Welcome to the latest installment of the Wednesday Wake-Up Call, a weekly roundup of the most pressing conservation issues important to anglers. Working with our friends at Trout Unlimited, Backcountry Hunters & Anglers, the Theodore . . .
Read MoreClassic Pro Tips: 5 Things to Think About Before Leaving on a Fly-Fishing Trip
Written by: Kaitlin Groundwater, Madison Valley Ranch
Don’t let anything get between you and having a great time on your fly-fishing trip.
Photo courtesy Madison Valley Ranch
As a lifetime traveling fly angler, who now works in the fly-fishing travel industry, I have both experienced and observed several situations that can easily make or break a fly fishing. . .
Read MoreVideo: How to Tie the Icy Hot Jig
In this week’s great fly-tying how-to video, Tim Flagler of Tightline Productions shows you how to tie a winter jig pattern that combines a cool blue abdomen with a hot orange thorax. Tim has found that blue is a great winter color and that orange . . .
Read MoreInsect Facts: The Family Stone
On this common species (Agnetina capitata), you can see the clear segmentation, gills, and the stonefly’s distinctive profile.
Photo by Bob Henricks, licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license . . .
Podcast: South Dakota’s Unique Pheasant-Hunting Culture
On the eve of the South Dakota Pheasant Opener, Reid sat down in an office adjacent to Mitchell’s storied Corn Palace with three staffers from Pheasants Forever. In attendance are Matt Morlock (SD State Coordinator for Pheasants Forever), Chris . . .
Read MoreVideo: Norwegian Browns and Beers
Here’s a lovely short video from the folks at Tørt Fly Fishing, about a trip to chase browns in the Norwegian backcountry. The scenery, the fish, the filmmaking, and the lunch all look fantastic. They really know how to focus on the aesthetically . . .
Read MoreVideo Tuesday Tip: How to Cast in a Crosswind
A strong wind blowing into your casting shoulder can be dangerous.
In this excellent clip from his video Casts that Catch Fish, New Zealand fly-casting instructor Carl McNeil discusses several ways to deal with wind. At about the 2:20 mark, he discusses the. . .
Read MoreVideo: How to Make a Simple Hackle-Folding Tool
This week, Tim shows you how to make a super simple tool that will make folding hackles easy and fast. This is great for when you’re looking to create a swept-back collar of hackle fibers. Starting with a basic guitar pick (available for fifty cents at . . .
Read MoreHonor Those Who Served with a Veterans Day Film Festival
J.R. Saltzman, who lost his right arm below the elbow and suffered damage to his left hand while serving
in Iraq in 2006, competes in the 10th Annual Project healing Waters 2-Fly Tournament.
Photo by Ed Felker, Dispatches from the Potomac
We have posted many times about the great organizations that use fly fishing as a way to help veterans deal with or recover from challenges, both physical and mental, resulting from . . .
Read MoreVideo Pro Tips: Do Leaders and Tippets Expire?
In the past few months, we’ve posted a great new video series called “Getting Started in Fly Fishing,” from Brian Flechsig of Mad River Outfitters in Columbus, Ohio. Now, they’ve launched a new series called “Q&A.” It’s a pretty self-explanatory title, . . .
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