Midcurrent Fly Fishing News
Exploring Colorado's "Alpine Triangle"
"As for the Animas River itself, I’ll say for the record that I think it is the most underrated trout river in the West. And when conditions are right and the hatches are 'on,' the Animas is one of the...
Getting "Acclimatized" to Great Whites
Adam Coca was fishing from his 13-foot sit-on-top kayak off the coast of San Mateo last week when a great white shark knocked him into the water and proceeded to chew first on the bow of the yak and then...
"Low-End" Gear to Combat Invasive Species?
Bob Wiltshire of the Center for Aquatic Nuisance Species in Montana has an interesting thought on where eco-friendly wading gear is headed: toward a "one-piece" boot and wader that is easily cleaned and dried. Oregonian editors suggest that until laces,...
Fly Fishing for Muskie in Northern Wisconsin
"We reached a cabbage bed, and Porter began unfurling his fly line in long, graceful arcs. He was using a fly with double hooks and enough deer hair, tinsel and other fuzzy stuff to choke a Labrador." Chris Niskanen chases...
NYT and Gawker: Noxious Invaders and Felt Soles
"For fly fishers who pride themselves on a conservationist ethic, it hurts to discover that they may be trampling on that ethic every time they wade into a trout stream." Felicity Barringer covers the current thinking on the role of...
"Attention Is the Holy Grail"
Ever try to pinpoint what it is that draws you back to moving water and the single-minded focus required to catch rising trout or tailing bonefish? In this morning's New York Times, Matt Richtel writes about the effects of heavy...
High Moral Ground?
Reading the comments attached Dylan Tomine's observations on catch-and-release in The New York Times, one is reminded of the multitude of perspectives on angling ethics. Tomine asks an important question: do fly fishers have a right to claim high moral...
Tippets: Enbridge CEO on Kalamazoo Spill, PA Brookies Return, New Canadian Park Guarantees Fishing Rights
Enbridge CEO Patrick Daniel says he wants to go dry fly fishing with anglers on the the Kalamazoo after cleaning up one of the largest oil spills ever recorded in the MidWest. "We all wish that we didn’t have...
Tippets: New Scott Glass, Bored As a Trout, Subaru Tribeca Road Test, LL Bean's "New Look"
Fiberglass Manifesto breaks news on new Scott F2 Fibertouch rods. George Will asks whether young boys will ever again be as capable of boredom as a trout. Journalist Shelley Bindon takes the new 2010 Subaru Tribeca Limited on a...
Cutthroat Recovery Expert Catches 20-Pound Brown
The best part of this story is not that someone caught a 32-inch brown trout on a 5-weight on the upper Truckee River, but that that someone is in charge of Paiute cutthroat trout recovery for the U.S. Fish &...
Fly Fishing Alberta's Blackstone River
Central Alberta lays claim to some of the best cutthroat rivers in North America, among them the Blackstone. Shelley Bindon of the Edmonton Journal writes about wet-wading the Blackstone with caddisflies and stimulators. "So, the Blackstone is lovely. It’s a...
G.Loomis NRX Reel Seats Delay Launch for Some Rods
G.Loomis announced in June that their full line of NRX fly rods would go on sale tonight at 8PM at selected fly shops, but we learned this morning that the company found a design flaw in some of the reel...
Simms CEO Walsh Attends Washington Bill Signing
On Wednesday Simms CEO K.C. Walsh spoke to President Obama at the signing of the U.S. Manufacturers Enhancement Act, which removes tariffs on imported materials that are unavailable from U.S. sources. In Simms's case, it means they can get back...
Play Hard, Shoot Video, Measure G-Forces
Oregon Scientific put their new $300 ATC9K HD All Terrain Video Action Camera on display at the Summer Market Outdoor Retailer show in Salt Lake last week. Besides shooting full color video at 1080 x 720p HD resolution under or...
Tippets: Rod Maker Dave Norling, Stevens's Last Day of Fishing, Borger's Interlocking Wing, Angler Found After Five Days
Bamboo rod maker Dave Norling is taking piano lessons at age 79. Fishing guide: Ted Stevens had a great day of fishing before crash. Fly Talk's Tim Romano posts instructions and illustrations from Jason Borger on how to tie...
Bear Spray: Does It Work?
On our recent trip to Montana, we found bear spray pushed to the front counter of almost all of the fly shops we visited. Apparently the recent death of a fly fisher in Yellowstone National Park has many more anglers...
Tippets: Alaska Crash Brings Attention to Weather, High-Sticking Techniques, Short Casts That Catch Fish
AP: Alaska plane accident rate more than twice the national average because of weather. Ted Stevens's pilot called one of the best in Alaska. Details suggest pilot struck ground in poor visibility. Fast, choppy water is perfect for high-sticking...
Tippets: Waterproof Packs, Fugitives in Glacer, Kayak Radio, Pink Waders
Stephen Regenold says his $169.95 SealLine Pro Pack, a "handy and bombproof bag — mine’s been dubbed 'Big Yellow' — has proven its worth a few times over." Self-described modern-day Bonnie and Clydes John McCluskey and Casslyn Mae Welch...
International Fly Tackle Dealer Show Facebook Page
You can participate in discussion about the upcoming IFTD Show in Denver, September 6-9, by visiting their Facebook page....
Podcast: Tom Rosenbauer's Intro to Fly Fishing for Carp
In a new podcast, Tom gives the basics of fly fishing for carp, which he points out live in places where native fish can't and become active feeders when a lot of endemic species aren't capable of adapting to conditions....
