Our Canadian friends at The New Fly Fisher television show have released a fantastic 22-minute episode on Youtube this week. Featuring one of the sport’s true masters, Joe. . .
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Trout fishers who find themselves on the bow of a flats boat are in an unfamiliar position. Oftentimes, they keys to catching fish in the tropics are 1.) being able to deliver a fly quickly and 2.) avoiding . . .
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These days, classic wet flies are probably the most underused patterns in the average American fly fisher’s box. Trailing far behind nymphs, dry flies, and streamers in popularity, wet flies have the reputation of being for older guys or. . .
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Welcome to our latest edition of the Orvis News Friday Fly-Fishing Film Festival, featuring the best videos from around the world. This week, you’ve got a crop of 15 cool productions to choose. . .
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Here is some very cool footage from the 1920s(?) of anglers steelheading on Canada’s Vancouver Island. Brigadier General Noel Money fishes the Stamp River with traditional Spey gear, and it. . .
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Here’s a very cool piece of fly-fishing history found on Youtube: a 1960s production of “Ted Williams and Salmo Salar.” In this half-hour production distributed by Sears Roebuck & Co. . . .
Read MoreWarning: Some folks may find this video offensive.
America’s most beloved fly-fishing guide has some rather strong and. . .um. . .unique opinions about the proposed Pebble Mine. As you might expect, he’s not shy about sharing them. Whether you agree with his. . .
Read MoreIn late October, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources auctioned nearly 2,800 acres in and near the Au Sable Holy Waters corridor (between the Whirlpool and Thendara) for potential oil and gas development. Most if not all of these leases were purchased by Encana, the Canadian company which is using. . .
Read MoreTodd Moen, of Catch Magazine fame, emailed me yesterday to tell me that he will be releasing part 2 of his “Clearly B.C.” series, about catching cutthroats in the backcountry. We will feature it in this week’s. . .
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Dave Jensen of Fly Fish Alberta just posted this very cool and heart-wrenching video on his Facebook page. (And this is the first time I’ve tried Facebook’s embedding feature.)
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