 30, 2013
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