Game & Fish West

AROUND THE WEST

Mention cast-and-blast destinations to many Westerners, and pictures of steelhead and chukar leap to mind. Or maybe fly-fishing for trout in between elk hunts. But there are equally productive cast-and-blast options in the springtime, and May is the best month to combine red-hot fishing with great turkey hunting. This is also the month to catch the first summer steelhead nosing into coastal rivers.And now is the time to catch

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