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

• Lower Mckenzie Report : Mid May 2021 18 May 2021, 9:54 am
  Lower Mckenzie continues to produce! We saw a sporadic hatch of Mckenzie Green Caddis, Yellow Sallies, and tan caddis.        Most of our fish were caught nymphing with Mega Prince  and  the infamous Possie Bugger.   However, keeping a keen … Continue reading →...
• Smallmouth bite is On! May 2021 16 May 2021, 11:04 am
  The Willamette River and tributaries are seeing some quality fly fishing for smallmouth bass presently. Lower and warmer water have the bass lighting up to patterns like RIO Meat Sweats, Micro Game Changers and Double Barrel Poppers. Give Alex a … Continue reading →...
• 2021 FLYFISHERS’ CLUB OF OREGON AUCTION AND KEITH HANSEN MEMORIAL PADDLE RAISE 14 May 2021, 8:58 pm
  The 2021 Flyfishers’ Club of Oregon Auction and Keith Hansen Memorial Paddle Raise is taking place online this year. It opens on May 17 at 8 am PT and closes on May 23 at 8 pm PT. We will be … Continue reading →...
• Spring Fishing in Central Oregon May 2021 13 May 2021, 8:58 pm
  Fished the Deschutes River from Warm Springs to Trout Creek Sunday 9th. Overcast and cool morning. No big bugs flying, but small numbers of shucks in the grass. Euro tactics are killer on the Lower D. Jigged 20” point fly … Continue reading →...
• McKenzie River Fishing Report – May 12, 2021 12 May 2021, 9:25 am
  The Mckenzie River is fishing great! Water levels are ideal throughout the system, Green McKenzie Caddis are out, Little Yellow Stones, late March Browns, Pale Morning Duns, Golden Stones and more are emerging daily. Above and below the dam fishing … Continue reading →...
• Red Midge & Chironomid Still Water Fly Patterns for Crane Prairie 10 May 2021, 10:17 pm
  In this video, Greg ties two patterns that produced lots of trout on Crane Prairie this last summer. These flies were fished with great success this summer at Crane Prarie Reservoir under an indicator and Greg recommends tying them in … Continue reading →...
• Bed Head Steelhead Muddler Fly Tying Video 10 May 2021, 8:54 am
  Today Alex ties for us his favorite steelhead muddler in a pink, red, and claret colorway. A versatile framework, this fly can be tied in any combination of colors with many different materials. The muddler is a tried and true … Continue reading →...
• Seychelles Trip Report April 2021 6 May 2021, 8:48 am
  My family and I were extremely fortunate to lead a small group of anglers to Alphonse Island in the Seychelles this past April. Our week-long fishing adventure was outstanding. The Seychelles offers some of the most pristine marine habitat on … Continue reading →...
• Speaking up for our Homewaters 4 May 2021, 11:06 pm
  From Native Fish Society Jeff Hickman, Nehalem River Steward and wild fish advocate wrote an opinion piece this month on his concerns for the future of wild fish in his homewaters. In this piece, Jeff shares the impacts of the … Continue reading →...
• Fishing Report – Early May McKenzie River 2 May 2021, 9:44 pm
  Spring continues to be productive on the McKenzie and Middle Willamette Rivers. Hotter days with cooler nights has been the trend and the fishing seems to fluctuate depending on temperatures, cloud cover, and hatches. March Browns are still active, but … Continue reading →...

Singlebarbed

• Berryessa Redux 21 April 2021, 11:57 pm
  Conditions: Air temperature 55 degrees in the AM, 77 degrees in the afternoon. Light northerly breeze, 5-10 mph. Water temperature measured at Oaks Shores of 62 degrees (AM), measured at Big Island 64 degrees (PM). I retraced my earlier Berryessa outing and noted the last couple of weeks of warm weather is reflected in the […]...
• Ling Cod Meets Largemouth 18 April 2021, 7:28 pm
  The earlier Indian Valley expedition got my creative juices flowing. Knowing how fly fishermen view big water with suspicion  – and meeting no like minded anglers in my lake and estuary travels, has lent an element of sadism to my determination to make big water fly friendly. Big water is winning … if you’re keeping […]...
• Indian Valley Reservoir Scout 17 April 2021, 11:28 am
  Conditions: Morning temperatures about 61 degrees, afternoon about 80 degrees. Gusty mid morning winds to about 20 mph, dying in early afternoon to a steady breeze. Water temperature measured at 58 – 60 degrees. I figured all my recent scouting and fishing “hard knocks” would eventually put me in the proper water at the right […]...
• Stony Gorge Reservoir Scout Trip 15 April 2021, 11:05 pm
  Conditions: Air temperatures 65 – 76, water temperature 60 degrees, light afternoon breeze. I fished Stony Gorge Reservoir for the first time today. Stony Gorge is yet another Interstate 5 impoundment that everyone rockets past enroute to elsewhere. It’s west of I-5 near the small town of Elk Creek, Ca (take the HWY 163 West […]...
• East Park reservoir–Half Full and Fishing Crappie 11 April 2021, 8:06 pm
  Conditions: Air temperature 60 – 80 degrees, light wind in the afternoon. Water Temperature 62 degrees, with water clarity of about 36”. With the fuel moisture levels in valley brush already at June levels, I recently switched gears and moved from “deep and narrow” lakes to exploiting the “shallow and bowl-like” lakes before they warm […]...
• Lake Berryessa Scout Trip & Conditions 1 April 2021, 9:12 am
  Conditions: Morning breeze (stiff) to 12 mph, afternoon calm. Air temperature 61 – 80 degrees. Water temperature 58 to 60 degrees. Launch: Oak Shores Day use area (west side of Berryessa). With this week’s temperatures threatening to break seasonal records, and the latest “wind event” rumored to die out that evening, I assumed it safe […]...
• Why April is Really August 29 March 2021, 7:10 pm
  This weekend was the first evidence of balmy Spring temperatures, and the tingle of my “Spidey-sense” warned me about fishing – as my beloved sleepy little Central Valley bass lakes were liable to be the focus of millions of Pandemic fatigued neo-outdoorsmen – and the tinkle of discarded beer bottles would be accompanied by the […]...
• Peel Rubber, Kill a Salmon 1 March 2021, 5:19 pm
  Cars have been synonymous with pollution for several decades, but for fishermen “tire pollution” may be their worst legacy yet … Scientists are attributing rubber dust from tire wear as being toxic to Salmon and Steelhead – and when transported into the watershed via rain and runoff, have attributed it to a series of fish […]...
• Hand Weights and Bicycles 23 February 2021, 1:39 pm
  With another drought plagued, fire prone, and unseasonably warm trout season headed our way, it’s time to jettison the fly tying gear and double down on weight lifting and increasing the morning bike ride. The hand weights and sudden fitness kick aren’t to sculpt my sagging frame into something attractive to local cheerleaders, rather it’s […]...
• 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, […]...

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
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• 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

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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

• Short Bus Diaries Volume 2 | FULL MOVIE 17 May 2021, 10:59 pm
  A thirteen day fly fishing trip through Montana. The post Short Bus Diaries Volume 2 | FULL MOVIE appeared first on Moldy Chum....
• And you thought you liked to collect river rocks? 17 May 2021, 10:24 pm
  For over 50 years, Luigi Lineri has walked along the Adige River in Northern Italy in search of stones. The stones he collects are brought ... The post And you thought you liked to collect river rocks? appeared first on Moldy Chum....
• Mouth rot, is affecting Atlantic salmon in farms all over the B.C. coast 17 May 2021, 9:02 pm
  More appalling news about a lack of transparency from Fisheries and Oceans Canada about mouth rot disease infecting Atlantic salmon farms. Federal government scientists are ... The post Mouth rot, is affecting Atlantic salmon in farms all over the B.C. coast appeared first on Moldy Chum....
• The Upper Gros Ventre River Ranch Tributary Restoration Project 16 May 2021, 11:43 pm
  The Upper Gros Ventre River Ranch (UGVRR) Tributary Restoration Project is a partnership to reconnect and restore four tributary streams in the headwaters of the ... The post The Upper Gros Ventre River Ranch Tributary Restoration Project appeared first on Moldy Chum....
• DFO Ignored Science on Threats to Fraser River Steelhead 16 May 2021, 9:51 pm
  A stunning report from The Narwhal regarding Thompson and Chilcotin steelhead. Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) watered down a scientific report to downplay threats to ... The post DFO Ignored Science on Threats to Fraser River Steelhead appeared first on Moldy Chum....
• Water Catastrophe For Klamath Basin Tribes, Fish & Farmers 16 May 2021, 8:02 pm
  As a catastrophic juvenile fish kill unfolds along the Klamath River amid severe drought conditions, North Coast tribes, fishers, and farmers are fighting for water ... The post Water Catastrophe For Klamath Basin Tribes, Fish & Farmers appeared first on Moldy Chum....
• How an Airflo Fly Line Is Made 15 May 2021, 10:35 pm
  Todd Moen and Tim Rajeff traveled to the UK, to make a short film about how Airflo fly lines are made. The post How an Airflo Fly Line Is Made appeared first on Moldy Chum....
• Raging Alcoholism and Clinical Depression not Included 15 May 2021, 8:37 pm
  When it comes to fly fishing in Northern Michigan, there might be nothing more iconic than casting a line into rivers and streams frequented by ... The post Raging Alcoholism and Clinical Depression not Included appeared first on Moldy Chum....
• Sunday Toona: Harvest Moon Edition 15 May 2021, 8:29 pm
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• Helisika – Guided Fly Fishing 14 May 2021, 6:09 pm
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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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  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
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Casting Around

• Flyside Chats: Episode 17 Dennis Vander Houwen 19 March 2021, 10:51 am
  You can click HERE to Go to the page for the Flyside Chats. This page will continue to populate as new chats become available Episode 17 Dennis Vander HouwenDennis blogs about his Tenkara experiences at [...]...
• Flyside Chats: Episode 16 Kai 16 March 2021, 4:07 pm
  You can click HERE to Go to the page for the Flyside Chats. This page will continue to populate as new chats become available Episode 16 KaiI met Kai at the 2012 Tenkara USA Summit [...]...
• Flyside Chats: Episode 15 Charles Cantella 4 March 2021, 9:18 am
  You can click HERE to Go to the page for the Flyside Chats. This page will continue to populate as new chats become available Episode 15 Charles CantellaI met Charles at the local Trout Unlimited. [...]...
• Flyside Chats: Episode 14 Aileen Lane 2 March 2021, 8:28 am
  You can click HERE to Go to the page for the Flyside Chats. This page will continue to populate as new chats become available Episode 14 Aileen LaneI first met Aileen Lane when I was [...]...
• Flyside Chats: Episode 13 Jonathan Antunez 26 February 2021, 2:36 pm
  You can click HERE to Go to the page for the Flyside Chats. This page will continue to populate as new chats become available Episode 13 Jonathan AntunezJonathan is a friend from the tenkara world [...]...
• Flyside Chats: Episode 12 Jen Hansen 23 February 2021, 1:27 pm
  You can click HERE to Go to the page for the Flyside Chats. This page will continue to populate as new chats become available Episode 12 Jen HansenJen Hansen works behind the scenes at Tenkara [...]...
• Flyside Chats: Episode 11 Daniel Galhardo 20 February 2021, 3:45 pm
  You can click HERE to Go to the page for the Flyside Chats. This page will continue to populate as new chats become available Episode 11 Daniel GalhardoDaniel Galhardo is the founder of Tenkara USA, [...]...
• Flyside Chats: Episode 10 Mike Agneta 18 February 2021, 1:53 pm
  You can click HERE to Go to the page for the Flyside Chats. This page will continue to populate as new chats become available Episode 10 Mike AgnetaContinuing the Flyside Chat series of tenkara and [...]...
• Flyside Chats: Episode 9 Daniel Pierce 15 February 2021, 11:44 am
  You can click HERE to Go to the page for the Flyside Chats. This page will continue to populate as new chats become available Episode 9 Daniel PierceContinuing the Flyside Chat series of tenkara and [...]...
• Flyside Chats: Episode 8 Morgan Lyle 14 February 2021, 5:11 pm
  You can click HERE to Go to the page for the Flyside Chats. This page will continue to populate as new chats become available Episode 8 Morgan LyleContinuing the Flyside Chat series of tenkara and [...]...

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