MidCurrent

• Islamorada Film Festival to Honor Billy Pate 30 April 2011, 9:15 am
  The first Islamorada Fishing Film Festival, scheduled for Sunday, May 22, at Founders Park (mile marker 87 bayside) at 6:30 PM will honor Billy Pate Jr., who died April 18 at age 80. The event is a fundraiser for the...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FlyFishingNews-Midcurrent/~4/w1Jk_7RcPJw" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>...
• Thieving Wives and Tiers Turned Hairdressers 30 April 2011, 9:02 am
  Late to the party but with typically excellent coverage, the Financial Times offered its take on the hackle-feather-hair-accessory craze this morning. Tim Neville describes ecstatic salon owners, tiers repurposing old saddle hackle, and wives turned suddenly curious about what their...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FlyFishingNews-Midcurrent/~4/j9dZD6EV5oM" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>...
• PBS to Air "Salmon: Running the Gauntlet" 29 April 2011, 8:42 am
  On Sunday, May 1 at 8PM ET/PT, PBS will a air a 30-minute Nature special titled "Salmon: Running the Gauntlet." From the show description: "Nature goes beyond the ongoing debate over how to save an endangered species to expose a...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FlyFishingNews-Midcurrent/~4/PPhrPWBSf-E" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>...
• USA Today Update on Felt Sole Bans 29 April 2011, 8:33 am
  In this morning's USAToday, Jeff DeLong summarizes the state felt sole bans that are either in effect or being considered. "The spread of didymo from Maryland's Gunpowder Falls in 2009 to the Savage River last year appears clearly linked to...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FlyFishingNews-Midcurrent/~4/yGi3y2pyLfs" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>...
• Son of Chota Founder Killed in Afghanistan 29 April 2011, 7:56 am
  We learned yesterday that Lt. Colonel Frank Bryant, who was a fighter pilot serving in the United States Air Force, was one of those killed in the airport attack in Afghanistan that also took the lives of several other servicemen....<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FlyFishingNews-Midcurrent/~4/K4RPkTjrc_Y" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>...
• Fly Shops and Undead Typewriters 28 April 2011, 8:23 am
  The closing of Kaufman's -- a virtual institution in the U.S. northwest -- has a lot of loyal customers scratching their heads, but not so many industry insiders. The problem of how to keep local fly shops alive rises almost...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FlyFishingNews-Midcurrent/~4/OmUr_SzieQ8" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>...
• Hardy Announces First Annual Cane Casting Cup Competition 28 April 2011, 7:22 am
  Yesterday Hardy USA and The Catskill Fly Fishing Center and Museum (CFFCM) announced the first annual Hardy Bros. Cane Casting Cup casting competition, to take place at the 29th Summerfest and Anglers Market at the CFFCM on August 6. This...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FlyFishingNews-Midcurrent/~4/_eXWfHUVrqU" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>...
• Tippets: Simms Wants "Best Shoe Story," Hardy Sells Online in UK, NPR Covers Casting Call, Michigan Throws Out Trout Stream Ruling 27 April 2011, 9:40 am
  Win a trip to Deneki's Alaska West Lodge: Simms wants to know your best “If only I had my Simms GORE-TEX® shoes when…” moment. Contestants can upload a photo to the Simms Fishing Products’ Facebook page via the Contests...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FlyFishingNews-Midcurrent/~4/kx49KL1fYMs" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>...
• Kaufman's to File for Bankruptcy 26 April 2011, 8:36 am
  While many customers knew Kaufman's was closing its doors last week, not until last night did the news appear that Lance Kaufman, the company's owner, would file for Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection. Laura Gunderson broke the story in The Oregonian:...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FlyFishingNews-Midcurrent/~4/z-PEE7J8upk" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>...
• 2011 "Waters to Watch" List 26 April 2011, 8:22 am
  The National Fish Habitat Action Plan (www.fishhabitat.org) this week released their 2011 “Waters to Watch” list, a collection of 10 "rivers, streams, lakes and estuaries that will benefit from strategic conservation efforts to protect, restore or enhance their current condition...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FlyFishingNews-Midcurrent/~4/vtj7bLg37XA" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>...

Trout Underground

• The Underground – Back from the Dead 7 July 2016, 7:20 pm
  Recently, Yobi Adventures, a new, online, community-based, fly fishing expedition and booking outfit, contacted me about buying the Trout Underground. Because M1 and M2 always need a new pair of shoes (and skis, and soccer balls, and baseball gloves, and fishing gear, and chess sets, and books, and bicycles, and… you get the picture), I […]...
• Where Do We Go From Here? (or, The Underground Ends?) 14 November 2014, 3:24 pm
  Sorry for the extended radio silence. The plan was to laze about (from a blogging perspective) for a couple months while the L&T and I discussed what we wanted to do when we grew up. When you’re in your 50s, that’s not a trivial question. Included in that discussion was my work, recreational writing, family […]...
• Weekly Shortcasts for 2014-09-17 18 September 2014, 3:35 am
  More Outdoor Apocalypse: TROUT and EELS in SINISTER PACT to RULE the oceans • http://t.co/DY2cYMxSj8 ->...
• Weekly Shortcasts for 2014-09-10 11 September 2014, 3:35 am
  The Eel River has stopped flowing (what drought?) – http://t.co/sHhZSEOf95 ->...
• Weekly Shortcasts for 2014-09-03 4 September 2014, 3:35 am
  Emergency Regulations to Close Merced River Angling: http://t.co/CWLKA7jLk5 -> Remember — Always Practice Safe Fishing… – http://t.co/5tNPdymj7l ->...
• Remember — Always Practice Safe Fishing… 30 August 2014, 3:11 pm
  This gem forwarded to us by Alert Underground Reader [Name Redacted], who clearly has issues we’re not going to explore publicly:...
• Weekly Shortcasts for 2014-08-27 28 August 2014, 3:35 am
  More on the Impending Outdoor Apocalypse: Lake Poopie: http://t.co/gX5qODr8FR ->...
• Weekly Shortcasts for 2014-08-20 21 August 2014, 3:36 am
  From a reader: A Google map locating angling libraries in the USA – http://t.co/5NoxLd7VrX ->...
• Forget The “Golden” State: Notes From The “Extreme Drought” State 20 August 2014, 3:35 pm
  A team of biologists from UC Davis scoured the Sierras to measure the impacts of California’s “extreme” drought on fish, and the news was much worse than anticipated. Using notes from prior surveys, the team revisited habitats that supported sizable fish populations. What they found were little more than dry creekbeds: As we moved up […]...
• Weekly Shortcasts for 2014-08-06 7 August 2014, 3:35 am
  The Angry Outdoor Apocalypse: Mounted deer head used in assault – http://t.co/C60fwOxbxE ->...

The Caddis Fly: Oregon Fly Fishing

• How to recognize a buck versus hen Chinook – and sketch them both 26 January 2021, 8:00 pm
  Distinguishing male (bucks) from female (hens) salmon. How can anyone tell the difference between male and female salmon? The question is the same for steelhead and trout, of course, but this blog post will mostly refer to chinook salmon as … Continue reading →...
• Mid-winter Fishing Update and Redington Claymore Rod Review 24 January 2021, 10:07 am
  Greetings OFFB readers! This past weekend, Bryson, Alex Worth and myself made the slog drive up to the Tillamook area to see if we could find ourselves a mysterious anadromous rainbow trout that supposedly inhabit our rivers in the winter … Continue reading →...
• Oregon Coast Steelhead – Responsible Angling 23 January 2021, 9:40 am
  From Native Fish Society Oregon’s wild, native coastal Steelhead Trout runs are in decline. We were fortunate that 2020 runs showed some signs of improvement, but the downward trend from historical levels is evident. In 2018 and 2019, North Coast … Continue reading →...
• Brown Marabou Lake Leech – Recipe and Fishing Notes 20 January 2021, 10:59 pm
  This is a fly tied by a friend who fishes Oregon Cascade lakes each year. In particular, he has been fishing this fly on Gold Lake since the early 1970s, and with great success. I will follow my remarks with … Continue reading →...
• Olive Jigged Nymph Fly Tying Video – Alex Worth 2021 19 January 2021, 10:28 am
  In this video, Alex Worth ties a deadly Euro nymph that can be tied in different sizes, colors, and weights. With the use of tungsten beads, the Olive Jigged Nymph can be fished on a Euro set-up or under an … Continue reading →...
• The Future Management of our Salmonid Fisheries – OP ED 18 January 2021, 10:17 am
  From Native Fish Society – In an Op-Ed published last month in the News-Review and reprinted on our website, retired fisheries biologist and wild fish advocate Jeffrey Dose discussed the current state of Pacific Northwest fisheries management and called for … Continue reading →...
• New RIO Skagit Heads Explained – Video 16 January 2021, 1:51 pm
  Simon Gawesworth discusses RIO’s new line up of Skagit style spey heads. Skagit Max Launch and Skagit Max Power are the most advanced Skagit style heads RIO has ever produced....
• Nicholas’ Steelhead Fly Interview: Does the Size of Your fly Matter? 14 January 2021, 9:35 am
  Introduction: We caught up with Jay recently, fresh from a session at his fly bench, and asked if he would take time for an interview. The topic? Recommendations for the best size of fly to fish for winter steelhead. He … Continue reading →...
• Tell Oregon to prioritize native fish, not invasive species! 12 January 2021, 2:38 pm
  From Native Fish Society On Friday, January 15, 2021, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) will consider a proposal to regulate non-native fish species, also known as invasive species, in Oregon’s rivers. We need your voice to ensure … Continue reading →...
• Purple Egg Sucking Bling Brush Fly Tying Video 11 January 2021, 9:38 am
  In this video, author Jay Nicholas ties another variation of a classic salmon and steelhead pattern using new materials such as Bling Rabbit Strips and Flash Blend Baitfish Brushes from Just Add H2O. This fly could be tied in a … Continue reading →...

Singlebarbed

• No Table Manners and the Appetite of a Glutton 2 December 2020, 7:39 pm
  I’ll go out on a limb and suggest our sport could use a few pedigreed opponents with both table manners and appetites of a Tyrannosaurus Rex.  I’m thinking selfishly naturally, but think of all the knick-knacks we could remove from our vest, the words – like “gossamer” or “refined” we could purge from our vernacular, … Continue reading No Table Manners and the Appetite of a Glutton →...
• Somewhere between a Float Tube and an Evinrude 13 November 2020, 9:17 pm
  Contrary to what you think of retirement, the reward is not being able to watch Saturday morning cartoons uninterrupted, rather it’s fishing  on weekdays while all the drunken Meatheads embody cartoons as they crowd the launch ramp on weekends. After 30 years of toiling for CALFIRE, we parted on good terms and I took some  … Continue reading Somewhere between a Float Tube and an Evinrude →...
• Not Much Left Other than Fish 14 October 2020, 6:14 pm
  It’s been a month since the LNU Lightning Complex fire was contained around Lake Berryessa, and with no change in the status on the Bureau of Reclamation’s website, I took a run up there to eyeball what had burned and determine if the webmaster was simply lazy – or whether the infrastructure impacts were as … Continue reading Not Much Left Other than Fish →...
• Loon ERGO Serrated Scissor Review 17 August 2020, 8:48 pm
  The pandemic has accelerated my conversion from trout fisherman to bass fisherman  due to  the unknowns associated with food, lodging and travel. I’ve shelved all the gossamer and petite gear needed for trout fishing in favor of  Styrofoam, hair,  rubber legs, and hooks capable of severing your Carotid artery with an errant cast. Tying flies … Continue reading Loon ERGO Serrated Scissor Review →...
• And One to Rule them All 30 July 2020, 6:59 pm
  If you tie a lot of bass flies a pandemic is a welcome interlude given how enforced isolation and “work from home” is instrumental in creating the debris field from all those large hooks you stuffed with marabou, rubber legs, lead wire, and spun deer hair. … and, even better, most of the folks sheltering … Continue reading And One to Rule them All →...
• Fish and GAME Reschedules Emergency Meeting 13 April 2020, 11:31 am
  The emergency meeting to discuss potential area closures and restrictions on angling has been postponed until this Wednesday, April 15th, at 10AM. The prior “virtual” meeting was inundated with visitors and participants and swamped the conference capabilities, so it is assumed this new date is more robust and can handle additional folks. The announcement and … Continue reading Fish and GAME Reschedules Emergency Meeting →...
• California Fish and Game to Vote on Possible Closure to Opening Day 8 April 2020, 10:19 am
  California anglers are advised to check the Department of Fish and Game’s website tomorrow, as DFG and their respective Fisheries Commissions  will be meeting  to determine whether there will be partial or general closure of the upcoming trout season. The issue is straightforward; will the migration of anglers from the Big City to the woods … Continue reading California Fish and Game to Vote on Possible Closure to Opening Day →...
• A Good time to book a guide date or buy a fly rod 6 April 2020, 7:24 pm
  With small businesses on the ropes, what makes you think your fly shop will survive? Fly fishing is a niche business within the already shrinking group that crave the out-of-doors experience – and are willing to fish for anything. If we use restaurants as a parallel, fast food and fast-casual chains will survive as they … Continue reading A Good time to book a guide date or buy a fly rod →...
• Use that COVID-19 induced idleness to prep for trout Season 24 March 2020, 6:59 pm
  It’s likely your supervisor sent you home with an ill defined “work from home” edict that was hurriedly dumped in his lap from corporate.  For most  of us that amounts to “checking your email” coupled with online meetings as our only obligation. With trout season a short month away, and your boss hoping you won’t … Continue reading Use that COVID-19 induced idleness to prep for trout Season →...
• Classic Bamboo GETS New life as Chinese imitate Tapers 10 November 2019, 10:46 pm
  While the Trump administration’s negotiators fence with their counterparts in the Chinese delegation, the issues under discussion may be closer to home than we suspect. Intellectual property and copyright infringement are hot topics as American companies protest copycat products flooding markets and brands suffer accordingly. Fly fishing’s high priced rod market  may be the latest … Continue reading Classic Bamboo GETS New life as Chinese imitate Tapers →...

Fly Tying

• Tying a Spawning Gurgler Floating Bonefish Fly Pattern for Saltwater Fishing 13 November 2020, 8:57 pm
  via IFTTT Subscribe (and click the bell 🛎) for notifications of new videos! http://bit.ly/piscatorflies Hey Threadheads! Original article “Raising the Ghosts” – https://ift.tt/3eYZRZZ ★★★ Spawning Gurgler Fly Pattern Recipe ★★★ Hook: saltwater hook #2-8 Thread: Tan 8/0 70d Spawn sac: Shrimp Pink laser dubbing Head: White fox fur Antenna: Black crystal flash 1 strand Legs: … Continue reading Tying a Spawning Gurgler Floating Bonefish Fly Pattern for Saltwate...
• Flash-Juan Worm Fly Tying Tutorial | The Fly Fiend by The Fly Fiend 5 November 2020, 1:42 pm
  Flash-Juan Worm Fly Tying Tutorial | The Fly Fiend View on YouTube Website/Online Shop – http://theflyfiend.com Instagram – https://ift.tt/2ftGHL3 Sources Youtube Channel: The Fly Fiend Instagram: theflyfiend Website: theflyfiend.com The post Flash-Juan Worm Fly Tying Tutorial | The Fly Fiend by The Fly Fiend appeared first on The Daily Fly Paper Blog....
• Diamond Braid Emerger Fly Tying Tutorial | The Fly Fiend by The Fly Fiend 14 July 2020, 1:42 pm
  Diamond Braid Emerger Fly Tying Tutorial | The Fly Fiend View on YouTube Website/Online Shop – http://theflyfiend.com Instagram – https://ift.tt/2ftGHL3 Sources Youtube Channel: The Fly Fiend Instagram: theflyfiend Website: theflyfiend.com The post Diamond Braid Emerger Fly Tying Tutorial | The Fly Fiend by The Fly Fiend appeared first on The Daily Fly Paper Blog....
• Emergen-C Emerger Fly Tying Tutorial | The Fly Fiend by The Fly Fiend 26 April 2020, 5:56 pm
  Emergen-C Emerger Fly Tying Tutorial | The Fly Fiend View on YouTube Website/Online Shop – http://theflyfiend.com Instagram – https://ift.tt/2ftGHL3 Sources Youtube Channel: The Fly Fiend Instagram: theflyfiend Website: theflyfiend.com The post Emergen-C Emerger Fly Tying Tutorial | The Fly Fiend by The Fly Fiend appeared first on The Daily Fly Paper Blog....
• 10 Things to Keep Fly Tyers Busy in the “Off Season” 28 March 2020, 6:40 am
  via IFTTT Subscribe (and click the bell 🛎) for notifications of new videos! http://bit.ly/piscatorflies Hey Thread Heads, Darren here, welcome back to another video. First off, I hope that everyone is doing well both mentally and physically during these strange days. I’ve been holed up in the Fur Mines for the past… it’s been a … Continue reading 10 Things to Keep Fly Tyers Busy in the “Off Season” → The post 10 Things to Keep Fly Tyers Busy in the “Off Sea...
• Tying a Dillon Creek Special Steelhead Fly Pattern 12 March 2020, 4:56 pm
  via IFTTT Subscribe (and click the bell 🛎) for notifications of new videos! http://bit.ly/piscatorflies Dillon Creek Special Steelhead Fly Recipe Hook: Your choice steelhead/salmon hook Thread: Red 70d 8/0 Tail: 4 strands of gold Crystal Flash and Guinea fowl fibers Butt: Fluorescent red chenille (Cherise or pink) Body: Black chenille Rib: Oval silver tinsel Wing: … Continue reading Tying a Dillon Creek Special Steelhead Fly Pattern → The post Tying a Dillon Creek Special Steelhea...
• Smoke N Bones Soft Hackle Fly Tying Tutorial | The Fly Fiend by The Fly Fiend 5 March 2020, 7:48 pm
  Smoke N Bones Soft Hackle Fly Tying Tutorial | The Fly Fiend View on YouTube Website/Online Shop – http://theflyfiend.com Instagram – https://ift.tt/2ftGHL3 Sources Youtube Channel: The Fly Fiend Instagram: theflyfiend Website: theflyfiend.com The post Smoke N Bones Soft Hackle Fly Tying Tutorial | The Fly Fiend by The Fly Fiend appeared first on The Daily Fly Paper Blog....
• Tying a Lefty’s Deceiver variant 27 February 2020, 2:51 pm
  via IFTTT Subscribe (and click the bell 🛎) for notifications of new videos! http://bit.ly/piscatorflies ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Find Me on The Web ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Contact: https://ift.tt/2uluhlM Web: https://ift.tt/2ztFfFm eBay: https://ift.tt/2u8k8bV Etsy: https://ift.tt/35kd1Kx Instagram: https://ift.tt/2P6qMUO Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/piscatorflies/ Facebook: https://ift.tt/2zuo06T Southern California by Riot (Royalty Free Music) Check out my books on Blurb https://ift.tt...
• 5000 Subscribers and Fly Giveaway #PiscatorFlies 12 February 2020, 2:31 pm
  via IFTTT Subscribe (and click the bell 🛎) for notifications of new videos! http://bit.ly/piscatorflies Thanks all for helping me hit this milestone. It’s been a ton of fun tying flies and getting to know some of you. I always enjoy hearing from you when I post a video. Congrats to Bill for winning the draw, … Continue reading 5000 Subscribers and Fly Giveaway #PiscatorFlies → The post 5000 Subscribers and Fly Giveaway #PiscatorFlies appeared first on The Daily Fly Paper Blo...
• Tying a Foam body mayfly with Barry Ord Clarke by The feather bender 12 February 2020, 10:58 am
  A foam extended body mayfly with a parachute hackle that will float all day long and then some. Don’t be fooled by this simple pattern that is not as challenging to tie as it looks, it just takes a little time. https://ift.tt/38x8NBP https://ift.tt/2vnVMf8 View on YouTube The post Tying a Foam body mayfly with Barry Ord Clarke by The feather bender appeared first on The Daily Fly Paper Blog....

Dry Fly Media

• What a Tangled Web We Weave…. 2 August 2012, 3:30 pm
  It’s been a few months since our last update here on the Dry Fly Media blog…Jake and I spend more time that we should blogging about the world of fly fishing (mostly) over on Chi Wulff… Since my last update here, Jake has returned full time to Bozeman and is working [...]...
• What If You Had Software That Could….. 14 February 2012, 12:37 pm
  The future. We’ve been pondering the future of publishing in the outdoor media world lately, specifically as related to fly fishing. Without a doubt, times are a changing. Digital magazines, despite their obvious shortcomings which have been debated and discussed in a number of different venues and forums, continue to sprout like summer weeds [...]...
• Looking Forward to Getting Back Home…. 10 January 2012, 7:08 pm
  Tempus fugit. On one hand it seems almost incomprehensible that our last post here on the Dry Fly Media blog was not quite seven months ago. Time flies when you’re having fun, and given the daily (more or less anyway) blog fodder that we post over on Chi Wulff  (the official blog [...]...
• Dry Fly Media Summer 2011 Project: The Drive 2 May 2011, 10:48 am
  Announcing what should be one of our most fun projects for the season – The Drive. Two fly fishermen. A 1983 CJ7 with a top road speed of 45 mph, no working gas gauge and a soft top coming apart the the seams. Almost 2100 miles of open road from Montana to Texas. Two [...]...
• New Dry Fly Image Gallery: River Diamonds 10 March 2011, 2:48 pm
  We’ve posted this over on our blog Chi Wulff this morning……. Though somewhat ironically born and raised in the near waterless Texas panhandle, I’ve been fascinated with water, particularly moving water in freestone creeks and rivers, for as long as I can remember. From the perspective of beautiful freestone rivers and creeks, living [...]...
• New Dry Fly Image Gallery: River Ghosts 8 February 2011, 4:31 pm
  We’ve thrown another gallery up on our portfolio site today – River Ghosts. There’s a little more of the story over on Chi Wulff;  these were taken in about a 10 minute interval a few weeks back while chasing bass with big flies and 8 weights on Lake Austin near Lakeway. [...]...
• New Dry Fly Image Gallery: Madison Cast 2 January 2011, 5:54 pm
  We’ve thrown another new image gallery up on our portfolio site – it’s called Madison Cast. The rapid acquisition capabilities of the newer DSLRs are nothing short of amazing. This past September we had the pleasure of spending a couple of near perfect fall days on the upper Madison while shooting footage [...]...
• New Dry Fly Image Gallery: River Ice 20 December 2010, 4:28 pm
  We’ve been playing a bit of catch up around the Dry Fly Media headquarters since returning from a run to Colorado on Saturday. Besides trying to lay the hustle, bustle and commercial distractions of the holiday season behind us, different folks on the team have been pounding the hours at real life jobs [...]...
• Chi Wulff is Back From the Dead….. 22 November 2010, 6:04 pm
  Chi Wulff is back from the dead. After killing it twice. For a variety of reasons and due to popular demand, discussed in detail over on Chi Wulff, we’ve elected to once again revive the Chi Wulff blog. In fact, Chi Wulff will as of today become the unofficial / official blog of [...]...
• Don’t Count the Gulf of Mexico Out of the Game Just Yet…. 4 August 2010, 2:42 pm
  Those of us with current or historic ties to the Gulf of Mexico have experienced a wide range of emotions over the past several months. The emotional roller coaster ridden by my friends and colleagues has ranged from rage, deep sorrow, shocking disbelief, horror, cynicism, and just plain pissed off to name a few [...]...

The Female Angle

• Introducing the Hatch Finatic 30 September 2011, 1:25 am
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Field and Stream Fly Talk

• Why Over-Stocking Rivers is Bad for Fishing 23 June 2014, 2:01 pm
  After sitting in traffic on a freeway in Los Angeles the other day, I decided that LA freeways are similar to over-stocked trout rivers. Put too many fish in a river and everything gets plugged up, and everyone starts acting weird. Yet I am amazed by the number of anglers who think that stocking trout is the key to "good fishing.” I get it all the time. "Hey, have you ever heard of XYZ place near Denver, the fishing is just tremendous there." Yeah, I've heard of it. And no, the...
• 'SALT: Coastal and Flats Fishing' Caption Contest Winner Announced 20 June 2014, 10:41 am
  After much deliberation, I finally picked a winner to last week’s caption contest. There were a ton of hilarious responses that I liked, but the one that had me laughing the most came from Craigb, who not only wrote a funny caption but utilized both feet and fishing references. He wrote, ”This little piggy had dry boots, this little piggy had none, This little piggy went fly fishing, this little piggy casts long, and this little piggy decided it was better to stay in the drift boat...
• Tenkara Kit: Simple Fly Fishing 18 June 2014, 10:58 am
  I have always been an advocate for keeping fly fishing simple, at least when it comes to attracting newbies to the sport.  So often I hear things like, “I’d love to learn fly-fishing, but I’m not sure I can do that cast… or the knots… etc.” I have also said that tenkara, a traditional Japanese form of fly-fishing that involves a rod with a line connected directly to its tip (no reel) is an ideal teaching method. With tenkara, you can make intuitive cas...
• A Little Fly Fishing Humor 17 June 2014, 10:58 am
  These days there's so many anglers with cameras and so many fly fishing "movies" being made it's hard to decipher what to watch as time is precious and 95% of them are horrible. Most "filmakers" take themselves and fishing in general far to serious, so when a little fishing flick with some humor makes it's way to my inbox I typically give it a go. These two quick vids from Ben Pierce, who by the way is pretty darn skilled with a camera about the mother's day caddis hatch on the Madison and what ...
• Catch More Trout: Keep a Low Profile 13 June 2014, 9:53 am
  Here's a simple tip that I guarantee will help you hook up on more trout, particularly when you are sight casting in clear water. When you're fishing in a meadow environment, or anywhere that doesn't involve a lot of trees behind you, drop to your knees to make the cast to your target. I know, I know.  That's a pain (literally) for some of us.  But if you take that one simple step, you will increase your odds by 50 percent, and here's why: Remember that fish have a conical range of v...
• Write Best Caption, Win Copy of 'SALT: Coastal and Flats Fishing' 12 June 2014, 1:38 pm
  Sometimes the most memorable moments on fishing trips have absolutely nothing to do with fishing. This image was taken after a long, soggy hike en-route to some remote backcountry lakes last year. One of the worst cases of "trench foot" I've ever seen... And now you can win a copy of “SALT: Coastal and Flats Fishing” by Tom Rosenbauer, Andy Anderson and Rizzoli publishing. You should know how this works by now. But in case you’re joining in for the first time, write what you c...
• Here Comes the Runoff 10 June 2014, 9:27 am
  No matter where you live, if you fish rivers in the springtime it can be a maddening dance -- especially in the West. The river gets good, water temps rise, fishing can be hot ... then boom! It can all be over in the matter of a day or two when the high elevation snow starts to melt.  Right now where I live, the rivers are are in full runoff mode. It's a dirty, super high, chocolate mess. Almost everything is blown out.   Of course there are the tail-waters and if you have a good...
• Heading to California to Talk About Brown Trout... The Mother of All Trout 9 June 2014, 1:17 pm
  I think it is fair to say that fly fishing, as we know it, wouldn't exist today were it not for brown trout. These fish are not native to North America (or South America, or New Zealand…). They were transported from Europe and now live in the far reaches of the globe. I’m always fascinated by how the sun never sets on the empire of the brown trout, and I’m heading to southern California for two weeks to speak to various fly fishing clubs on the where, how and why of brown tro...
• 5 Tips for Using an ORV for Fishing 4 June 2014, 3:50 pm
  I spent a few days last week chasing fish from the beach with my friend Jeff DeBrown, uber Baja fishing guide of The Reel Baja. Truth be told it was a family vacation with the grandparents and little one, but I got a couple of hours in looking for creatures with fins. DeBrown uses a number of different ORVs to chase fish up and down the beach with his clients, and we did just this when I was down there. But there are special considerations one must take when exploring on ORVs, whether it&rsquo...
• "Name the Fly" Winner Announced 3 June 2014, 4:49 pm
  I let my friend Henry Koltz pick the winner of this contest. After all, he tied the fly. He gave it some serious deliberation and offered the following thoughts: The Kitchen Sink - If you are tying this on, you are truly throwing everything including the kitchen sink, and it actually casts a lot like having a real kitchen sink on the end of your line. That means your name has two meanings, which is crafty, so good on ya', mate.   Head Banger - Plus side of name:&nb...

Moldy Chum Blog

• Rewa Rodeo 27 January 2021, 12:32 am
  This is the story of a small village in the heart of Guyana that conserves fish and wildlife of the Rewa River. Not only did ... The post Rewa Rodeo appeared first on Moldy Chum....
• BOTWW: Steelhead Fly Fishing 26 January 2021, 11:50 pm
  Days of steelhead past. January 27th, 2021: Steelhead Fly Fishing by Trey Combs, Lyons Press In the 1990s, at least among the group of steelhead ... The post BOTWW: Steelhead Fly Fishing appeared first on Moldy Chum....
• San Luis Valley ranchers see dividends in water for fish 26 January 2021, 9:32 pm
  Nathan Coombs, a burly alfalfa farmer in the San Luis Valley, never imagined he would trust an environmentalist, much less partner with one to improve ... The post San Luis Valley ranchers see dividends in water for fish appeared first on Moldy Chum....
• Fishing BC Presents: Fall Spey Fishing on the Columbia River 25 January 2021, 10:46 pm
  Irreplaceable for the steelhead enthusiast is the feeling of a swung fly being interrupted by the electricity of a tight line grab. However, the mighty ... The post Fishing BC Presents: Fall Spey Fishing on the Columbia River appeared first on Moldy Chum....
• The rivers run through it, and Jon Tester wants them protected 25 January 2021, 10:41 pm
  Montana’s one and only non-Trump sycophant federal officeholder is working hard to protect a chunk of the state’s free-flowing water. Will newly re-elected Senator Steve ... The post The rivers run through it, and Jon Tester wants them protected appeared first on Moldy Chum....
• Kayak Fishing in Florida from Hobie’s New Inflatables 25 January 2021, 9:55 pm
  Chris Woodward and a group of marine media took Hobie’s new iTrek pedal drive inflatables for a test drive in southwest Florida. The fully rigged ... The post Kayak Fishing in Florida from Hobie’s New Inflatables appeared first on Moldy Chum....
• Just Like Mac 24 January 2021, 7:25 pm
  2021 F3T Official Selection Uncle Mac left a deep imprint on Tommy. Join us as we retrace Tommy’s steps– from farm ponds to tarpon flats– ... The post Just Like Mac appeared first on Moldy Chum....
• Drawing a Line in the Sand Over River Rights 24 January 2021, 6:33 pm
  As people flock to our public lands hoping to escape the confines of the global pandemic it is exacerbating the already existing divide over access ... The post Drawing a Line in the Sand Over River Rights appeared first on Moldy Chum....
• On Public Lands, Can Biden Undo What Trump Has Wrought? 24 January 2021, 5:30 pm
  President Joe Biden has an ambitious public lands agenda, banning new oil and gas drilling on federal territory and restoring protections for key areas. But ... The post On Public Lands, Can Biden Undo What Trump Has Wrought? appeared first on Moldy Chum....
• Bird, Bird, Bird, Bird Is The Word 23 January 2021, 11:11 pm
  Bass love birds. The post Bird, Bird, Bird, Bird Is The Word appeared first on Moldy Chum....

Flyfish Magazine

• WSJ Declares "Fly-Fishing Boom is Here! 6 October 2020, 12:41 pm
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• Simon Perkins Interviewed on fly fishing through the pandemic 28 August 2020, 8:58 am
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• Rest In Peace Charlie Garwood 14 August 2020, 8:49 am
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• Street Casting? 11 August 2020, 11:36 am
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• Thanks to Tennessee.... 25 June 2020, 9:09 am
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• Getting Small: Fly Fishing North Texas with an Orvis Practicaster 23 June 2020, 3:00 pm
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• Why you need a guide: Unicoi Outfitters Edition. 15 June 2020, 11:40 am
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The Fly Fishing Rabbi Blog

• Keeping a Trout for Dinner? 12 July 2013, 2:00 pm
  I have not taken a trout home for dinner in a few years. Out of the few dozen rainbow, brown and brook trout that I brought to the net, each fish was released back to the stream and swam back into the depths. I practice catch and release fishing for the health of the streams, knowing that if we were all to keep every fish caught, the rivers would soon be empty. The simplest reason why I release the fish that I catch is that I do not enjoy killing a fish. Rainbow and brown trout are beautifu...
• Help Wanted: Seeking New Home Waters 12 July 2013, 1:46 pm
  Help Wanted: Fly fishing rabbi seeks new home waters near central New Jersey. Beautiful stream a must. Large trout preferred. Harmony and peace desired. On July 1st, my family and I moved to central New Jersey as I now have the honor and blessing of serving as the rabbi of Temple B’nai Shalom in East Brunswick. When the boxes arrived at our new home, we began to unpack and get to know the area. I quickly became enamored with East Brunswick as I found a great Jewish deli, a good bagel sh...
• Fly Fishing and Conservation 12 December 2011, 6:52 am
  When first learning to fly fish, all of our energies are consumed in mastering the basics; getting the right gear, learning to cast, becoming comfortable wading through the stream. Then we hook our first trout. When the line goes taut, our adrenaline spikes. We somehow manage to get the fish to the net and break out in a wide smile, whether the fish is a eight inch brown or an eighteen inch rainbow. We begin to become comfortable in our own skin as anglers and we have held a good number o...
• Fly Fishing and Compassion 29 August 2011, 10:15 pm
  Compassion is a core value in many religious traditions. Judaism teaches that everyone, no matter how poor, must give tzedakah, charity, to remember that there is always someone out there in a more difficult situation. Jews must also visit the sick, feed the hungry and perform gemilut hasadim, acts of loving kindness.A day of fly fishing in Argentina this spring reminded me that compassion can occur on a stream as well. Although not in the famous fly fishing region of Patagonia, my guide Lucas a...
• John Gierach Fly Fishing Books Giveaway! 27 June 2011, 6:12 am
  This spring, I received copies of two new books by the famous fly fishing author John Gierach: No Shortage of Good Days and Another Lousy Day in Paradise and Dances with Trout. I will be giving them away to readers of the Fly Fishing Rabbi Facebook page. To be eligible to win a free fly fishing book, please “like” the Fly Fishing Rabbi Facebook page here:Fly Fishing RabbiPromote Your Page TooFour winners will be chosen at random, two for each book, from the followers of the Facebook page on ...
• Fly Fishing & Frustration 17 January 2011, 3:00 am
  Fly fishing is filled with times of frustration: getting rained out on the stream, losing a fly in a low hanging branch, being unable to thread your thin tippet line through the hole of a tiny little hook because your hands are too cold. One time I drove an hour from home to fish a new river. When I opened the trunk to put on my gear, I discovered that I had my vest and net, but had left my fly fishing rod at home. Perhaps the ultimate frustration in fly fishing is not catching any fish. Sometim...
• The Fly Fishing Reverend 15 January 2011, 9:12 am
  This article on The Fly Fishing Rabbi is by Dr. Michael Attas, a practicing cardiologist, professor and an ordained Episcopal priest. He has avidly pursued fish with the magic of flies all over the world for 40 years. Dr. Attas also writes a column for the Waco Texas Tribune on health, ethics and religion.Several years ago I was sitting in the Houston Intercontinental Airport when my cell phone rang. It was the wife of Will Spong, who was perhaps my closest mentor in my dual life as a physicia...
• Fly Fishing for Tarpon, Permit and Bonefish 15 January 2011, 9:03 am
  I am very pleased to be able to share this article by my friend Dr. Michael Attas, a practicing cardiologist, ordained Episcopal priest and avid fly fisher: While I cherish my time on my home waters of the Rockies, I also long for the chance to explore new places with my fly rod and to move into new territories-both physically and spiritually. On a trip to Belize, we searched for the big three for salt water fly fishermen—tarpon, permit and bonefish. Each requires a certain type of equipmen...
• Is Thanksgiving a Jewish Holiday? 19 November 2010, 3:40 pm
  One day in late November a few years ago I ran into a congregant in the hallway of my Temple. She wished me a Happy Thanksgiving. Then she said: “Oh wait a minute. I didn’t mean to offend you. Do you celebrate Thanksgiving?” I said: “Of course! Jews celebrate Thanksgiving.” She laughed, a little embarrassed, and then I wished her a Happy Thanksgiving too.A stream near our house in the fallThere are many ritual, historical and theological connections between Judaism and Thanksgi...
• Places to Fish in Israel with Maps 12 November 2010, 9:49 pm
  I recently came across a great website that gives detailed fishing reports for fishing spots in Israel: www.fishinginisrael.info.  Put together by Nigel Ridley, each article contains descriptions of the fishing spot along with pictures and maps of where to fish.  Below are two of Nigel's articles, with many more to be found on his site.  Enjoy!  The Fly Fishing Rabbi  Saltwater Fishing Spot In Israel: Tel DorSouth of Haifa, the coastline from Kibbutz Nachsholim to just b...

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• Delaware River Fly Tri will be a test of fitness and fishing 10 February 2020, 11:33 am
  Trout Unlimited is putting a bit of a twist on the triathlon concept for an event that will debut this spring in Northeast Pennsylvania. The inaugural Delaware River Fly Tri will feature a run, bike and paddling legs with a dose of fishing thrown in. The ......
• Where Fly-Fishing Obsessives Go To Get Away From Crowds 5 February 2020, 11:38 am
    The willows along the shore are swaying. Snowy Andean peaks are looming. After hours of intermittent rain, the sun is at full blaze, making the Rio Palena shine like an emerald. It’s December—prime fly-fishing season in northernmost Chilean Patagonia—and I’ve been casting streamer flies to ......
• Chinese paddlefish, one of the world’s largest fish, declared extinct 13 January 2020, 10:04 am
  Native to China’s Yangtze River, these fish grew 23 feet in length, but haven’t been spotted since 2003. Read in National Geographic: https://apple.news/APNME8qbcTfCI3TdbDpOTdA ......

The Weekly Fly

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• Just Like Mom's 25 January 2021, 2:30 am
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Casting Around

• Tying Times Episode 4: Bead Head Pheasant Tail Nymph 21 April 2020, 1:47 pm
  This is one of my absolute favorite nymphs to tie and fish ( I do fish these on tenkara gear as well as western rod and reel). For me a a fly need to do [...]...
• Tying Times Episode 3: Ultralight Tenkara Floating Line 17 April 2020, 3:36 pm
  For today’s episode of Tying Times ( click HERE to go to the tying times posts page ) I am going to tie up an Ultralight Tenkara Floating Line. I talk in the video about [...]...
• Fixed-Line Nymphing Zoom Webinar Monday 4/13/2020 7:30 EST (4:30 PM PST) 13 April 2020, 10:01 am
  Need something to do tonight (Monday 4/13/2020) ? Come check out the Zoom Webinar hosted by Luong Tam (maker of Tenkara Tanuki tenkara rods) . Robert Worthing (of Tenkara Guides LLC ) and I are [...]...
• Tying Times – Tying Videos 8 April 2020, 6:16 pm
  The magnolias are blooming. The crocus have come and gone. Narcissus are nodding their heads and tulips are just unfolding. I’d love to be out fishing now as the world moves on from the brown, [...]...
• First trip of 2020 and first with the Tanuki Pocket Ninja 29 January 2020, 2:21 pm
  So I need to start off the first post of 2020 by thanking somebody; Past Me. And you should all do the same. I mean Past You has been a lazy so-and-so from time to [...]...
• Just One Thing: George Daniel 9 October 2019, 11:47 am
  If you are familiar with the current names in the fly fishing game then you’ve probably come across George Daniel’s name. George is a former competitive angler on Fly Fishing Team USA (he took part [...]...
• New Book: Tenkara Today by Morgan Lyle 27 September 2019, 12:31 pm
  Tenkara Today by Morgan Lyle, Stackpole Books, 2019 When I got home from a fishing trip a few days ago I had a pleasant surprise waiting for me. It was a preview copy of Tenkara [...]...
• Some late summer tailwater dry-dropper angling … and did somebody beat me with a sock full of nickels while I slept ? 17 September 2019, 12:35 pm
  Okay. Firstly I am not getting any younger. And jeez Louise this river reminds me of that every time I fish it. Honestly, the next day I woke up and it felt like I’d been [...]...
• Limestone Explorations & Some Nymphing 12 September 2019, 2:58 pm
  I’ve always had this problem trying to decide whether to focus on more artsy fartsy essay type posts or more “how-to” type posts and I’ve never really come to a conclusion (the blog is called [...]...
• Just One Thing: Rob Worthing 25 July 2019, 5:18 pm
  In the Just one Thing series I put the question to folks “What one thing would you like to share with other anglers?” It very often expands to more than one thing though. For all [...]...

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A Bad Backcast & Other Inane Musings

• In Case You Didn't Notice.... 27 October 2010, 2:35 pm
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• We've Moved 7 October 2010, 8:44 am
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• Lets Go Rays! 6 October 2010, 8:51 am
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• We Like It 5 October 2010, 7:39 am
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• Snooktastic 3 October 2010, 9:07 am
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• Victory At Sea 28 September 2010, 5:49 pm
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• Girls a Cryin' 27 September 2010, 7:57 pm
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• Los Bastardos 27 September 2010, 7:17 pm
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• New Logo 24 September 2010, 9:13 am
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• Good Things, They're a'comin' 23 September 2010, 9:06 am
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