Now that we can officially call it Winter, it doesn’t mean the Trout stop feeding. The locals here in the Vail valley are very savvy when it comes to knowing what gear to use when hitting the mountain on any given day....
From high alpine creeks where the finesse of a three-weight is all you need to the major river drainages where throwing giant streamers with seven-weights is the name of the game, Colorado is a great place to experience ...
The human condition drives us to be participating with our environment. For some of us, that might be eating a fish we caught or savoring the meat we have hunted and labored for. For others it might be hiking and ...
The first time I visited the North Platte River I was heartbroken. My girlfriend at the time had just kicked me to the curb. It happened really fast and it was painful. I was in the dumps—Johnny Cash style.A good bu...
If you haven't tried the podcast - 2 Guys and a River - here is a great introduction. The two guys, Steve and Dave, interview Dave Kumlien who is Trout Unlimited's Western Coordinator for the Veterans Service Partnershi...
Vail Valley Anglers is recruiting new fly fishing guides to join our team of professionals in Colorado and we are offering fly fishing guide training schools as well as a state certified rowing certification course. The...
The Western North America states and provinces are home to literally tens of thousands of superb trout lakes. Many of these waters are rich in nutrients which allow them to support an abundant and diverse aquatic inverte...
Indo Pacific Permit are without doubt one of the most difficult flats species that can be caught on fly. This week started in an incredible fashion with 2 magnificent Permit caught on the first day of the week. Chant...
The incredible weather continued with light South-Easterly winds and flat calm seas. The Milkfish have been here since October even though they have been considerably late in their offshore feeding due to the non-exist...
Fd: Can you tell us about your beginnings and setting up your guiding service in British Columbia? I started guiding back in 1996 mostly as a flyfishing guide for Salmon and Trout on local rivers and some interior lakes ...
The North Westerly winds have finally arrived and so have the Milkfish. It’s been a great week with flat calm seas, spectacular sunsets and a vast variety of species to catch. 9 Triggerfish, 5 GT’s, a Barracuda...
Conservation in the West — particularly efforts to protect key parcels of public lands — is trapped in the partisan gridlock that grips Washington. But the package of lands bills that passed Congress in mid-December ...
Fd: What are your roots in fly fishing? Where did you start? I have always loved to fish. My parents are Canadian, and I grew up spending my summers sitting on a dock, casting endlessly for little bass. I learned to fly...
There is a growing multi-sport event that combines running with fly fishing and craft beer. If you are looking for a fun event that raises awarness and promotes conservation efforts, check out the Rocky Mountain Flyathlo...
Jack Dennis is The Man.Posted on February 23, 2014 by D Dauphinee An excerpt from the essay, “I’m Goin’ to Jackson” 2012 From the book,“Something’s Wrong with My Fly”The year, 1980.I had taken a Greyhou...
On the fly fishing map of the world, Russia is still mostly a white spot. This is especially true of the Russian Far East: this vast region (the size of the North American coast from Mexico to Alaska) is not well known a...
Fd: How did Art and Fly Fishing get together in your life? How were your beginnings in these two different fields? DW: My father was an avid fly-fisherman as well as an artist/painter, so I grew up around both. From a ...
A photographer walks into a bar and finds a crumpled man ploughing through endless glasses of vodka Bloody Marys. Chewing on a boozy olive from the elixir, the man begins to cough and choke and shoot tomato-y fizz from h...
Last night, members of Congress came up with a bipartisan agreement to include significant land protections within a defense authorization bill that will likely come up for a vote in the House of Representatives this wee...
Mark Lance has been around the globe with a fly rod and a camera. His work has been featured in American Angler, Field & Stream, Fly Fisherman, Fly Rod & Reel, Grays Sporting Journal, Outside Magazine, The Drake,...
Over the past three decades, Judy’s pastel visions of the natural world have attracted international attention, from Ambassadors to major corporations such as Patagonia. Self -taught, she has been painting and drawing ...
So my boss is leaving to host a trip to the Bahamas tomorrow morning, while the rest of us fly shop grunts are left with a front moving in, predicted to drop between 5" and 8" of snow on our already old-stricken central ...
You may know Colorado-based fine arts photographer, Tim Romano, from his work at venerable Field & Stream Magazine, or his former gig as photo editor at the Fly Fish Journal. But there’s a good chance you don’t ...
Fd: How did it all began for you regarding Art and Fly Fishing? Michael: Fly fishing and Art came together early in my life. My father, Walter A. Simon was an artist who encouraged my efforts from the time I was 5 or 6...
To say the South Fork of the Snake River, in South East Idaho, is a special place would be a real injustice. It probably should be described, at least to me, as a bit like heaven. And, as flat out beautiful as it is, the...
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...
I live in Western Montana. I don't have much opportunity for warm water fishing. I wish I did. These would be well suited to fly rod smallmouth bass fishing I think.They're also remarkably effective for trout. I cast t...
One lucky winner will land 3 full days of guided fly fishing for 2 people with Vail Valley Anglers, located in Edwards Colorado. The winner will have the opportunity to fish some of Colorado’s finest trout rivers, alon...
Fd: How was life in Montana during your childhood? Tom: My dad grew up in Yellowstone Park in the 1920’s, he would take us there almost most every summer, one of the earliest memories I have of using a fly rod was on ...
The film Eastern Rises (2009) introduced the greater flyfishing world to the mouse crushing antics of Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula rainbows. It has since become a cult classic and, much like earlier Felt Soul Media pro...
by Chris Hunt I'd lived in Idaho for 15 years, and I'd never fished the Middle Fork of the Boise, despite the accolades my western Idaho friends kept piling atop the river's reputaiton. In Idaho, it's a constant battl...
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...
By Mark LanceT&T Creative Pro Mark Lance took the DNA TroutSpey and DNA Switch 5 weights for an extended test drive this summer, and found that both rods have a place in the quiver for an angler fishing big trout wat...
Also known as “Fowlers Magic Dragon”, “Puff the Magic Dragon”, or just “the
Puff”, but most likely not known at all.
I suppose I have done very little to spread the news about this fly, but
that was bor...
Tycoon
Tackle, Inc. Announces the Addition of a New Pro-Staff Member—Erin Phelan
CHARLOTTESVILLE,
VIRGINIA – Today, Tycoon Tackle, Inc. announced the addition of Erin Phelan to
the company’s Pro-Staff. Erin Phel...
Fd: How did you get started in the fly fishing & photography world? Kyle: I got started in the fishing and photography world together. I had always enjoyed taking photographs and the same went for fishing. When I we...
BOOK REVIEW: Are Trout South African?01
OCTOBER 2013 - 07:07 By NEELS
BLOMNEARLY 20 years after South Africans
asserted their rights as citizens, the nation still struggles to decide who and
what belongs to the country, ...
Dave Hughes is one of the big names in fly fishing. He is the author of more than 20 books about fly fishing for trout, has been a contributing editor to Field & Stream, written for Gray's Sporting Journal, and for ...
Tying with hot melt glueis not for everyone. The traditionalists will thumbtheir noses at it and subscribe to the traditionalist belief that a flyis not a fly unless its total consists only of twine, feathers and/or fur....
NicknamesFall Salmon Run 2009How we got our nicknames and who are we. I do have a slogan I want to get burned on a piece of wood for fishing camp. It should look something like this. What do you think?Fishing Camp in Ope...
We just got back from our family vacation in Wyoming. A nearly five thousand mile road trip to a place where the continent divides and the pavement ends. This was our third visit to a cabin that sits on the banks of the ...
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...
I heard a yell and looked down at Cooper a 16 year old from Colorado who could fish pretty well. He was persistent in fishing a streamer or mouse all day because he was hoping for a big rainbow to grab his fly. His jaw w...
Detour Day – An Idaho SteelheadThis past weekend my girlfriend Lacey and I had to travel
from Boise to her parents place in northern Idaho to grab some of her things as
we are moving to Colorado at the end of the week....
Fd: How did you first get into making fly-fishing videos?RC: I worked for a ski production company, Teton Gravity Research, for about 2 years. I learned a ton from those guys and gals - that crew KNOWS how to make 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...
Over the last few years, i have really come to appreciate just how lucky I am to live here in Reno, as it relates to fishing. Not only am i located within a few hours of dozens of major rivers, hundreds of lakes...
Fd: How did Art and Fly Fishing get together in your life? How were your beginnings in these two different fields?JM: I have been making art as long as I can remember. I carried a sketchbook and pencils with me all the ...
What is Whirling
Disease?
The whirling disease parasite, Myxobolus
cerebralis, is native to Europe and was first described in Germany in 1903.
Whirling disease is the descriptive side effect
produced by a complex rela...
British Petroleum is the UK oil, gas and petrochemical multinational monopoly. 46% of the share capital is owned by the national government. The company specializes in the exploration, extraction and processing of oil, n...
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