[ad_1] Welcome to the latest installment of the Wednesday Wake-Up Call, a roundup of the most pressing conservation issues important to anglers. Working with our friends at Trout Unlimited, Backcountry Hunters & Anglers, the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership, The Everglades Foundation, Captains for Clean Water, VoteWater.org, and Conservation Hawks (among others), we’ll make sure you’ve got the information you need to understand the issues and form solid opinions.…
[ad_1] A crisp double-haul will open more fly angling “doors,” allowing you to cast farther and more accurately, even in windy conditions. This comes in especially handy in saltwater and stillwater fishing, when you sometimes have to make long casts straight upwind. Wisit C., host of the YouTube channel Angling Focus, has a novel but remarkably effective way of demonstrating…
[ad_1] The October caddis (genus Dicosmoecus) is one of the great fall hatches across much of the country. And after you’ve been tossing size 22 Blue-Winged Olives, Pheasant Tail Nymphs, and such, it’s always great to tie on a bigger fly. The trout feel the same way, ready for something meatier after all the hors d’oeuvres they’ve been eating. In this…
[ad_1] Photo by Cathy Beck. The folks over at Fly Fisherman Magazine have been periodically posting articles written before the internet age. These stories are from some of fly fishing’s classic writers like Gary LaFontaine, Lefty Kreh, Robert Traver, Vince Marinaro, Nick Lyons, and many others. The most recent classic story posted is titled “Fall Feasts” and was written by Charles R.…
[ad_1] Each week, Orvis releases a new video in their Basic Fly Fishing Tips series. These videos are hosted by the one and only Tom Rosenbauer. This week’s video goes over what to do if your fly gets stuck on the river bottom. There are a few different ways to get your flies free, which Tom addresses in this video.…
[ad_1] A panel of U.S. Circuit Judges put the kibosh on conservationist groups’ attempt to replead their case for endangered bull trout in the Ninth Circuit, marking the end of a six-year legal battle against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Circuit Judges Michael Hawkins and Margaret McKeown, both Bill Clinton appointees, and Circuit Judge Gabriel Sanchez, a Biden appointee,…
[ad_1] Environmental advocates, Alaska Natives, and commercial fishermen say they are at once confident and anxious as they wait for the EPA to announce a final … The post Both sides dig in as EPA’s final decision on Pebble nears appeared first on Moldy Chum. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] Pure Fly NZ is back with season five. In episode one, Mike Kirkpatrick and Andrew Harding hit the Karamea for some stunning dry fly action – but it’s not all on top, as this clip shows with Mike having to get a stonefly down deep in a tricky spot to get the eat. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] “Me and boxfish have a history. Better yet, one could even say it’s a curse. I’ve been fortunate enough to cast at quite a few of these unique fish but have only been met with misfortunate results. They’ve eluded me either through simple rejection, broken/bent hooks, leader slicing coral, or just about every other disastrous scenario you can think…