News On The Fly

A couple weeks ago, we posted about how American slopestyle skier Gus Kenworthy was trying to rescue a family of stray dogs that he. . .

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From RIO Products:

RIO Products, manufacturer of fly lines, leaders and tippet material, continues to expand its offerings in its spey line category with the addition of the new RIO Scandi Shooting Head and the Scandi VersiTip.

The RIO Scandi is an easy casting Scandinavian style shooting head designed for effortless distance and great presentations. The heads are available in a multitude of weights from 210 grains to 640 grains and in lengths between 27 feet and 40 feet to cover all fly rod options and angling situations. The RIO Scandi is salmon colored and features a bright orange rear section that makes it easy to determine the front end from the back end. The series has an MSRP of $54.95 and incorporates the previous Steelhead Scandi and AFS Shooting Heads into a single group.

The new Scandi VersiTip is a short (23-25 foot) floating Scandi body packaged with a selection of

Which is prettier: me or the flowers?
photo by James, Livermore

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Chase some tooth and help out a great organization this May.
Photos courtesy Southern Culture on the Fly

Looking to get your musky on this spring? Why not do it alongside a bunch of other fly-fishing fanatics and help a good cause in the. . .

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Tish and Martha doing some hilltop chilling with clients.
All photos courtesy Dave Brown

I think we all can agree that dogs are man’s best friend. For those of us who spend a a lot of time with working dogs, this unique relationship between man and beast holds true. They sense your mood, and when push comes to shove, they are quick to perform. In a weird sense they become. . .

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Here's a great story about a good Samaritan in Texas who heard about a dog in trouble a leaped into action. When Rickey Young heard on the radio about a dog lying in the HOV lane of a. . .

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A couple summers ago, Dave and Amelia Jensen made a video about the then-new Orvis Superfine Touch fly rods, featuring some killer trout-fishing scenes from Alberta. This year, they took a new Superfine Glass rod on their. . .

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The Upper Kern Basin in California’s Sierra Nevada mountains holds native golden trout. This film trailer shows the passion of the search for “liquid gold.”

In their continuing series of fly fishing adventures, the stars of GEOFISH are back with a new film featuring bass worldwide. Via Costa.

No Pebble… So Close Now!

Today, the EPA published their findings on the impacts a mine such as Pebble would have on the region and their point was pretty clear. 

“Extensive scientific study has given us ample reason to believe that the Pebble Mine would likely have significant and irreversible negative impacts on the Bristol Bay watershed and its abundant salmon fisheries.”  –EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy

There are still several pieces to this review process, including public involvement, so we can’t relent but today was a big day, a giant step towards victory.

Read the rest of the story in the Washington Post.
photo Dave McCoy

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The Donovan family are ecstatic about having Cody back.
Photo via lifewithdogs

Here's a great story of a community coming together to help reunite a family and their beloved dog. When Cody the Labradoodle bolted from his harness on Valentine's Day, he ran into a wooded preserve in. . .

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Today's announcement is another victory in the battle to stop Pebble Mine, but the war isn't over.
Photo by Pat Clayton

Two days ago, we asked you to send an email to the Environmental Protection Agency, asking that the agency use its authority to protect Bristol Bay from the dangers proposed by Pebble Mine. Today, the EPA announced today that it is invoking its authority under the Clean Water Act to determine whether it should. . .

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This Is Fly – April Vokey Interview

To say we are proud and pumped to have April on our team would be an understatement. In a sport constantly riddled with complaints of stagnation and declining numbers and interest, April is working hard to bring a new segment of potential enthusiasts into fly fishing: women! Read the interview here.

photos by Adrienne Comeau

From TU:

Trout Unlimited today congratulated the Environmental Protection Agency for putting the Clean Water Act into action and potentially halting the infamous Pebble Mine in the headwaters of Alaska’s storied Bristol Bay watershed.

“It is difficult to overstate the significance of this announcement. If the EPA follows the science and follows through on this, it will rank as one of the most significant conservation achievements of the past 50 years,” said Trout Unlimited president and CEO, Chris Wood. “This is one of the few places left on earth where nature works as it should, and it’s a breadbasket for the world, supplying literally hundreds of thousands of people with wild salmon.”

By putting into action Section 404 (c) of the Clean Water Act, the EPA is starting a process that will determine if large-scale mining in the Bristol Bay watershed of southwest Alaska, specifically the Pebble deposit, can co-exist with the area’s renewable natural resources, most importantly the waters that

Welcome to a new edition of the Orvis News Friday Fly-Fishing Film Festival, in which we scour the Web for the best fly-fishing videos available. We have a light selection this week, just ten videos, but there is some great cinematography and editing on display. I think we're in the late-winter doldrums, as folks in the Northern Hemisphere anticipate. . .

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He's kinda got the right part of his body on the couch.
Photo via thebarkpost.com

The furniture in your home is designed with human comfort in mind, but dogs are quite built like us. The BarkPost has pulled together 20 great photos of dogs using our furniture in often unique and bizarre ways. Who are we to. . .

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From Frontside Fly comes this short film of fly fishing in Slovenia.

Mama mastiff with her adopted baby.
Photo via lifewithdogs.tv

An amazing series of pictures on lifewithdogs.tv shows yet another example in which a dog has shown a boundless capacity for love, one that extends beyond her own. . .

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Welcome to another edition of our 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 ten new questions on fish foods and the. . .

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From Cablz:

Cablz, Inc., the sole originator and patent holder of the “stay off the neck” eyewear retention system, has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Chums, Inc., in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama.

The lawsuit is asking for a jury trial and compensation for the infringement of U.S. Patent 8,366,268, which protects Cablz’ unique eyewear retainer system — worn by anglers, hunters, skiers, boaters and outdoor enthusiasts — invented by Cablz founder and CEO Ron Williams.

The Chums products cited for infringement include the Orbiter, the Adjustable Orbiter and the Mono Orbiter, along with private-label versions C-Line and C-Mono sold by retailers.

“We take our intellectual property rights very seriously,” said Williams, “and we’re taking the steps necessary to protect our patents from any company or party that seeks to profit from them without authorization. Lots of thought, time and engineering went into

Can you find Addie the dog in this picture? Does she look ashamed?
Photo by James Hathaway

A couple summer ago, we posted about a humorous tumblr site called "Dog Shaming," which has since blossomed into a big, fancy website...

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Dang. Even when they're making a commercial for a Swedish clothing company, the boys from FrontsideFly turn it into a killer fly-fishing video. Here Rolf, his brother Harald, and the boys trek around in. . .

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"Along the Delaware, Spring," Oil on Canvas, 2013
by Galen Mercer

Artist Galen Mercer lives along the Battenkill in West Arlington, Vermont. Canadian by birth, he’s the grandson of two painters and the son of another, so it’s kind of in his blood. Here’s what he had to say about. . .

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Apparently coming to the realization that taking care of so many dogs was becoming too much work—or perhaps recognizing that that the line between breeder and hoarder was approaching—a Missouri breeder voluntarily handed over 135 puppies and. . .

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This film short features southern France’s Dordogne River, which holds beautiful brown trout and grayling. Via 9p#5 Média.

This is lo-res, but it contains some great imagery and fish from a trip along Chilean Patagonia's Carretera Austral, or the southern road.

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Sharon Fowler hugs her service dog, Laura, at her home in Paradise Lakes, Florida.
Photo via tampabay.com

Here's a story I never expected to write. We've posted about folks with service dogs being kicked out of. . .

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