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. Meck,…
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. See…
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, affirmed…
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. Source link
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. Source link
“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 of!…
Pink salmon are most commonly found in Alaska, but somehow one was just recently landed in Ohio of all places. Rocky River, just outside of Cleveland, has steelhead and other lake fisheries. But for a pink salmon to show up there was surprising to say the least, and it begged the question, how? Allegedly, pink salmon were accidentally introduced into…
Golden trout have the reputation of being some of the best-looking yet hardest to find trout in the world. They live in some of the most beautiful places. Small creeks and glacial lakes at 10,000 – 12,000 feet. Although they are not native to these areas, they have flourished. These trout live in mostly untouched waters above the tree line…
Choose only 3 of these photos–easier said than done! Starting on September 1, many of you committed to trying to get on the water at least 20 times during the 30 days of the month. (I managed a respectable 25 days this year, while my friend Drew Price fished all 30!) As an added incentive–although you probably didn’t need one–we…
By William G. Tapply Stalking the banks can often produce surprisingly large trout.Photo by Phil Monahan Bill Rohrbacher and I picked our lunch site for the shade of the lonely cottonwood, the gurgle of the river, and the upstream view. The brown-and-yellow Montana plains rolled off to distant horizons all around us, and the sky was as big and blue and…