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Summer traditionally is a time to enjoy the outdoors. Anglers enjoy the longer days. Trout? Not so much. Of course, this scenario depends on geography. Western trout thrive; southeastern and mid-atlantic trout struggle with summer’s swelter. But this is not to say that non-western fishermen should hang up their waders...

It’s winter. It’s cold. There’s too much snow to hunt ruffed grouse. Tying flies keeps you busy, but sometimes cabin fever takes its toll. So it was one of my first winters in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley. Mountain trout were too cold and months away from feeding, and I needed to...