Sight Fishing Colorado

HillBilly Bones Fly Fishing for Carp | Fly Fishing Denver for Carp from In The Riffle on Vimeo.

Third Time Spey Casting

Gotta say, I wish my casts were looking this good on my third time out with a spey rod--a good instructor helps a ton.  However, pretty or...not so much, a spey rod opens up water that a single hander just can't do justice to.  I rarely ever go to my single hander these days.  

Allen trout spey 5120 from yuhina on Vimeo.

Atlantic Salmon and ?

God Save The King! from Bearnishfly on Vimeo.

Lots o Fish, Lots o Fishers

I like to hike my way into places where I feel like I'm in the wilderness.  How bout you?

The Source NZ, Tasi, and Iceland, Hatch, and Now, Predator

Billabong Flash Sale Anyone?

Sweet tees for $10.  WHAT?  I can't wait until these flash sales by Oregon based, The Clymb, will deliver to Canada--for now they'll only ship to the US.  Tick tock, this flasher only lasts three more days.

Oil and Water

Atlantic Salmon--Quebec's Sainte-Anne River Edition

HOOKÉ sur la rivière Sainte-Anne! from HOOKÉ on Vimeo.

Bristol Bay Alaska Fly Fishing

Travis Campbell, President and CEO of Far Bank Enterprises, parent company of Sage, RIO, and Redington, talks Bristol Bay fishing.

Deschutes River Rainbows

OBP fights piranhas from Outside Bend Productions on Vimeo.

Smith River Montana Brown Trout

Incredible scenery and some nice brownies.

Little Early for Me from Ohio Steelhead Drifters on Vimeo.

50% Off Outdoor Gear

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Feeding Frenzy

Baitfish going down.  12 o'clock.

Salmon/Mock Salmon

Sightfishing for Lake Michigan Carp

2012 New Zealand Browns--South Island Monsters Edition

Louisianna Marsh Topwater Redfish

These reds aren't just any reds, they're the big boys.

Marsh 2011-2012 from Southern Fly on Vimeo.

Tight Quarters, Big Browns

Slow Mo Brown Trout Surface Strikes

Rio Gallegos Patagonia Mega Monster Browns

Picture quality, low def, brown trout quality, off the charts.

Hooked On The Fly from Big Media on Vimeo.

Hoppers and Streamers for Montana Browns

Fly Fish TV from Big Media on Vimeo.

T-Bay Tarpon

The Fishbuzz TV crew brings us plenty of sighted tarpon to cast to........and eventually a hook up.

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Wandering Wyoming

wandering wild. from WY Fly media on Vimeo.

Texas T--Not Talking Clampett Style

Sabalo from James Kadlick on Vimeo.

Steelhead--Nymphing Idaho and Utah Edition

Euro Nymphing Steelhead from OutsmartingFish on Vimeo.

The Gong Show--Monster Idaho Brown Edition

Silver Creek Gong Show from Silver Creek Outfitters on Vimeo.

Browns, Bows, and Bulls--Montana Wild Style

The Montana Wild bro's lay a beat down on the local trout.

Big California Bows--Mikey Weir Edition

Some very sweet trout brought in by the Burl Productions and Tahoe Fly Fishing crews.

Big Brown Trout on Mayflies

Lovin' some of the rises, hatches, and takes in this vid.

Bon appétit bien sûr! from Bearnishfly on Vimeo.

Tarpon in Your First Hour?

Maybe Kara hasn't fished tarpon before but she's obviously got a great deal of the routine down from chasing Colorado trout.

Advanced Bow And Arrow Cast

I've certainly seen the bow and arrow cast executed a number of times and have even employed it myself. Ken here, jumps outside the box to show us how to go from the ten foot range to the 30 foot range simply by utilizing good ol ingenuity.  The video's privacy settings won't allow embedding on other websites so here's the link.

Great Job of Guiding a Client to a Tarpon

Love stuff like this.  Tarpon's back slowly breaks the surface, guide says things like, "wait until I say cast", "one more false cast and then drop it", "strip, strip, strip, striiip, stop".  It's like the guide is feeding the fish and you're just the vehicle to make it happen.  Love the interplay.


I'm unable to embed the video on my blog due to the creator's privacy policy but here's the link to watch it on Vimeo.

Monster Brownie

Skip ahead to 3:50 if you get at all tired of waiting to see how big this brownie is.

Switch Casting Technique

Peter Kutzer from Orvis gives a quick switch casting tutorial.

Carpe Daam!

Western Sierra Rainbow--Big Boy Edition

Steve Carell Fly Fishing For Big Rainbows

This guy's name may be Laden but I swear he could easily do Steve Carell voice overs for animated movies.

Big Bull Trout & Westslope Cutts--Alberta Canada Edition

Combination of video and slides of big bullies and pretty westslope cutthroat.

Exploring New Trout Water--Wales Edition

Luke Bannister builds bamboo rods.  This piece of his captured my attention as I love to stare at maps or google earth to pick out new places in hopes of finding the mother lode.  Usually these places involve a fair bit of hiking up and away from the reach of the average fisher.  They can result in some great finds and plenty of peaceful solitude.

Big Norwegian Brown Trout--Dry Fly Edition

Plenty to see here people, don't move along.

The Ultimate Wet Coast Fishing Pack

Dry Creek Rolltop Backpack

Living on the west coast, we get a lot of rain.  Given these conditions, what is the ultimate fishing pack.  Obviously different people have different needs so my preferred choice may well be different than yours.  For my requirements, only two brands seem to be in the running--Simms and Sage.


Here are my requirements:

1. large capacity as I sometimes bite off portions of a river that will take me the better part of a day to fish.  I also carry more camera equipment than the average bear.
2. water resistant at the very least, preferably waterproof due to west coast rain storms and deep wading
3. easy access
4. comfort

Dry Creek Chest Pack

With these requirements in mind, the following items would definitely be on my wish list:

1. Simms Dry Creek Rolltop Backpack
1. large capacity:  1365 cubic inch
2. rolltop closure:  these always give me more confidence than zippers in their ability to hold out water.  They may also be easier to close than some of the zippers I've experienced on water resistant/water proof items to date.
3. easy access may appear to be a fail as there's no up front quick access to flies, tippet, etc.  However, Simms includes connection systems on the shoulder straps where you can attach a Dry Creek Chest Pack for items you use a lot.  The thing I really like about chest packs is they ride high enough to stay out of the water when deep wading, which is common for my fishing outings.  The combination of rolltop backpack and chest pack definitely tops my wish list.
4. The comfort of a sturdy waist strap is the one thing that might sway me to the Sage Typhoon Backpack even though it does not appear to be as water tight.
2. Simms Dry Creek Day Pack
1. still likely large enough capacity if you're not hauling camera equipment around--1173 cubic inches
2. zipper closure:  not as water resistant as the rolltop closure--Simms lists the rolltop pack as water tight while this one's listed as not submersible



Typhoon Backpack

3. same comments as number three above
3. Sage Typhoon Backpack
1. tres large: 1709 cubic inches
2. zipper closures



Typhoon Chest Pack

3. in combination with the Typhoon Chest Pack you get the easy access I require.  I've been fishing with the Typhoon Chest Pack recently and really like the ability to access oft needed items without needing to remove your backpack.  However, the D-Loops on the backpack straps don't seem to be specially designed to work together in securing the Typhoon Chest Pack.  The chest pack has a neck strap and a chest strap that I think would be improved if they designed it to connect with the shoulder straps on the backpack.  However, I still think this would be a very good combination to fish with while keeping your gear dry.
4. A big bonus the Sage Typhoon Backpack has is a sturdy waist strap that would likely help to distribute the weight of the backpack.  I'd love to try one out to see if the waist strap of the Sage pack is more important to me than the water tightness of the Simms Rolltop Backpack.

Monster Cutthroat Trout--Omak Lake Lahontans Edition

Ram River Alberta Canada Trout

Seems to be a helicopter theme this week.  Check it...

Dry Fly Westslope Cutthroat--Heli Edition

Wouldn't you just love to have a fishing buddy with a copter and a trust fund to pay for the fuel?  Places like this would be the rule instead of the exception.

Bass Fishing Amongst Gators

Not sure about y'all but I wouldn't be turning my back to an alligator that seems interested in the fish I'm pulling in and releasing.

5 Weeks Of NZ Trout Highlights

Ralf Haeger spends five months trekking, choppering, and driving to some of New Zealand's best trout water in Jan and Feb of 2012.  Some beautiful water and fish.

Monstrous Rainbows of Patagonia--Estancia Laguna Verde Edition

The international language of big fish will easily outweigh the fact that this piece is in another language.