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Troutnut Fly Fishing Forum : General Topics	Topics	Posts
General Discussion of Fly Fishing, Trout and Salmon, and Stream Insects	1734	16445
Fly fishing, fly tying, aquatic entomology, fishing gear, rivers, trout and salmon science, and conservation issues.
Fly Tying Tips, Materials, and Techniques	503	5362
Ideas to make flies seem more realistic to trout (or at least to us).
Fly Fishing Gear: Rods, Reels, Lines, Leaders, etc.	351	3935
Fishing is more about stuff than we admit. Here we figure out once and for all which stuff is best. Yeah, right.
Fly Fishing Beginner Help	103	936
Where beginners ask "getting started" questions, and others share "wish-I-had-known" lessons.

Troutnut Fly Fishing Forum: Member Fishing Reports & Pictures
Fly Fishing Trip Reports	401	2605
Describe your fishing trips and upload pictures for free. Give as many or as few details as you like.
Get Bugs Identified	435	3766
Post pictures and ask questions of experts to help learn about aquatic insect identification.
Share and Discuss Photography	598	4832
Discuss photography equipment and techniques, and share your best fishing pictures.

Troutnut Fly Fishing Forum: Troutnut.com Site Content Discussion
Trout Streams & Rivers	40	252
Talk about the trout streams featured on this site. Other stream talk goes in General Discussion.
Fly Hatch Talk from the Aquatic Insect Encyclopedia	222	1968
Behavior and habitat of species of mayflies, caddisflies, stoneflies, and other important insects.
Individual Specimens from the Aquatic Insect Encyclopedia	394	1787
Identification or imitation of particular specimens, and comments on their pictures.
Comments on Site Updates and Blog Posts	597	1334
Each topic on this board hold's comments for a single day's Troutnut.com updates and blog posts.

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