News On The Fly

This is a great weekend for fly fishers in the mid-Atlantic and southern California. On the East Coast, the Virginia Fly Fishing and Wine Festival kicks off on Saturday in Waynesboro, Virginia. More than 50 onsite exhibitors will have. . .

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Here in Vermont, we are just about ten days from the opening of trout season, so it's the perfect time to sit down and page through some of these great new issues of online angling magazines. The latest Catch Magazine. . .

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The harsh fishing conditions of Argentina’s Strobel Lake doesn’t stop Katherine Hart of Rajeff Sports from making success happen on the water in this film short from Todd Moen and Catch Magazine.

Last Saturday night's 2nd Annual Orvis Film Fest—which capped off the Down the Hatch Fishing Festival in Missoula, Montana—closed with this video, which brought down the house. The video follows the trials and. . .

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Simple Dry Fly Fishing

Longtime Patagonia ambassador and owner of Blue Ribbon Flies in West Yellowstone, Craig Mathews goes over the tactics employed when using Tenkara with a dry fly. Craig worked closely with Yvon Chouinard to develop Patagonia’s new Simple Fly Fishing package.

original content Patagonia

Tim Flagler of Tightline Productions knows about more than fly tying. Although we love posting his step-by-step tying videos every Wednesday, we are equally excited about. . .

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Handsome Dan has a dog rescue named after him, and he has his own Facebook page.
Photo via thebarkpost.com

Yesterday was National Dogfighting Awareness Day, and here's a great post that shows how nine of the dogs rescued from Michael Vick's fighting ring ended up finding good homes and. . .

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Here's Erik with a sweet brown he caught while nymphing on the Farmington River last weekend.
Photo courtesy Erik Reed

Last month, to celebrate the second year of the Helios 2, we launched our "Where Would You Go?" Contest, which asked blog readers to write a comment about their. . .

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Zoey was the subject of a heartfelt tribute back in 2012.
Photo by Ilona Haus

Sometimes one wonders why people commit their strange opinions to paper. Radhika Sanghani is a case in point. Writing in The Telegraph today, she has penned an article with the obnoxious, . . .

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Written by: Paul Burnett, TU Weber River Restoration Project Manager

The Fish Creek culvert before complete failure in 2010.

Sometimes, we are left with a mess. I was recently talking to Charles, one of the landowners involved in our Fish Creek Reconnection project in Utah's Weber River Basin. He was telling me about how. . .

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Written by: Brian La Rue

Brian La Rue with a sweet Truckee River rainbow.
All photos by Brian La Rue

Reno's Truckee River and Pyramid Lake are waking up. Fresh snow and rain in the Tahoe-Reno region has warmed the water and added flow, and the fish are responding. Knowledgeable anglers are connecting with. . .

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Here is a beautiful tribute to a beloved rescue dog in which the owner counts the minutes spent together over a long life, pulling out several important moments along the way: . . .

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This is the best way to make up for a skunking: catching one of my biggest browns ever.
Photo by Todd Everts

For the past couple years, Orvis has hosted a guide's barbeque on the Missouri River in Craig, Montana, on the day after the Orvis Guide Rendezvous. Everyone hits the river first and then comes back to compare notes, tell fish stories, drink a couple beers, and eat some good grub. Last year, . . .

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Despite his infirmities, Boomer overcame the pain, as his desire to find his master was powerful.
Photo via lifewithdogs.tv

Here's an ultimately tragic story that speaks to the incredible loyalty and love that dogs are capable of. When 15-year-old Boomer was found wandering around the rubble of the tragic slide in Oso, Washington, rescuers assumed that. . .

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Compiled and Written by: Montana Angler Fly Fishing

The Madison River near Palisades is a great summer stretch for brown trout.
Photo by Phil Monahan

We are now into April, and our snowpack across Montana is healthy and above average. For those of you who were out here three seasons ago when we had the record-breaking high water year, we aren’t expecting anything like. . .

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From TU:

2014 Utah Single Fly Event
September 18-19, 2014
On the Green River in Utah

Securing Tomorrow’s Fishing Opportunities Today

Benefit Goal: Raise $50,000 to ensure the rivers and streams we all love to fish here in Utah endure for us and our families to enjoy–now and for future generations.

Attendance: 15 teams of 4 fishermen

Basic Rules: One fly per person – catch and release

For more information, please contact Dave Kumlien or Nancy Bradley.

Download the flyer, rules and registration form.

Participation will be limited to 15 teams of four anglers each, and will take place on Utah’s fabled Green River. This two-day event will bring together the river’s finest guides and some of the country’s best fly fishers/conservationists to support Utah’s coldwater fisheries.

A reception dinner will be held on

We post often about the amazing work that service dogs perform to help people live more full lives. Here's a video report from Pittsburgh about a man who has suffered epileptic seizures since he was. . .

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Written by: Lee Terkel

All photos by Lee Terkel

So this is the view from my office. Through most of the day, I am a pretty focused employee and take pride in my work. The truth is, though, that not a day goes by that I don’t take a few minutes to stare longingly out the. . .

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Max Rhulen is a young man from Colorado who obviously loves being outdoors, whether he's mountain biking, skiing, hunting, or fly fishing. In this video, he and a friend head. . .

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Here's the latest wonderful rescue video from Eldad Hagar of Hope for Paws. Ava had been living as a stray near a. . .

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Showing the icy side of Rush River, Wisconsin, this film short highlights the beauty of winter fishing.

BlackFly Lodge has commissioned a pink skiff to be used on select guiding trips to raise awareness for Casting for Recovery, a non-profit organization offering support and educational retreats for women with breast cancer. “This stunning boat will be a great reminder that so many people are touched by breast cancer and we are excited to follow it, chronicle its journeys and see how many lives it touches,” says Casting for Recovery executive director Whitney Milhoan.

Read more in the press release below.

Sebastian Magnani, "Underdogs"
Image via nextavenue

We've all observed the propensity for people and their pups to look alike. Now, a Psychology Today article proposes an answer as to why this phenomenon exists...

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In December, we updated readers on the status of the Pebble Mine project. Since then, we got news that the EPA announced it is invoking its authority under the Clean Water Act to determine whether it should permanently bar the development of Pebble Mine.

Today, a new development: major stakeholder Rio Tinto has announced it is ending its involvement. We are just getting word of this, and will have more information on what this means for the future of the project as the story unfolds, but wanted to announce it here right away.

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In December, we updated readers on the status of the Pebble Mine project. Since then, we got news that the EPA announced it is invoking its authority under the Clean Water Act to determine whether it should permanently bar the development of Pebble Mine.

Today, a new development: major stakeholder Rio Tinto has announced it is ending its involvement. We are just getting word of this, and will have more information on what this means for the future of the project as the story unfolds, but wanted to announce it here right away.

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The team that brought us GEOFISH is back with a new adventure, the aptly titled “GEOBASS." "Mexico Part 1" is the first in a two-part Mexican journey.

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Mayfly Eggs - Laid to Hatch

For our sport, entomology is a giant part of success, particularly in the trout world. Each angler has the opportunity to delve as deep into the science as they like or keep it fairly cursory.  Either way, this amazing video shows how quickly these exceptionally tiny eggs hatch after being deposited.  

original content Stroud Water Research Center

From Smith:

Some say a great day is just a state of mind. For Smith Optics, great days are what reinvigorate personal passion for life outside walls. To celebrate Smith’s impending 50th anniversary of outdoor adventure in 2015, the brand announced today the launch of its yearlong, multi-sport webisode series, “Great Days”.

With new “Great Days” webisodes dropping every Wednesdays through April and every other Wednesday May through the end of 2014, viewers get a behind the scenes look into what

Mike Dawes (far left) needed some help to hold the big arapaima he caught in Guyana.
All photos courtesy Mike Dawes

Mike Dawes of WorldCast Anglers sent in these photos of a massive arapaima that he landed in Guyana last week. (You may remember the video "Jungle Fish" from a couple years ago was about catching. . .

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This preview highlights the latest film by Robert “RT” Thompson, which will be available on DVD on April 24th via Third Year Fly Fisher and in fly shops and retail outlets on April 26th. Along with the feature “The River,” the DVD will include “The Brothers Brown” that was part of the 2013 Fly Fishing Film Tour, and “Summers,” about bamboo rod maker Bob Summers.

In celebration of their upcoming 50th anniversary, Smith Optics has announced the launch of a series of multi-sport webisodes. Each installment of “Great Days” will be published every Wednesday in April and every other Wednesday in May through the end of the year.

Read more in the press release below.

After clients cancel trips, three guides put the day to good use, and discover the fun behind a fly rod instead of working the oars. Via Joe Cummings, Classic Journey Outfitters.

RIO Products has announced the addition of two lines to their InTouch lake series: the InTouch CamoLux, a full intermediate sinking line, and the InTouch Midge Tip Long, a floating line with a six-foot intermediate tip, both designed with RIO’s revolutionary ConnectCore technology.

Read more in the press release below.