ANCHORAGE– Today, Trout Unlimited challenged the Pebble Limited Partnership to drop its lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency and encouraged the Canadian mining company to “come clean with the public, s...
Bristol Bay, Alaska took another step toward protection today when multi-national mining giant, Rio Tinto announced it was donating its 19 percent interest in the proposed Pebble Mine project, and abandoning any plans to...
Bristol Bay, Alaska is home to one of the last great salmon fisheries on the planet. The salmon, wildlife, people and fishing jobs of this beautiful and productive region are threatened by the proposed Pebble (gold and c...
President Obama blocked oil and gas drilling in Alaska's Bristol Bay through executive order Tuesday. And, in a rare show of cross-aisle agreement, the state's Republican senator and incoming energy committee chairwoman ...
Fd: So tell us, who is ATA Lodge and where is ATA Lodge located? ATA Lodge is a family owned and operated lodge on the fabled Alagnak Wild River of Bristol Bay, South West Alaska. Wayne (myself) and Jacob (my son) are t...
Bristol Bay is a 40,000-square mile watershed with nine rivers and it is one of the last unspoiled areas on Earth.The Pebble deposit is a massive storehouse of gold, copper and molybdemum, located in the headwaters of th...
Agency proposes mining restrictions in Bristol Bay to protect salmon, world-class angling and 14,000 American jobs.ANCHORAGE, AK – Sportsmen around the country applaud the EPA’s release of its draft determination ...
Fd: Where is the lodge located in Alaska and why has this area become so popular in the fly-fishing world?Our lodge is located in the heart of the famous Bristol Bay watershed. on one of the 5 major rivers, the Alagnak R...
It is North America's most productive wild salmon region. It provides over 14,000 fish-based jobs. Its remote, quiet, clean rivers offer the opportunity for the catch of a lifetime. There are an abundance of wildlife and...
Anglo American, the London-based company which owned a 50 percent share in the Pebble Mine project slated for Alaska's Bristol Bay watershed, announced Monday it was pulling out of the venture.While Pebble Mine's origin...
WASHINGTON – This week, the Senate could derail a federal rule that would restore some Clean Water Act protections for headwater streams and wetlands across the country. For years, sportsmen have advocated in support o...
Cathy and Barry Beck are very well known for their guiding, fishing and specially for their photography. They travel to destinations such as New Zealand, Africa, Argentina, Alaska, Bahamas, Mexico, Belize, Venezuela, Mon...
Bristol Bay, Alaska is home to one of the last great salmon fisheries on the planet and it’s up to us to ensure it stays that way.The EPA is trying to pave the way for Pebble - a foreign mining company that wants to bu...
Fd: How did Art and Fly Fishing get together in your life? How were your beginnings in these two different fields? Bob: I’m probably a bit older than most of the other members of Fly dreamers, certainly older than the...
In a surprise move, today the Environmental Protection Agency announced that it will suspend the withdraw of the 2014 Clean Water Act Proposed Determination for Southwest Alaska. Following years of extensive scientific a...
A watchdog has found no evidence of bias in how the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency conducted a study on the potential effects of large-scale mining on a world-premier salmon fishery in Alaska's Bristol Bay region.T...
Bristol Bay, Alaska is home to one of the last great salmon fisheries on the planet. The salmon, wildlife, people and fishing jobs of this beautiful and productive region are threatened by the proposed Pebble gold and co...
The Tongass is America’s Salmon Forest and now we have the chance to keep it that way.More than 70 unique watersheds within the Tongass have been identified as the most important to salmon and trout by a group of scien...
This season, over 59 million sockeye salmon returned to Bristol Bay – historic numbers. Home to the most productive wild salmon runs on the planet, the Bristol Bay fishery is worth $1.5 billion every year and employs ...
MongoliaEn la actualidad, muchos pescadores están de acuerdo en que Mongolia es uno de los viajes más interesantes que un pescador a mosca puede hacer en su vida. Los enormes taimen que toman imitaciones de ratas, las ...
Fd: How did Art and Fly Fishing get together in your life? How were your beginnings in these two different fields?RMB: I have been fly fishing since I was ten years old (I am now 66), my dad taught me. I went to the Univ...
Phil Monahan is one of the most recognized fly fishing editors of these times. He is the editor of OrvisNews.com and his articles on techniques, conservation, tying and pretty much everything regarding fly-fishing, are r...
We're really proud to announce our collaboration with Trout Unlimited. For those who are unaware, Trout Unlimited is a non-profit organization from the United States which was founded in 1959, which now counts with mo...
Fly dreamers invita a todos los pescadores al estreno mundial de “Waypoints” la nueva película de Confluence Films. La proyección se llevará a cabo el martes 12 de noviembre a las 19.30 horas. Gracias a la colabor...
Brian O’Keefe is one of the world’s most remarkable anglers and photographers, having had photographs published in the most important periodicals and magazines. The Catch Magazine, co-founded by Todd Moen and Brian, ...
Brian O'Keefe es uno de los pescadores y fotógrafos más notables del mundo. Sus fotografías han sido publicadas en los periódicos y revistas más importantes. Junto a Todd Moen fundó el “Catch Magazine”, la mej...
Jim Teeny es uno de los pescadores con mosca más innovadores de todos los tiempos. Su famosa ninfa Teeny Nymph y su serie de líneas de pesca con mosca han cambiado el deporte para siempre, convirtiéndose en cosas de l...
Jim Teeny is one of the most innovative fly fishermen. His famous Teeny nymph and his series of fly lines have changed the sport forever, becoming a must for every fly angler. Jim has held ten IGFA world records, and his...
Fd: How did Art and Fly Fishing get together in your life? How were your beginnings in these two different fields? Both fishing and art were things I did not really choose, they are just a part of who I am. In terms of...
Fd: How did the idea of producing fly-fishing videos come up? CF: Confluence is a production company that the two of us (Chris Patterson and Jim Klug) started in 2007. Since that time, we’ve done a number of full-len...
Fd: How did the idea of producing fly-fishing videos come up?FFA: Further to the passion for fly fishing and for filmmaking, we decided to start this adventure because we wanted to introduce our river Tronto. Then the re...
Fd: How did fly fishing and photography get together for you? MJ: Growing up in Texas, I had a rod in hand as a child fishing for bass in local ponds and lakes. This grew into an obsession and throughout my teenage year...
Fd: Can you tell us how the idea of setting up fly-fishing operations in Russian territories came up? Being in commercial adventure business since early 90-s as an owner of adventure agency in St Petersburg I offered a d...
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Jim Klug is the co-owner, producer, and writer for Confluence Films (www.confluencefilms.com), creators of DRIFT, RISE, CONNECT, and the upcoming film WAYPOINTS. He is one of the best photographers of the industry and hi...
1. A Dream TripA trip is probably the best gift you can give to a fly fisherman. No matter what destination you choose, the angler that receives this special present will surely be excited and probably start planning th...
André De Ganay nació y vivió en Francia durante su infancia. Llegó a la Argentina después de combatir en la segunda guerra mundial, en 1946. Empezó a pescar en el sur en 1949 y lo ha hecho hasta el presente. Es un ...
André De Ganay was born in France, where he lived during his childhood. He arrived to Argentina in 1946 after taking part in World War II. He started fishing in Patagonia in 1949 and he still does. He is a prominent bus...
Fd: How did you get into fly fishing? Thom: I was raised to love the water, particularly the ocean. My father had me in SCUBA gear by the time I was 13. I became PADI certified in 1972. With this background, my wife boug...
Fd: Can you tell us a bit about how the idea of setting up a fly-fishing operation came up? Well I'd been guiding in Alaska for a number of years, and when the season would end up there I'd come back home here and our fa...
April vive en British Columbia y es una gran pescadora de Steelheads y Salmones. Apasionada por la pesca con mosca, con solo dieciséis años y edad suficiente para conducir, comenzó a dedicarle todo su tiempo libre a s...
Muchas veces leyendo relatos o simplemente cuando mis amigos, o uno de ellos se iba por crucero por el Caribe pensaba que nunca llegaría allí, porque estaba afuera de toda proporción con respecto a mis posibilidades. ...
Kokkaffe is where those great movies "Only The River Knows" and "A Backyard in Nowhere" come from. Here's a talk with Peter Christensen, the man behind the Conglomerate.Fd: How did you get started with fly-fishing vide...
Fd: How did you decide that being an artist was what you wanted to do in life?
Derek: My connection to the world and the people around me has been through my artwork. I was an average student at best in a family of ...
Cathy y Barry Beck son muy conocidos como pescadores, guías y especialmente como fotógrafos. Pescando, han viajado a destinos como: Nueva Zelanda, Sudáfrica, Argentina, Alaska, Bahamas, México, Belice, Venezuela, M...
Pertenece a una generación que pescó durante la época de oro, una Patagonia apenas explorada, donde una salida de pesca implicaba al menos un mes y el único contacto con la familia era por vía postal. Dueño de una ...
Fd: ¿Cuándo empezaste a pescar con cañas de dos manos?RA: Empecé a pescar y a guiar con dos manos en el año 2001, en Santa Cruz. Ahí agarré mi caña por primera vez. Arranqué con Spey. Después, cuando volvía a...
Matt Harris is one of the most renowned fly-fishing photographers in the world. He has been working for the top firms in the industry for long years and travelling to worldwide destinations that include Argentina, Austra...
Fd: How did you start in fly fishing? Who got you interested in the sport? Charles: That’s an easy one. My father. He was an avid salmon angler who, even in the 1950’s travelled the world for fishing – mostly salmo...
Gary Borger is one of the world’s foremost fly fishing educators. He has been a fly fisher since 1955 and has taught classes and lectured internationally on all aspects of fly fishing for trout and salmon. A free-lance...