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Photo of the Day: Dream-Stream Brown Trout

January 02, 2015

Andrew Chaves, an Air Force Academy Cadet, caught this gorgeous brown trout the Dream Stream section, between Spinney Mountain Reservoir and Elevenmile Reservoir, of Colorado’s South Platte.
Photo courtesy Andrew Chaves

Video: Last Day, Fly Fishing in Slovenia

December 31, 2014

We end 2014 with the aptly titled Last Day, part of the Crystal Clear Series from photographer Luka Hojnik. It’s a beautiful video that reminds us of why we do what we do. . .and it ain’t. . .

Photo of the Day: Spanish Tailwater Brown Trout

December 29, 2014

My first Pyrenees brown trout came from a tailwater on the border of Aragon and Catalonia.
Photo by Sandy Hays

Last weekend, my family visited with my friend and photographer, Sandy Hays, and we reminisced a bit about our trip to Spain a few years ago. (See Fly-Fishing for Trout in the Spanish Pyrenees: Discovering the Old World Anew.) When I got home, I pulled up the images Sandy shot on. . .

Video: Yow: Icelandic for Yes! Teaser

December 22, 2014

Our pal RC Cone spent lots of time in Iceland over the past year making this cool film, which combines two sportsa you might not normally associate with each other: . . .

The Case for Catch-and-Release Fishing on a Southwestern Gem, and How You Can Help

December 22, 2014

Written by: Noah Parker, Land of Enchantment Guides

The wild brown-trout fishery in three tailwater sections of the Chama River deserve protection.
All photos courtesy Noah Parker

We would like to propose the implementation of catch-and-release fishing regulations and areas on the Chama River’s three tailwater stretches (below the dams at Heron, El Vado, and Abiquiu Reservoirs). This would be an important first step in protecting the long-term. . .

Photos: Phoebe’s Last-Day Brown Trout in Vermont

December 16, 2014

Written by: Phoebe Bean

The brown trout were eager to eat a streamer, as the temperature climbed into the mid 30s.
All photos by Phoebe Bean

Tomorrow is my last day at the Orvis HQ office before I get in my car and drive 2,500 miles back west. Tomorrow is my last day, and I’m in denial. Who knew that four months could slip away so quickly? I am not looking forward to saying goodbye to the folks at Orvis who have become. . .

Video: Quiet Beauty on a New Zealand Stream

December 11, 2014

We live for those intimate moments. The obvious point in saying that is the intimacy of some of the video we share. The subtle part of the statement is the word moments. You don’t just. . .

Video: Heart of the Driftless Teaser & Trailer

December 03, 2014

Director Robert Thompson has released his full-length feature, Heart of the Driftless, on vimeo on demand, so you can enjoy the hour-long feature, as well as six shorter videos, ranging from 16 minutes to a minute and. . .

Video: The Little (Big) Things in Life

November 25, 2014

It seems like Amelia Jensen is having a pretty good time in New Zealand so far. She and her husband, Dave torture me every year with wonderful photos, videos, and stories from. . .

Video: High-Country Brown Trout in New South Wales

November 17, 2014

While this isn’t the most accomplished video production, it offers a cool look at a fishery on the other side of the world, in the New England Tablelands of Australia’s New South Wales. It’s classic small-stream stuff, but the vegetation and trees make it look. . .