News On The Fly
Instagram and Hero Shots
Posted on April 19 2018
Hero shots require time to set up and take. And that time, writes Matt Labash, can kill fish. Compounding the issue is the rise of social media and posting of these photos for “likes” and “shares” to the great detriment … more
Instagram and Hero Shots
Posted on April 19 2018
Hero shots require time to set up and take. And that time, writes Matt Labash, can kill fish. Compounding the issue is the rise of social media and posting of these photos for “likes” and “shares” to the great detriment … more
Instagram and Hero Shots
Posted on April 19 2018
Hero shots require time to set up and take. And that time, writes Matt Labash, can kill fish. Compounding the issue is the rise of social media and posting of these photos for “likes” and “shares” to the great detriment … more
Video: Small-Stream Trout on the South Island
Posted on April 18 2018
Check out this great, short video from Dawn Till Dusk, about a trip into the backcountry of New Zealand's South Island to chase brown trout in the sweetest meadow stream you've ever . . .
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Video: Small-Stream Trout on the South Island
Posted on April 18 2018
Check out this great, short video from Dawn Till Dusk, about a trip into the backcountry of New Zealand's South Island to chase brown trout in the sweetest meadow stream you've ever . . .
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Video: Small-Stream Trout on the South Island
Posted on April 18 2018
Check out this great, short video from Dawn Till Dusk, about a trip into the backcountry of New Zealand's South Island to chase brown trout in the sweetest meadow stream you've ever . . .
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5 Tips for Taking a Kid on a Guided Trip
Posted on April 18 2018
Written by: Kip Vieth, Wildwood Float Trips
That big smile suggests that this youngster is hooked for life.
Photos by Kip Vieth
This is the year. You‘ve been thinking about exposing a kid to the wonderful sport of fly fishing, and you’ve decided that he or she is ready. What better way to do it than to take them on a guided . . .
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5 Tips for Taking a Kid on a Guided Trip
Posted on April 18 2018
Written by: Kip Vieth, Wildwood Float Trips
That big smile suggests that this youngster is hooked for life.
Photos by Kip Vieth
This is the year. You‘ve been thinking about exposing a kid to the wonderful sport of fly fishing, and you’ve decided that he or she is ready. What better way to do it than to take them on a guided . . .
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Video: How to Tie the Parachute Hendrickson
Posted on April 18 2018
Were it not snowing every.single.day. here in southwestern Vermont, we would be seeing the first Hendricksons popping on the Battenkill. If spring ever arrives, we will get the chance to throw . . .
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Video: How to Tie the Parachute Hendrickson
Posted on April 18 2018
Were it not snowing every.single.day. here in southwestern Vermont, we would be seeing the first Hendricksons popping on the Battenkill. If spring ever arrives, we will get the chance to throw . . .
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Video: How to Tie the Parachute Hendrickson
Posted on April 18 2018
Were it not snowing every.single.day. here in southwestern Vermont, we would be seeing the first Hendricksons popping on the Battenkill. If spring ever arrives, we will get the chance to throw . . .
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Tippets: Rice Farmers Help California Salmon, Snake River Renewable Energy, Washington Bans Salmon Farms
Posted on April 18 2018
California rice farmers are helping foster bug populations in floodplains to help support native salmon. “”What farmers are doing is reconnecting that floodplain natural wealth to the river system where it’s needed,” says Jacob Katz, senior scientist for California Trout.” … more
Tippets: Rice Farmers Help California Salmon, Snake River Renewable Energy, Washington Bans Salmon Farms
Posted on April 18 2018
California rice farmers are helping foster bug populations in floodplains to help support native salmon. “”What farmers are doing is reconnecting that floodplain natural wealth to the river system where it’s needed,” says Jacob Katz, senior scientist for California Trout.” … more
Tippets: Rice Farmers Help California Salmon, Snake River Renewable Energy, Washington Bans Salmon Farms
Posted on April 18 2018
California rice farmers are helping foster bug populations in floodplains to help support native salmon. “”What farmers are doing is reconnecting that floodplain natural wealth to the river system where it’s needed,” says Jacob Katz, senior scientist for California Trout.” … more
Short Items: Simms Splits with Al Perkinson, Spring Issue Angling Trade, IG and Fishing, AFFTA Clarification
Posted on April 17 2018
Simms Splits with Al Perkinson Simms Fishing Products has parted ways with Al Perkinson, who had been the company’s vice president of marketing. Prior to that, Perkinson was VP of marketing for Costa del Mar. Rich Hohne, a 10-year veteran at Simms has been promoted to senior director, and will assume the marketing helm for [...]
Angling Trade E: Survey
Posted on April 17 2018
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PFD Duel: the Astral Ronnie Fisher 2.0 and the Kokatat Leviathan
Posted on April 17 2018
By Jack Nickens Kokatat’s new Leviathan PFD and Astral’s new Ronnie Fisher 2.0 PFD are two performance fishing PFDs I put to the test on my recent trip fly fishing adventure down the Watauga River in Eastern Tennessee. Through wind, rain, sleet, and snow, they both performed at a high level. Kokatat Leviathan PFD What [...]
Boost Guide Bookings By Setting Up a Guide Listing on Fisher Guiding
Posted on April 17 2018
If you want to get your guide business seen by anglers from around the world as the surf the Internet, consider signing onto Fisher Guiding. You can put your contact, describe the types of fishing trips you offer, highlight the waters you specifically fish, and add six photographs that capture the experience. People interested in [...]
Videos: Getting Started in Fly Fishing, Parts I-III
Posted on April 17 2018
If you or someone you know is taking up fly fishing for the first time--or returning after a long absence--check out this great new series from Brian Flechsig of Mad River Outiffters in . . .
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Angling Trade Commentary: Ambassadorship Gone Awry
Posted on April 17 2018
Many of you are likely familiar with American Angler magazine’s Jan./Feb. cover. The shot by Colorado-based photographer Matt Shaw was your standard big brown grip-and-grin. But the story behind that unfortunate image has since morphed into something else. Following its publication, Shaw and his subject—career guide, artist and brand ambassador Patrick Duke—were accused of coaxing [...]
NEW ANGLING TRADE GEAR REVIEW PLAN: “JACK-IN-THE-BOB”
Posted on April 17 2018
As we’ve announced earlier, Angling Trade’s summer intern will be Jack Nickens. He’s very talented with video, as a writer, etc., and he’s already helping us out. Part of his summer gig will be guiding in the Bob Marshall Wilderness. So we thought, “why don’t we have him do some gear testing to augment all [...]
Videos: Getting Started in Fly Fishing, Parts I-III
Posted on April 17 2018
If you or someone you know is taking up fly fishing for the first time--or returning after a long absence--check out this great new series from Brian Flechsig of Mad River Outiffters in . . .
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Videos: Getting Started in Fly Fishing, Parts I-III
Posted on April 17 2018
If you or someone you know is taking up fly fishing for the first time--or returning after a long absence--check out this great new series from Brian Flechsig of Mad River Outiffters in . . .
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Photos and Story: Spring Bonanza on the Madison River
Posted on April 17 2018
Written by: Dan Larson, Madison Valley Ranch
Water levels were ideal for spring fishing in the Channels of the Madison.
Photo by Tom Olivo
A couple weeks ago, some Montana friends and I were wade-fishing the Channels of the Madison River right behind the Madison Valley Ranch. With the epic winter snowpack and cool spring . . .
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Photos and Story: Spring Bonanza on the Madison River
Posted on April 17 2018
Written by: Dan Larson, Madison Valley Ranch
Water levels were ideal for spring fishing in the Channels of the Madison.
Photo by Tom Olivo
A couple weeks ago, some Montana friends and I were wade-fishing the Channels of the Madison River right behind the Madison Valley Ranch. With the epic winter snowpack and cool spring . . .
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Photos and Story: Spring Bonanza on the Madison River
Posted on April 17 2018
Written by: Dan Larson, Madison Valley Ranch
Water levels were ideal for spring fishing in the Channels of the Madison.
Photo by Tom Olivo
A couple weeks ago, some Montana friends and I were wade-fishing the Channels of the Madison River right behind the Madison Valley Ranch. With the epic winter snowpack and cool spring . . .
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Classic Video Tip: How to Properly Dress a Dry Fly
Posted on April 17 2018
There are certain processes in fly fishing that seem obvious and self-evident, but then you learn that there's a better, more effective way to do it. In this video, Steve Galletta of Bighorn Angler—on the Bighorn River in. . .
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Classic Video Tip: How to Properly Dress a Dry Fly
Posted on April 17 2018
There are certain processes in fly fishing that seem obvious and self-evident, but then you learn that there's a better, more effective way to do it. In this video, Steve Galletta of Bighorn Angler—on the Bighorn River in. . .
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Video: How to Hackle a Parachute Post with UV-Cure Resin
Posted on April 17 2018
For the last five weeks, Tim has been demonstrating different methods for creating a stable, upright post for a Parachute pattern--the traditional method, the 90-degree method, the UV-resin . . .
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Video: How to Hackle a Parachute Post with UV-Cure Resin
Posted on April 17 2018
For the last five weeks, Tim has been demonstrating different methods for creating a stable, upright post for a Parachute pattern--the traditional method, the 90-degree method, the UV-resin . . .
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Video: How to Hackle a Parachute Post with UV-Cure Resin
Posted on April 17 2018
For the last five weeks, Tim has been demonstrating different methods for creating a stable, upright post for a Parachute pattern--the traditional method, the 90-degree method, the UV-resin . . .
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Video Hatch: “Going Coastal”
Posted on April 17 2018
In the new episode of The 5wt Chronicles from Eric Estrada, follow the journey as anglers fly fish the Low Country flood tides of North Florida and South Carolina.
Video Hatch: “Going Coastal”
Posted on April 17 2018
In the new episode of The 5wt Chronicles from Eric Estrada, follow the journey as anglers fly fish the Low Country flood tides of North Florida and South Carolina.
Video Hatch: “Going Coastal”
Posted on April 17 2018
In the new episode of The 5wt Chronicles from Eric Estrada, follow the journey as anglers fly fish the Low Country flood tides of North Florida and South Carolina.
6 Good Reads
Posted on April 17 2018
As always, I'm playing catch up around here after being in Asheville for a couple days for the Orvis Guide Rendezvous (which was a STELLAR time by the way) and jumping back in with a six pack of recent online stories worth your reading time. Enjoy...
OUTDOOR LIFE - JUMP ABOARD THE FLY FISHING TRAIN
THE DRAKE - BLUEGRASS AND FIBERGLASS
FLYLORDS MAG ON MR. JERMS
DEER TROUT - ALEX WITH SEXY RIVERBOAT...
OUTDOOR LIFE - JUMP ABOARD THE FLY FISHING TRAIN
THE DRAKE - BLUEGRASS AND FIBERGLASS
FLYLORDS MAG ON MR. JERMS
DEER TROUT - ALEX WITH SEXY RIVERBOAT...
MICHIGAN TROUT UNLIMITED - Au Sable River Boat Raffle
Posted on April 17 2018
There are few things that conjure up the nostalgia of northern Michigan fly fishing more than the Au Sable River Boat and Michigan Trout Unlimited is raffling off a boat, trailer and cover as part of their annual fundraising effort. Funds raised will be used for youth education and diversity programs.
Somehow I've never experienced fly fishing from a river boat but that's likely to change later in...
Somehow I've never experienced fly fishing from a river boat but that's likely to change later in...
Disabled Veterans to Compete in Nationwide Fly Fishing Competition
Posted on April 17 2018
Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing has announced its Inaugural Fly Casting Competition, which will be co-hosted with Fly Fishers International. Regional competitions will conclude on May 31, 2018 with winners competing in the PHWFF Casting Competition Finals during the Fly Fishers International Fair in Boise, Idaho August 8 – 11, 2018.
Read more in the press release below.
Disabled Veterans to Compete in Nationwide Fly Fishing Competition
Posted on April 17 2018
Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing has announced its Inaugural Fly Casting Competition, which will be co-hosted with Fly Fishers International. Regional competitions will conclude on May 31, 2018 with winners competing in the PHWFF Casting Competition Finals during the Fly Fishers International Fair in Boise, Idaho August 8 – 11, 2018.
Read more in the press release below.
Disabled Veterans to Compete in Nationwide Fly Fishing Competition
Posted on April 17 2018
Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing has announced its Inaugural Fly Casting Competition, which will be co-hosted with Fly Fishers International. Regional competitions will conclude on May 31, 2018 with winners competing in the PHWFF Casting Competition Finals during the Fly Fishers International Fair in Boise, Idaho August 8 – 11, 2018.
Read more in the press release below.
Angling Trade: Spring 2018 Issue
Posted on April 16 2018
Contents Include: Podcasts Navigating Digital Display Ads New Rod on the Rack Selling “Experience” Facebook Marketing Quit Counting… and More
BHA College Clubs Partner with USFWS on Service Projects
Posted on April 16 2018
From BHA: Up and coming leaders in Backcountry Hunters & Anglers are getting their hands dirty and volunteering with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on public lands service projects under a new nationwide collaboration between the USFWS and BHA’s college clubs. BHA club members are embarking upon work-service projects on USFWS-managed lands throughout the [...]
Master Class Monday: How to Fish Undercut Banks
Posted on April 16 2018
Today’s video is another exclusive Orvis video by Dave and Amelia Jensen, in which they show us the ins and outs of finding and catching trout around undercut banks. Learn where these trout . . .
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Here’s Your 2018 Orvis Lifetime Achievement Award Winner!
Posted on April 16 2018
Written by: Debra Carr Brox
Sandy Moret celebrates landing a fat Florida bonefish, a species he's committed to protecting.
Photo courtesy Sandy Moret
Sandy Moret has described fly-fishing as the hardest game on the planet. The unpredictable nature of fishing saltwater flats doesn’t discourage him—on the contrary, he loves the challenge and is . . .
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Trident Fly Fishing’s 2018 8-Weight Fly Reel Shootout
Posted on April 16 2018
In many avenues of fly fishing, it is often argued that a fly reel serves as nothing more than a means to store fly line. On the flats however, that’s far from the case. Quality reels with high performance drag systems can make a huge difference when it comes to bringing hard fighting saltwater species […]
Here’s Your 2018 Orvis Lifetime Achievement Award Winner!
Posted on April 16 2018
Written by: Debra Carr Brox
Sandy Moret celebrates landing a fat Florida bonefish, a species he's committed to protecting.
Photo courtesy Sandy Moret
Sandy Moret has described fly-fishing as the hardest game on the planet. The unpredictable nature of fishing saltwater flats doesn’t discourage him—on the contrary, he loves the challenge and is . . .
The post Here’s Your 2018 Orvis Lifetime Achievement Award Winner! appeared first on Orvis News.
Here’s Your 2018 Orvis Lifetime Achievement Award Winner!
Posted on April 16 2018
Written by: Debra Carr Brox
Sandy Moret celebrates landing a fat Florida bonefish, a species he's committed to protecting.
Photo courtesy Sandy Moret
Sandy Moret has described fly-fishing as the hardest game on the planet. The unpredictable nature of fishing saltwater flats doesn’t discourage him—on the contrary, he loves the challenge and is . . .
The post Here’s Your 2018 Orvis Lifetime Achievement Award Winner! appeared first on Orvis News.
Master Class Monday: How to Fish Undercut Banks
Posted on April 16 2018
Today’s video is another exclusive Orvis video by Dave and Amelia Jensen, in which they show us the ins and outs of finding and catching trout around undercut banks. Learn where these trout . . .
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Video Hatch: “50/50 On the Water”
Posted on April 16 2018
This short film features the Orvis 50/50 On the Water campaign, whose goal is to create gender parity on the water.
Video Hatch: “50/50 On the Water”
Posted on April 16 2018
This short film features the Orvis 50/50 On the Water campaign, whose goal is to create gender parity on the water.
Video Hatch: “50/50 On the Water”
Posted on April 16 2018
This short film features the Orvis 50/50 On the Water campaign, whose goal is to create gender parity on the water.