New Zealand Trout Fishing

Renowned photographer Val Atkinson travels to New Zealand to capture some incredible trout fishing photos.  Wouldn't it be nice to have someone like Leland supply your gear, have the budget to helicopter in to the best spots and also make a nice living doing it?  Sounds like the dream of a lot of fly fishers.

Potpourri of Fly Fishing--Fly Fishing Nation Edition

Metolius River Bows and Bulls

Chilean Patagonia Rainbows

Bow Wake Take--Rainbow Style

It's so much fun to fish ponds that're stacked with fish that will take on the surface.  Check out the bow wake take at 5:30 and remember how many times you've pulled the fly away prematurely when you saw a fish coming.

Big Alberta Brown on the Dry--Red Deer River Edition

You get to see the whole shootin match here--big Red Deer River brown rising multiple times, cast, take, grip & grin and release.

Recommended Fly Fishing Set Up For Trout Lakes

A very good primer to help you choose the right equipment for trout fishing by Fishing With Rod and Pacific Angler.

Jumping Tarpon

Old School--Of Colorado Trout That Is

Big Chubs?

Not sure exactly what a chub is or what constitutes a big one but this spot is definitely a good one for catching multiple chubs.  Gotta have something a little different now and then.  Whaddya think?

Big Browns--Swedish Lappland Style

Mountain Hardwear, Sierra Designs, etc Huge Discounts

Camp Anywhere is having a flash sale starting today.  This one is for 6 days--longer than most flash sales.  The discounts are tres large if you beat the buzzer.  I see Mountain Hardware jackets, Sierra Designs sleeping bags, camping gear, knives, and tons more great deals, nearly everything is 40-60% off.  Click through to Camp Anywhere via The Clymb's flash sales site to take advantage.  Bonus:  $1 from every purchase goes to support the Wounded Warrior Project.

Always Be Alert to Rising Fish...

and maybe to what's approaching from behind.  Not a lot of great fly fishing content tonight--a little related alternate material will have to do.

Marlin Fishing

Never ceases to amaze me when a 600 lb fish is just bait for sharks.  Check out the feeding frenzy as they pull the remains of this marlin to the surface.

Hurley Flash Sale

Hurley makes some pretty sweet summer wear.  The even better part is they've decided to bring their great stuff to The Clymb for a flash sale.  What is a flash sale?  A flash sale is a combination of deeply discounted sale items that only lasts for a very short period of time.  For the Clymb, their flash sales only last 72 hours.  I've checked out the Hurley flash sale and it seems everything in the sale is in the 40-50% off range.  If this appeals to you, click on through to get it while it lasts--which ain't long (expires March 28 at 8:30 am PDT).  In addition to Hurley, the Clymb is currently having flash sales on watches, sunglasses, backpacks, flip flops, footwear and more by names like Columbia, Dragon, Ocean Minded, etc.

Wading Upgrading

Time For New Boots


It was time for new wading boots this year.  I went all out and bought the Simms G4 Guide Boots.  I debated going with a different model that had the reintroduced felt soles as I still feel felt may be a little better on the large greasy boulders I sometimes fish.  There must be others that feel the same way as Simms has begun offering felt as an option on several of their popular wading boots.




The Invaders


The conservationist side of me won out and I went with the Vibram soles and added a set of AlumiBite Cleats for added traction.  I'd love to hear of a good link to the effects of felt on introducing invasive species if anybody knows of some solid recent research.  I know some have recently claimed felt is not the culprit it was made out to be.



Ankle Protection


The boots themselves are very well constructed and comfortable.  They also provide a lot more protection to your ankle bones when they bang between big boulders than the last pair of boots I wore.  Other people really like these boots--they're rated 5/5 by 11 reviewers on the Simms site and 5/5 by 2 reviewers on the Fishwest site as well.  If you do order over the internet, Fishwest seems to have awesome deals on shipping--free on domestic orders and free on international orders if they're over $300.  My buddy Rory has gone with the Simms Rivershed Wading Boots.  We'll give you a report on those when we get a few miles in.

Democracy Inaction?

This little piece of video will sound familiar to all those that fought to save the Kokish River from a hydro project.  I especially love the quote, we've never turned down a salmon farm in the ten years I've been working for DFO.  Community letters 134 against, 1 for.  Count on this farm being approved.  DFO is a bit of a joke when it comes to protecting fish.  Full stop.

World's Largest Freshwater Fish on a Fly?

Quebec Atlantic Salmon--Big Water Edition

Dry Fly Brownies--Tees Edition

If you want to skip straight to the fishing action, it starts at 3:50.  If you want to learn how they might do things a little differently across the pond, watch the lead up.

Aerial Mending

Great little piece on mending to combat different current speeds.

Penns Creek Green Drake Hatch--Brown Trout

Smoking Off An Entire Flyline More Than Once

Giant trevally are just that, giant.  Giant in size, giant in speed, giant in brute force.  Listen to these reels spool out line at breakneck speed and watch the rods gettin worked.  I'd definitely like to give these boys a go.

Fly Fishing Apps

Having an App for knot tying might be helpful when you're on the water.  Orvis has put one out for knots and a number of other fly fishing related topics.  I'm experimenting with a couple new knots right now and I don't have them committed to memory just yet so this might be helpful.

Missouri River Carp?

Carp seem to be all over the shop these days.  I'm not sure how I feel about them being in areas that they're not likely native to but they seem like they're a load to bring in.  What do you guys/gals think of carp?

Idaho's Henry's Fork Green Drakes

Shut Up!--Youtube Fishing Instruction

When dad teaches you to cast, a few key points should do it.  A non-stop flurry of commentary may be a little overdone.  If you know this kid and his dad or a pairing like them, this should be good for a laugh as the kid tries to get back at dad youtube style.

Monster Alaskan Pike Fly Fishing--Wild West Edition

What happens when you mix a dash of Scandinavia with a heaping tablespoon of wild west?

I've posted a different trailer for this same film in the past but it's very well done.  Agreed?

Eastern Sierra Trout

Fishing a Man Made Rain Shower

In British Columbia, we're blessed with access to all rivers as long as we walk/wade below the high water mark.  This doesn't always allow you to traverse all rivers but works most of the time.  I've heard some say they like the private waters of other countries in the world because it keeps angler numbers low where you're fishing.  That's great if you have the financial wherewithal but not so much if you don't.  There are landowners that either don't know the law or don't believe people should be able to pass through along the edge of their property.  I guess this landowner in Montana can be counted among the types that don't want people walking anywhere near their property.

Spring Creek Mousing For Browns--Jackson Hole Style

Montana Trout--School of Fish (ermen edition)

You'll understand at about 3:15...

Chilean Trout and Salmon

Scottish Spey Casting/Guiding

Does The Entomologist Believe His Lesson?

The instructor is certainly giving a good lesson here but I found it humorous to look at all the flies hanging from his waders.  They look a little more like streamers/steelhead attractors than the mayflies and caddis flies he speaks of.

Now that I think of it.  Maybe this is meant to be fishing humor.  This piece is listed as part 2 of 1.  Is the joke on me?

Utah's Green River--Very Scenic

You know the river fishing's good when you see the collection of drift boats parked near the end of this piece.

Hunting Rainbow Trout--Freakzhow Edition

Nature Freakz bring us The Hunt trailer.  I liked it.  Whadda you think?

Sarasota Florida Tarpon--Sightfishing Edition

Easily seeing the tarpon coming toward the boat and getting multiple casts at multiple fish is always what you hope for.  Does that mean you'll get a fish to the boat???

Wind Aided Tarpon

Sometimes we want the wind to go away so we can spot fish.  However, the wind can also help to get the fish's guard down and make them more likely to eat.

7 lb Brown on Tenkara???

If people keep catching bigger fish with Tenkara outfits, Tenkara might just become an Olympic sport.  You'll need to be fitter than a curler to pull it off anyway (sorry Canada).

Morr or Less

Jaymorr photography brings us a sweet little rainbow trout fishing piece.

Owyhee Brown Trout Fly Fishing

After the fishing report there's a couple nice brownies brought to net.  Ride it out.

Montana Rainbows--Sara Roholt Edition

Either these are pretty nice rainbows or Sara's hands are a lot smaller than my fishing buddies'.  Time to trade somebody in I guess.

Big Swedish Browns--Lake Fishing Edition

Hit the CC at the bottom right for English close captioning.

Trout Unlimited is Right--Rainbow Trout

Some real piggies in this gaggle.

Brown Trout

Sweet Swede Edition

The One

You know when you hook up on a big fish, it jumps, and the fly pops free...

Swedish Fly Fishing--Pike & Grayling

Click on the CC symbol on the bottom to get the English close captioning.

Skagitmaster 3--Steelhead Flies

Steelhead fly design is the focus of Skagitmaster 3.  See what you think of the trailer.  Coming June 2012.

Montana Brown Trout--Spring 2012 Edition

Big Rainbows--Swedish Chalk Stream Edition

Montana's Madison Valley Fly Fishing

Sage 7136-4 Z Axis--Tested on Steelhead Edition

This steelhead's pretty jumpy.

Big Browns and Bows--Colorado Snowshoe Style

Tarpon Tales

There's a big boy at the end.  I'm not even kidding...

Fishing for Championships

This is a very well edited piece.  It focuses on a topic that bothers many fly fishers.  What're your thoughts.  Is fishing about winning, catching the biggest, the first, the most...?

Islamorada Tarpon--Pony Tail Edition

There seems to be a movement to get female hosts on many fishing shows these days.  Fishing is typically 90% males or more but many are looking to tap into the female market.

One Trout A Day--Ahem, One Giant Trout A Day

This ones a little better quality video and fishing experience with an equally massive NZ brownie.

Grainy Footage of Giant 14 lb Brown

South Carolina Cobia

29 pound Cobia bow waking toward the fly--great take.

The Chase

Steelhead can be difficult, but the pursuit is always appealing.

The Answer My Friend

Is blowin' in the wind...

Tim Rajeff gives tips for casting in the wind.  We all need these at times.

Quebec Steelhead

Smith River Montana--Very Scenic

I've seen other pieces featuring the Smith River--it's a beauty.

Dam This Is Good

We seem to be going the wrong direction in British Columbia right now by damming more rivers and limiting the migration, reproduction and growth of all species affected.  It'd be nice if better alternatives were found.  Here's a feel good story about dam removals in Washington State.

Atlantic Salmon--La Riviere Matane Edition

Bow River Browns--Calgary Alberta