AUTUMN 2010

FEATURES

42
Patagonia North
Touring Chilean Patagonia’s
trout-saturated Aysen region.
BY JERRY GIBBS

50
Wet Flies and Wasps
Meet Cholo and his traditional
and new Spanish tying methods
BY DARREL MARTIN

54
Return to the Henry’s Fork
Trout numbers are up, pressure is down, hatches are on. Time for a visit?
BY GREG THOMAS

58
Ask The Experts: René Harrop
An interview with the Henry’s Fork guru
BY GREG THOMAS

60
Stash and Carry
Field Test: Gear bags for shore
storage and boat stowage
BY TED LEESON

2010 Robert Traver Fly-Fishing Writing Award

FIRST PLACE—Two Men in a Museum by Kent Cowgill

SECOND PLACE—A Way Home by John Larison

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DEPARTMENTS

6 Upfront Notes

10 Presentation

12 Short Casts

24 Conservation
Impacts of BP’s tragic mess
BY TED WILLIAMS

30 Practical & Useful
Targeting trout in tailouts
BY DAVE HUGHES

36 Salt Water
Get ready for flats sight-fishing
BY CHICO FERNANDEZ

74 All About…Hackles
Fly-tying’s essential ingredient
BY DARREL MARTIN

84 New Gear
Rio’s sink-tips and more...

88 10-Minute Ties
Brown Stone Nymph
BY A.K. BEST

92 Sporting Life
Chasing steel on the Klickitat
BY JOHN GIERACH