News On The Fly

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. This week, we've got some great stuff: fourteen videos covering a wide variety of. . .

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Look who came by to see us at Orvis Jackson Hole - one of our newest Orvis Cover Dogs Ranger and his person Karen!

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Here's a wonderful video that shows just how active and fun disabled dogs can be when you give them the gift of mobility. These beautiful dogs are from Heath's Haven Rescue in Hauser, Idaho, which specializes in. . .

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Stop by Orvis Jackson Hole THURSDAY, JULY 31st: Live music from Screen Door Porch, beer from Snake River Brewing and food from Chef Tyler Hallquist, a raffle for cool gear, and in-store discounts!

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Written by: Jerry Plaaten

The author and his friend discovered that the Beaverkill still fishes as well as they remembered.
Photo courtesy Jerry Plaaten

My friend Bill Gunn and I are displaced Connecticut natives now bogged down in Florida. Our first love is still trout fishing, and we have been making yearly pilgrimages northward. Last year, rather than going to Pennsylvania, I suggested that we go back to. . .

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Zzarr, a Dutch shepherd, with K-9 handler U.S. Army Sgt. Nathan Arriaga (partly hidden), in 2011.
Photo via npr.org

Npr.org reports that, this week, a contingent of dog advocates went to Capitol Hill to talk to legislators about how the U.S. military treats its working dogs when their service has ended overseas. Last year, Congress passed a law making it possible to. . .

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Lake Ontario once held a thriving population of Atlantic salmon. However, due to overfishing and environmental degradation we lost them.  A new proposed documentary, “The Forgotten Salmon,” will tell the history and continued story of this unique species, including what efforts are now in motion to bring them back. Check out the current fundraising campaign for this film on Indiegogo.

The Battle Ground
Photo by Pat Clayton aka FishEyeGuy

The fight to save the treasure that is Bristol Bay has been long and hard, but it appears as if the end is in sight! In an EPA Executive Summary a proposal is made to guard against large scale mining efforts such as. . .

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Trout magazine now has the largest subscriber base, and the largest readership of any magazine in fly fishing. We’ve grown exponentially, both in terms of ad revenue and printed pages, in the past year.  Our next issue (Fall 2014) promises to be a haymaker, because:

We’ll have an exclusive feature interview with Gina McCarthy, EPA administrator, on the heels of the recent EPA decision to enforce the Clean Water Act to protect Bristol Bay.  Bristol Bay is the defining environmental topic in fly fishing at this time, and no other publication has the access and insight to make an interview like this happen.

We’re running the definitive piece on the “State of the Greenback Trout,” written by Erin Block, one of the best young writers in the field.  This story is part history, part science, part fisheries management, and we’re coming at it with credibility and insight that no other publication can bring.

We’ll be featuring a beautiful photo essay commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Wilderness Act, and highlighting places that now offer better trout fishing because of the Wilderness Act. This is a geographically balanced story, covering trout resources from coast to coast.

For the first time, Trout magazine will be featuring comprehensive new product reviews… compiled by a team of

Two weeks ago, we posted the teaser for Hooké's video on the rivers of the Gaspé Peninsula. Here's the first episode, and it doesn't disappoint. Here's their description of the action: . . .

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Written by: Will Lillard, Lillard Fly Fishing Expeditions

Max with one of the Yellowstone cutthroats that fell for our foam salmonfly imitations.
All photos courtesy Lillard Fly Fishing Expeditions

[Editor's note: Will Lillard leads fly-fishing trips for adolescents through his Orvis-endorsed Lillard Fly Fishing Expeditions. Here's his report from the recent Yellowstone-area trip. For more information, visit his website.]

It is hard to believe it but our 2014 Yellowstone Adventure has come to an end. The last 15 days have been full of great fishing, new friendships, and memories that will last a. . .

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From TU:

On Wednesday, July 23, the Senate National Parks Subcommittee will hear a variety of bills – including S. 1794, which designates Browns Canyon in Chaffee County as a National Monument. Sportsmen and women, rafters and local communities and businesses have worked for over 20 years to have this area’s hunting, fishing and recreational values protected—and they urged quick passage of the legislation.

“Now is the time to get this done,” said Kyle Perkins, Browns Canyon coordinator for Trout Unlimited. “We have overwhelming local support for protecting Browns Canyon—we just need Congress to get it across the finish line.”

David Leinweber of Angler’s Covey fly shop in Colorado Springs said Front Range anglers are pleased to see this hearing, and eager to see this designation accomplished: “Browns Canyon is a favorite fishing spot for many of my customers and clients. Virtually all of us want to see Browns Canyon—a stretch of the Arkansas River’s Gold Medal trout water—receive

From AMFF:

The American Museum of Fly Fishing is excited to announce the Museum has joined the North American Reciprocal Museum (NARM) Association. What’s this mean for our supporters? All AMFF members ($100 and higher) will receive free/member admission and shop discounts to nearly 700 participating institutions from across the country. Other Vermont participants include Hildene, Southern Vermont Arts Center, and Shelburne Museum. For a complete list visit www.narnassociation.org.

NARM Association is one of the largest reciprocal programs in the world with over 675 member institutions. Members from one of the NARM member institutions can present a current membership card (validated with the  NARM identification) are entitled to the following privileges at participating museums: Free/member admission during regular museum hours, member discounts at museum shops, and discounts on concert/lecture tickets.

The Museum will also host several public programs this summer in support of

From Bulldog Trailers:

Bulldog Folding Trailers USA introduces a unique new product to help outdoor enthusiasts maximize their fun – a sturdy, road-worthy trailer that can carry a variety of gear from home to the outdoors and folds up to stow in a space smaller than a broom closet.

Developed in Australia, the trailer can be configured to carry boats (kayaks, canoes, dinghies), motorcycles and, as a box trailer, anything else needed on outdoor adventures. The trailers will be demo-ed at Outdoor Retailer Summer Marketplace in the Pavilions , booth PV1078 August 6-9, 2014

Bulldog Folding Trailers are also available now to consumers via www.bulldogfoldingtrailers.com at a range of

From Fishpond:

Fishpond, inc, is excited to unveil its new 2015 product line-up, including the introduction of CYCLEPOND fabric made from recycled commercial fishing nets throughout many more of the brand’s line of luggage, gear bags, packs and more.

Sourced from fishing nets used to for ocean fishing, fishpond’s CYCLEPOND fabric delivers bomber, long lasting performance with a great recycled story. The new Westwater Roll Top Backpack (MSRP: $149.95) with CYCLEPOND is sure to make river rats rejoice. This completely submersible pack combines the functionality of a roll top dry bag design with the convenience of a backpack with its fully adjustable straps and comfortable waist strap. The Westwater Roll Top Backpack won the Best Eco-Friendly Product award at the International Fly Tackle Dealers (IFTD) show in Orlando last week.

Continuing to offer anglers a wide range of packs to carry the necessities, fishpond brings the Delta Sling Pack (MSRP: $149.95) to market featuring a completely new design for sling packs. The military-inspired pack allows users to easily switch between shoulders for all day comfort, and the expansive storage compartments holds everything needed for a long day on the water. A magnetic front pocket holds fly boxes, rain jacket and lunch, and a built-in Velcro attachment in the main pocket accommodates

From OIA:

Sales of outdoor products look to be picking up steam this summer as sales of outdoor footwear, apparel and hardgoods increased 6.8 percent to $1.18 billion in the five-week fiscal month of June. The growth trend for the month represented an acceleration from the low-single-digit trend seen in the fiscal year-to-date period through May, according to retail point-of-sale data compiled by SportScanInfo for OIA VantagePoint. Fiscal year-to-date sales through June reached $4.37 billion, up 2.7 percent compared with the comparable period last year.

“The surge in outdoor product sales runs counter to the broader shift some analysts saw in preliminary estimates of June retail sales released by the U.S. Census Bureau,” observed James Hartford, CEO and Chief Market Analyst at The SportsOneSource Group, which manages the OIA VantagePoint trend reporting platform.  “Historically, the outdoor industry sees less negative impact from

From PEAK Fishing:

With the growing popularity of large fresh and saltwater predator fl ies, sharks, offshore flies and jigs for halibut, grouper, lake trout and other species – We’ve received many requestes for a vise that would hold the largest hooks on the market.

PEAK’s engineering team has tackled the problem and come up with a unique and innovative new solution for securing oversize hook wires and resisting the extra heavy pulling force exerted on long shank hooks when using high tensile tying threads.

The solution is PEAK’s Large Iron Retention System (LIRS) featured in our introductory
product in what will be our new line called the Jurassic Series. While the application of this technology is new, these products are built large and tough like the dinosaurs that ruled the Jurassic Period. Our one-of-a-kind drawbar retainer has a .200 wide slot to hold far larger hooks than any product we know available.

As with all PEAK Fishing products, we’ve thought through the details of the Jurassic Series
to develop a set of products to

From TU:

Dick Jefferies of Fort Collins is in the nation’s capital this week to discuss with members of Congress the importance of protecting Colorado’s small headwater streams from development.

Growing up on a farm in Eastern Colorado, not far from the South Platte, Jeffries quickly learned the value of water.

“In the West, water is literally the lifeblood of anything and everything,” he said.

That’s why Jefferies supports Clean Water Act protections for headwaters streams in Colorado.

Presently, an EPA/Army Corps of Engineers rule-making process is under way across the country that would restore protections to these small waters under the Clean Water Act. These waters were protected under the CWA for the first 30 years of the act’s existence, but a pair of rulings by the U.S. Supreme Court removed protections

From ARC Fishing:

ARC Fishing (Angling Research Company, LLC), today announced the launch of the company with product offerings in the categories of premium, high performance fly lines, tippet and leader products.

The new company, founded by Dayne P. Glass and Travis D. Thompson, has invested more than two years identifying new technology and developing its initial product line.

“The ARC product line delivers innovative technology to the market,” says David Thompson, an ARC shareholder and the co-founder of fishpond, Inc., “but it also was designed to simplify a highly-technical category so that anglers can better understand important line features and their application to fishing conditions.”

David Thompson, who will serve as head of product planning and development for the new company, adds that the company’s tippet lineup will feature several first-to-market technologies specifically designed to improve the fly fishing experience. These signature product innovations include:

• ARC Fluorocoat freshwater tippet, the fly fishing industry’s first fluorocarbon-coated nylon tippet combining the best performance attributes of both materials.

• ARC Camo freshwater tippet, a new class of supple, yet strong tippet offering extremely low visibility benefits from a multicolor camouflage pattern.

In addition to the new freshwater tippet lineup that will also include the ARC Fluoro NXT latest generation 100% fluorocarbon tippet, ARC will offer a line of

From TRCP:

More than 200 professional fish and wildlife scientists, including 12 former state fish and game agency directors and several former high-ranking federal agency officials, urged the U.S. Department of the Interior and Bureau of Land Management today to “act promptly and meaningfully to conserve intact and unfragmented BLM-administered public lands across the West.”

“We recognize the critical importance of habitat provided by 245 million acres of Bureau of Land Management-administered public lands,” stated the scientists in a strongly worded letter, “and we are concerned about mounting pressures that could result in the development and fragmentation of these lands. Barring responsive action by the BLM, many large landscapes could cease to

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. I'm getting a. . .

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The pair seem to have eyes only for each other.
Photo by Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police

Here's our second story of the day that focuses on a dog's heroism, devotion, and love. A Pit Bull was found wandering a neighborhood in Savannah, Georgia, last week, carrying a. . .

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The bull trout is one species I'd love to tangle with, but I've never had the opportunity. This great video features a pair of brothers heading into the wilderness to swing big flies for these aggressive. . .

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Research on Border Collies has shed some light on dog emotions.
Photo by Steve Harris, via nytimes.com

Most dog owners know that it they pet another dog, their own pooch reacts with what certainly looks like jealousy. But scientists have been wondering if we anthropomorphize dogs when we attribute such human emotions to. . .

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Written by: Ryan Newman, Rocky Mountain Outfitters

This father-and-son team had some great dry-fly fishing on the Lower Provo.
All photos by Ryan Newman

My dad died when I was young, so whenever I guide a father-and-son combo, I get really excited to imagine what it would have been like. I love experiencing the successes and the failures of a day of fishing with a dad and. . .

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It's a heartbreaking photograph, but it displays a quality of dogs that we know and love. An Atlanta man snapped the picture of a Pit Bull standing over its injured companion, who had been hit by a car. Unfortunately, the. . .

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Simms took a record 7 wins at the New Product Showcase Awards at this year’s International Fly Tackle Dealer Show. “It is a testament to our product team that at this year’s show we surpassed last year’s results,” says K.C. Walsh, Simms President.

Read more in the press release below.

Here's a pretty sweet, short video from Capt. Steven Kuieck of Muskegon River Lodge, focused on fishing on top for rainbows. The Wilco soundtrack doesn't. . .

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