Every week, we explore what’s new in fly-fishing video in the F5, but I also like to poke around on Youtube and Vimeo to look for gems created before this blog ever got off the ground. Here’s some amazing footage from across northern Europe from Danica Films, and uploaded in 2008 (a.k.a. “Back in the Day”).
Read Morebrown trout
An Upstream Journey, Dispatch #7: Defending the Colorado River
Written by: Paul Moinester
Moose shows off the gorgeous colors of a Colorado brown trout on the Taylor River.
Photo by Paul Moinester
[Editor’s Note: Paul Moinester has embarked on a six-month, 20,000-mile adventure to exploring the upstream battle to protect wild fish and their habitat. He will be posting dispatches on the Fly Fishing blog throughout his journey.]
Runoff was in full force in Colorado. Everything was running high, fast, dirty, or just totally blown out. I was in Grand Lake visiting my buddy C, a former colleague from my DC days, and exploring the headwaters of the. . .
Read MorePhotos of the Day: Trout Love to Slay Dragons in Patagonia
Written by John Bleh
Even big trout will throw themselves into the air to catch a meaty dragonfly.
Photo courtesy Rio Manso Lodge
South America has long been famous for its great fishing. Anglers from around the world journey here to catch brown, rainbow, and brook trout, and even landlocked salmon—all introduced at the beginning of the last century. Although there’s plenty of good dry-fly fishing to be found throughout the rivers and lakes of. . .
Read MorePhoto Essay: Speed-Floating the Madison River
Josh shows off a beautiful, healthy Madison River brown trout that ate a streamer.
Photo by Tom Evenson
Yesterday, Tom Eveneson and I floated the Madison River with Firehole Ranch head guide Josh Duchateau. We started off drifting nymphs and had some success, catching a few nice rainbows and browns. Then we switched over to streamers in the afternoon, as some. . .
Read MoreVideo: Colorado Is A Fly Fisher’s Playground
Just a couple weeks ago, Colorado angler and blogger Jon Hill checked in with a bunch of great photos of high-country cutthroats, and now he’s back with. . .
Read MorePictures of the Day: Taking a Lunchtime Business Meeting on the River
Written by: Tom Evenson, Orvis Western ELOG Director
Thomas Schneider makes an important point during the meeting.
Photo by Tom Evenson
I recently had to talk a little business with the owner of Colorado’s Sunrise Anglers, Thomas Schneider. It was nice out, so we took our lunch meeting to Bear Creek, a small stream that runs through the town of. . .
Read MorePhotos of the Day: For the Love of Montana Brown Trout
Written by: Rowan Nyman
My Favorite fish, the brown trout, swims in all my favorite trout rivers in Montana. From the Big Hole to the Bighorn, this elusive fish finds its way into the neatest places in a river. Free risers, brown trout love the. . .
Read MorePhotos of the Day: Salmonflies and Trout in the Black Canyon of the Gunnison
Michael Atwood with his best brown trout of the trip.
All photos courtesy Michael Atwood
Michael Atwood and his dad hiked down into the Black Canyon of the Gunnison a couple weeks ago to fish the famed salmonfly hatch. As these pictures reveal, they had a pretty good time.
Click “Read More” to see lots more photos.
Read MoreReport: Despite Colorado Wildfires, the Arkansas River is “The Best It’s Been for 100 Years”
Wild brown trout are the big draw on the Arkansas, and fish populations are booming.
Photo courtesy Taylor Edrington
All the news out of Colorado of late has been about devastating wildfires, but here’s a remarkable success story that i don’t want to get lost in the shuffle: According to Doug Krieger, Colorado Parks and Wildlife aquatic biologist, the health of the Arkansas River is “The best it’s been in 100 years.” He cites. . .
Read MoreAn Upstream Journey, Dispatch #6: Catch-and-Release on the Drunk Fork
Written by: Paul Moinester
The author shows off his first Drunk Fork brown trout.
Photo by Josh Prestin
[Editor’s Note: Paul Moinester has embarked on a six-month, 20,000-mile adventure to exploring the upstream battle to protect wild fish and their habitat. He will be posting dispatches on the Fly Fishing blog throughout his journey.]
Standing on the bank, my eyes affixed to the river, I scoured the water looking for the subtle interruption of a nose piercing the otherwise glassy surface. It only took a minute to spot a snout emerge from the water. But this fish was not peacefully rising and kissing the. . .
Read More