News On The Fly

Written by: Katie Nold, Paul Nelson Farm 

South Dakota hunters should be seeing a lot more of these in 2015.
Photo courtesy Paul Nelson Farm 

South Dakota wildlife officials just announced an estimated 42 percent jump in pheasant numbers. The pheasants-per-mile index is at 3.8, up from 2.68 last year, and 1.5 in 2013. That's going. . .

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From Simms:

Supporting its commitment to build innovative products to connect anglers to their best days on the water, Simms is expanding its facilities in Bozeman.  The new expansion will include a state of the art product design and development studio and provide additional production capacity to manufacture more products in the USA.

The company’s official Groundbreaking ceremony took place on Friday, August 28.  Governor Steve Bullock joined the Simms team, emphasizing the importance of local manufacturing in the Gallatin Valley.  In addition, representatives from building architects JLF of Bozeman, Prospera Business Network and American Bank were on hand for the celebration.

The expanded facility will provide critical new space for additional production/warehouse capacity in addition to the company’s product design and development offices. The company is building an additional 15,000 square feet onto its 65,000 square foot facility, which will include a third floor.

“This expansion is an important milestone in Simms’ history,” said K. C. Walsh, President of Simms. “This added space reflects our commitment to

From AFFTA:

Today, the new Clean Water Act rulemaking goes into effect across the nation (with the exception of thirteen states including Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Idaho, Missouri, Montana Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wyoming, which are involved in an injunction temporarily blocking the rule from going into effect in those states), protecting drinking water for thousands and ensuring habitat for vital headwaters fisheries. Ben Bulis, President of the American Fly Fishing Trade Association issued the following statement in reaction to today’s implementation of the Clean Water Rule:

“We commend the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and President Obama for making this revised rulemaking a priority, and clean water a certainty for Americans. AFFTA is the sole trade and advocacy organization for the fly-fishing industry and our mission is to promote the sustained growth of our industry. We cannot achieve our mission without clean water. According to a recent study from the National Wildlife Federation, more than 80% of hunters and anglers feel strongly that the Clean Water Rule should apply to smaller, headwaters streams and habitat. These sportsmen are pleased with the new rulemaking.

Additionally, data from a 2013 report by the

From TU:

Trout Unlimited and Sawyer Paddles and Oars announced a partnership today that will benefit TU members across the country by providing quality boating products at a discount, and by donating 15 percent of the company’s sales of TU-branded paddles and oars to TU’s conservation work all across America.

“This is a great partnership for us,” said Zac Kauffman, sales manager for Sawyer. “It allows us to interact with the vibrant Trout Unlimited community and provide members a 20-percent discount on TU-branded products, and it helps us give back to the resources we all cherish—America’s rivers and streams.”

Sawyer was founded by legendary

From TU:

We, the nation’s sportsmen and women conservationists, salute the landmark action taken today by the EPA and the Army Corps to implement the Clean Water Rule.

We fish for trout, salmon and bass which inhabit clean streams, rivers and lakes.

We hunt waterfowl which are sustained by healthy wetlands.

We drink, as with one in three Americans, water out of the tap that is provided by headwater streams.

We work in the sport fishing industry, which accounts for 828,000 jobs, nearly $50 billion annually in retail sales, and an economic impact of about $115 billion every year.

We live in communities that are protected from hazardous floodwaters by healthy watersheds.

We know, and love, the benefits of clean water.

All of these values are enhanced by today’s action. The Clean Water Rule improves protection of our waterways and wetlands. The Clean Water Rule protects—and, in some cases, enhances—longstanding Clean Water Act exemptions for farmers, ranchers and foresters.

We stand shoulder to shoulder with the hundreds of thousands of Americans – Republicans, Democrats and Independents – who support the Clean Water Rule. During an exhaustive rulemaking process, nearly 900,000 members of the public commented in support of the rule. A recent poll conducted by

Here's a shocking story from the Tampa area, where a 10-year-old German Shepherd nicknamed Sweetie was found in a deplorable state: emaciated and sick. After a local nonprofit, called. . .

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Okay, folks: watch closely. This is how you do it. You gear up, you walk down to the river, you make a cast. See? Fly fishing is easy. Kara Armano fishes the Fryingpan River near Basalt, . . .

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By adjusting your presentation, you can catch good trout on streamers in even small creeks and brooks.
Photo by Phil Monahan

In its most basic form, fishing for trout with streamers is one of the easier ways to catch fish with a fly rod: you simply cast across the river or across-and-downstream and then strip the fly back as. . .

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Mordy is safe, thanks to one man's quick thinking and bravery.
Photo via kgw.com

What would you do if you saw a little dog perched precariously outside the railing of a 14th-floor balcony. One Portland, Oregon, man acted quickly and ended up saving the dog's life in. . .

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The latest issue of the European online fishing magazine Scale is now available. Scale covers both spin and fly fishing, but fly fishers will find plenty of great content inside. The article about. . .

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This short film from Trout in Trouble features great footage of fly fishing in Sweden.

My first fish from the 2014 project kicked things off with a bang.
Photo by Phil Monahan

Last year, I had a tough summer, fishingwise, so to make up for it, I set myself a goal: to go fishing 20 days during the month of September. Thus was born the “20 Days in September” Project. I . . .

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Written by: Kaitlin Groundwater, Madison Valley Ranch

Madison shows off both her remarkable fashion sense and a beautiful brown trout from her namesake river.
Photos courtesy Madison Valley Ranch

Sometimes there are moments that just must be captured. We are always on the hunt for bigger fish, new waters, and the thrill of a tight line, but it is also valuable to reflect on what it is. . .

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CONTEST RULES: How to Enter: The Sweepstakes begins at 12:00:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time (“ET”) on 9/1/15 and ends at 11:59:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (“ET”) 9/30/15 (“Promotion Period”). To enter, during the Promotional Period, you must (i) have a registered account for the Facebook application (“Facebook”); and (ii) upload/post/ at least one original photo to … Continue reading "Orvis September Fly Fishing Photo Contest"

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Reed has a person name, which means he's as important as a human.
Photo by Thomas, Greenville

Have you ever stopped to consider what your dog's name says about you and your feelings about him or her? An article on The Dodo takes a look at the list of most popular dog names from. . .

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A few weeks ago, we posted a wonderful short documentary about a family of "bat dogs" working with the Trenton Thunder baseball team. Last night, another bat dog was celebrated for an. . .

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Here's an awesome trailer for an upcoming series about chasing as many different species of fish as possible on a 5-weight fly rod. These guys aren't messing around, casting to bonefish, . . .

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Dave Meador shows off a late-season Missouri River brown.
All photos courtesy David Meador

David Meador has been fly fishing since 1978, getting started back in his home state of Virginia. But like most die-hard trout bums, he could not resist the pull of the West and the lure of the. . .

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Set as a prescription drug commercial, this film short shows the benefits of nature in our daily lives. Via Dream Tree Film & Productions.