News On The Fly

Here's a cool teaser for an upcoming documentary about the great Joe Brooks, featuring parts of his story that have never been told. Brooks's protégé, Lefty Kreh, plays an integral role in what. . .

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Did you know you can catch halibut on a fly rod in the Bay Area?  How about striped bass, surf perch, sand sharks, tiger sharks, and jack smelt?  Nathan Cooke of Orvis Sacramento gives us a great roundup of how to find these fish and how to catch them on a fly rod.  He also has some great tips or fly fishing in the surf that will be helpful in any coastal area.  In the Fly Box, we talk about tags ends for droppers, trout with full bellies, taking fish photos when you are in the middle of a river, how to pick a fly for a One Fly event, and a philosophy for a backup fly rod on trips—as well as a podcast listener who has been having dreams of conversations with Joe Humphreys!

Fly-fishing guide Ben Russell landed this beauty on a 3-weight Superfine Glass rod.
Photo courtesy Ben Russell

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When Sami Stoner discovered running back in 2008, she had no idea she was going to become legally blind before entering high school. She also had no idea that she was about to gain a new best friend, rally a. . .

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Written by: William G. Tapply

Bill Tapply casting to trout on a Western river.
Photo via williamgtapply.com

Every new fish you catch occupies an important place in your personal angling history.

Toward the end of June, Marshall Dickman and I found ourselves wandering around the Finger Lakes region of upper New York State, where the rolling pastoral landscape is wrinkled like the back of an old farmer's neck and. . .

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Bailey the Yorkshire Terrier was just a puppy when he escaped from Grisel Jaramillo’s home in Austin, Texas six years ago. In their search for the dog, the Jaramillo family met a jogger who said he'd seen. . .

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Gordon M. Wickstom
April 26, 1926—September 18, 2014
Photo via Boulder Flycasters

Last week, one of my favorite people in fly-fishing passed away at the age of 88. Gordon Wickstrom was an author, a professor of theater, a student of fly-fishing history, a passionate angler, and a man with strong. . .

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The owners of this beautiful dog wondered how he kept managing to get outside, when all the windows and doors were closed. Well, it turns out that they underestimated their pet's intelligence and dexterity. As you'll see, he's got this. . .

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My friend Ted Putnam, from Ontario's Hawk Lake Lodge, sent me a link to this great video that features big smallmouths just demolishing topwater bass bugs. We see lots of videos of trout taking dry flies, but this is. . .

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As part of “Project Permit,” Costa and the Bonefish and Tarpon Trust have successfully placed the first satellite tag on a Florida Keys permit. Find out more about this project in this short film.

To say that fly fishing takes you to beautiful places is an understatement when viewed from the perspective of this film shot at Lac Jovet in the French Alps. Via Steve Robert.

The brilliant spawning colors of a native Green Mountain brook trout are incredible.
All photos by Tom Rosenbauer

Here's one of the great things about my job: yesterday morning, Tom Rosenbauer said to me, "Hey, I need some pictures of brookies. Can you go fishing with me this afternoon?"

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Welcome to another edition of the Orvis News Friday Fly-Fishing Film Festival, in which we scour the Web for the best fly-fishing videos available. Here are 17 new videos from around the world, from New Zealand to Norway, from the jungle to the. . .

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From AFFTA:

The House Committee on Natural Resources introduced H.R 4742, the Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act, in late 2013. The bill is poised for a vote this session. H.R. 4742 eviscerates many of the Magnuson-Stevens Conservation and Fishery Management Act’s 2007 reauthorization’s strongest conservation provisions:

• Removes reasonable rebuilding timelines that allows marine species to recover from years of overfishing;
• Shifts Annual Catch Limits that maintain fishing efforts at sustainable levels from annual quotas to multi-year quotas that would threaten opportunity and management stability;
• Hinders the recovery of the Endangered Species Act-listed resources, such as salmon and steelhead.

H.R. 4742 does not reflect the conservation ethos that defines the character of the fly fishing industry and its natural resources-dependent community.

Since 2000, when a federal court decision required the National Marine Fisheries Service to comply with

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A great essay from the Parade magazine website offers an interesting perspective on disabled dogs. Author Michelle C. Hollow writes about her own experiences with blind and deaf dogs, and then cites research that supports. . .

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SNAFU! We had a problem with yesterday's quiz, which included just 10 of the intended 20 questions. So if you took it yesterday, please try again, and I expect you to get at least the first 10 of these correct!

Click here to retake the quiz.

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Written by: Evan Williams

This is the bull trout that the author had been dreaming about.
All photos courtesy Evan Williams

A few weeks ago, my friend JR Maggard and I were looking for a new fishing zone and a new challenge, so we decided to head north from Boise in search of bull trout. The truck was packed with the usual camping gear, but when we. . .

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Gidjet has traveled a long way but will soon be heading home.
Photo by wjla.com

On Wednesday, a sweet 7-year-old female Jack Russell terrier turned up at a shelter in Oregon. There's nothing too unusual about that, but when she was scanned for a microchip, shelter workers discovered that the dog's. . .

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The video series “The Journey Home,” focuses on veterans working together to overcome challenges of reintegrating to civilian life. And the second installment of the series highlights the work of Project Healing Waters in the lives of military veterans. Via Mental Health Channel.

Written by: Frank Seifert, Orvis Roseville

This was the prize after many hours of driving and hiking. And it was worth it.
All photos courtesy Frank Seifert

Deep in the Sierra Nevada of California lives a trout so rare and unique that it has become almost mystical. The fish I am referring to is the Paiute cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarki seleniris). Considering my. . .

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We love to post rescue videos from Eldad Hagar of Hope for Paws, and here's a wonderful mash-up of the last couple years of work by his organization, Hope for Paws. Watch until. . .

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Welcome to another edition of our fly-fishing trivia challenge, where we test your knowledge of all things fly fishing, and where you might learn a thing or two about this sport we love. This week, we've got a. . .

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Gander has become a national hero for his service work.
Photo via Huffingtonpost.com

A wonderful story and photos on the Huffington Post focus on the remarkable relationship between a Labradoodle named gander, and the man whose life was changed by the wonderful service dog.

Gander has helped. . .

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This gorgeous, healthy brookie is a sign of the quality stream restoration work done over the past year.
Photo by Josh Samuelson

This week, the Kelley Stand Road, which runs over the Green mountains from Arlington to Stratton, Vermont, opened for the first time since being destroyed by. . .

The post The “20 Days in September” Project Update: Post-Irene Success appeared first on Orvis News.

A Brazilian restauranteur named Rafael Mantesso, who moonlights as an artist, has created a host of works including his beloved Bull Terrier, Jimmy Choo. The artworks are quirky, fun, and sometimes very sweet, and Jimmy Choo is. . .

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