Fly Fishing

The Waters of Greenstone-Official Trailer from Taylor Kirkpatrick on Vimeo.

Here’s a cool new trailer for an upcoming film about fly-fishing, trekking, and mountaineering in New Zealand by Gambit Stone Productions, two friends from Chattanooga, Tennessee. You can see a different version of the trailer and more film clips. . .

Bonefish & Tarpon Trust has released a trailer for the new season of “Buccaneers & Bones,” in which famous anglers such as Tom Brokaw, Thomas McGuane, and Michael Keaton travel to Belize to catch fish and talk about the conservation challenges facing the fishery. (Last season, the show was called “Pirates of the Flats.”) Episode 1 airs on the Outdoor Channel on December 26, and will air three times that week. Episodes 2 through 7 will air in the following weeks.

Choosing from among all the available reel models and sizes can be intimidating. Photo Tim Bronson

A fly reel is a thing of beauty. Put one on a table in front of an angler and they will invariably pick it up, feel it, turn it, listen to the click, adjust the drag, and in essence fondle it. The longer they handle it, the better they like it. You can literally test the perceived quality of reels by the length of time anglers hold them. Reels are the jewels of the sport, and a great fly reel is something. . .

Here’s a good video from the guys at the Oregon Fly Fishing Blog that demonstrates how to tie a simple yet enticing Baetis nymph. This should be a good pattern for winter fishing in small sizes.

What patterns are you tying this winter?

Battling a Great Lakes steelhead against a backdrop of autumn leaves. photo by Jim Lampros

Now that the snow is flying here in Vermont, as well as in many other parts of the country, even the chilly days of fall seem like the Good Ol’ Days. Jim Lampros, the fishing manager of the Orvis Cleveland store, sent us this musing on the first frost of the year: . . .

To fortapte menn -Fri flyt from salmo trutta production on Vimeo.

I can’t understand a word these guys are saying, but this video from Norway (?) contains some amazing shots of feeding brown trout. These are the kinds of rises that make your hands. . .

Dana Walker shows off a chunky brown from the Little Red River in Arkansas. photo by Toby Swank

I just wrapped up a whirlwind tour of the Little Red River in northern Arkansas. November and December is typically the time of year when the brown trout move into the shallow shoals to spawn. We planned this trip so that we could both sight fish and streamer fish to some trophy-classfish. Well, as with just about every fishing trip, Mother Nature and the Army Corps of Engineers. . .