[ad_1] One of the first keys to mastering trout fishing is knowing where to cast your flies. That means knowing in what parts of a river trout are likely to be holding. In this great video from the Orvis Fly Fishing Learning Center, Tom Rosenbauer discusses what you should look for when you approach a piece of moving water. He…
[ad_1] The Jackson Hole One Fly is a fishing competition that needs no introduction. In addition to the funds it raises for fisheries conservation, the One Fly board approved an additional $50,000 donation to scholarships for students studying graduate ecology at the University of Wyoming. You can read more about the donation here. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] Orange is a great color to use in fall because it imitates both the brilliant colors of brook trout, as well as a variety of insects, including the October caddis. The Wood Special was invented by Maine fly tier Joe Sterling the late 1960s, and it has been a popular brook-trout and landlocked-salmon pattern ever since. Many anglers, including…
[ad_1] According to Sonia Waraich of the Times-Standard in Eureka, California, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission announced its recommendation to approve the Klamath River Renewal Corporation’s proposal to remove the J.C. Boyle, Copco No. 1, Copco No.2, and Iron Gate dams off the Klamath River. Removing these dams on the Klamath River could begin early next year, and bodes well for conservation…
[ad_1] After being introduced to Russia’s White Sea in the 1950s, non-native Pacific salmon have since spread along Norway’s coastline and into its rivers. In an effort to control their numbers, an AI-enabled fish-identifying gate has recently been installed on a Norwegian river. LINK (via New Atlas) [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] By tapping into a nails-on-a-chalkboard-like reflex, scientists are hopeful they’ve found a way to keep seals away from endangered salmon. A new device, called the Targeted Acoustic Startle Technology (TAST), seems to have worked where other approaches failed. LINK (via Hakai Magazine) [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] In May of 2006, a like-minded posse formed. Reel Pure, a grassroots lifestyle fly fishing brand, and Moldy Chum, an industry intoxicated media channel, got into bed. And an irreverently serious voice was born. We appreciate every last follower and hope you enjoy the ride, If you’d like to chew the fat, shoot us a note at contact@moldychum.com.…
[ad_1] In our latest Gear Review, we had the chance to test out the new Airflo Superflo Ridge 2.0 Power Taper Fly Line. Check out what we had to say below. When anglers think of fly lines, there can be a lot of confusion about what type to get. Whether different sink tip lines, sinking fly lines, or floating…
[ad_1] While fishing with dry flies is undeniably fun–especially during hopper season–anglers who only fish the surface are missing out on potential hookups. In this enlightening video, Amelia Jensen spots a large trout feeding in the shallows, but it ignores . . . The post Video: Why Add the Dropper? appeared first on Orvis News. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] It’s been quite the year for the fight for clean water in Florida. Whether it was the groundswell of public pressure to fight SB 2508, continued progress for key Everglades restoration projects, some serious state and federal dollars for those projects, a lot has happened–most of it positive and will move the proverbial ‘clean water needle.’ Today, we have…