A few months ago a family friend gave me a taxidermied brown trout that had been mounted in the 80s. When I went to the friend’s house to get the story behind the fish I somehow left with the rod and reel that had caught it, plus a whole lot more. This episode is the story of that fish, the rod, and the anglers that came before us.
After a three-year hiatus, the 15th Annual Drake Flyfishing Video Awards returns! We are hosting the awards this Wednesday, March 30th, at 7:00 PM at The Depot in Salt Lake City. That is the first night of the flyfishing industry trade show in Salt Lake, but whether you are attending that show or not, the…
EmergenceSometimes, the fishing comes second By Britton White Emergence It was late morning on a sunny, calm, late-summer day. I’d been wade-fishing for a couple of hours along the Colorado River, a few miles downstream from my home in Carbondale. The only visible insects were a few tiny mayflies and midges hovering about twenty feet…
It’s been a while, but The Drakecast is back by popular demand, at least for a little bit. We’ve got six episodes slated for release between now and the end of 2021.The first of these episodes (which also happens to be the second of the Steelhead Miniseries) is a story of the fine line between exploration and exploitation.
Lockdown at the ViseFifteen flies we’ve tied during the pandemic Illustration by Paul Puckett CHERNOBYL ANTIBODY. Unlike traditional flies, you eat this one. Helps ward off belief in fictitious cicada hatches. MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE DRAKE. Only floats on the right side of the river—the far right, more like a side channel, or a drainage…
In this episode of the DrakeCast we meet two characters with similar pasts who have ended up in very different places. They both love steelhead, but in very different ways. We’ll also hear from Trout Unlimited Steelhead Biologist John McMillan as we attempt to understand how we can prevent loving these fish to death.
The 14th Annual Drake Flyfishing Video Awards returned to Denver on Oct 16, 2019, after a nine-year hiatus. A packed house at the Curtis Hotel watched and drank as this year’s nominees and winners were announced, culminating with 2019 Movie of the Year going to Live the Stream: The Story of Joe Humphreys, by Lucas…
Movie of the Year Nominees Big Land Tight Loops/Aimee and Chase Bartee Artifishal Josh “Bones” Murphy/Patagonia Glorious Bastards Capt. Jack Productions One Path Ross Purnell/Tim Cremin Alignment Eric Jackson & Vantage Cinema Live the Stream: The Story of Joe Humphreys Nomadic Studio/Lucas and Meigan Bell Winner, Movie of the Year: Live the Stream: The Story of Joe Humphreys Nomadic Studio/Lucas and Meigan…
Best Freshwater Nominees: One Path Ross Purnell/Tim Cremin Desert Bass Capture Adventure Media/Gilbert Rowley & Phil Tuttle 104 Years Intents Media/Derek Olthuis & Cortney Boice NexGen RA Beattie, Bryan Gregson & Off the Grid Studios Desert Dries Todd Moen Movements Wilder Studio Winner, Best Freshwater: One Path Ross Purnell/Tim Cremin
Best Cinematography Nominees: Live the Stream: The Story of Joe Humphreys Nomadic Studio/Lucas and Meigan Bell Bounce Rockhouse Buffet Series: 3 Olympic Peninsula Capture Adventure Media/Gilbert Rowley & Phil Tuttle Alignment Eric Jackson & Vantage Cinema Big Land Tight Loops/Aimee and Chase Bartee Winner, Best Cinematography: Alignment Eric Jackson & Vantage Cinema
Best of the Web Nominees: Buffet Series: 5—Baja Capture Adventure Media/Gilbert Rowley & Phil Tuttle Desert Dries Todd Moen Anthony Black Fly Eyes The Mend Broc Isabelle/Futuristic Films After the Man Trident Fly Fishing Winner Best of the Web: Desert Dries Todd Moen
Best Conservation Nominees Artifishal Josh “Bones” Murphy/Patagonia One Path Ross Purnell/Tim Cremin Kio Kio Costa Films The Return KGB Productions One Fish Damien Nurre Tomorrow’s Fish Ocean Media Institute/AFFTA Winner, Best Conservation: Artifishal
Best Adventure Nominees: One Path Ross Purnell/Tim Cremin 104 Years Intents Media/Derek Olthuis & Cortney Boice Big Land Tight Loops/Aimee and Chase Bartee Casa DeGrandes Burl Productions/Mikey Weir Class V Fly Fishing Mountain Mind Media Winner, Best Adventure: Big Land
Best Story Nominees: Live the Stream: The Story of Joe Humphreys Nomadic Studio/Lucas and Meigan Bell NexGen RA Beattie, Bryan Gregson & Off the Grid Studios Midnight Mission Gilbert Rowley & Phil Tuttle Chasing the Taper Tin Boat Productions/Jan Jensen & Mark Allen Davis The Mend Broc Isabelle/Futuristic Films Winners, Best Story (tie): Live the Stream: The Story of Joe…
Best Saltwater Nominees Glorious Bastards Capt. Jack Productions Buffet Series: 2—Xcalak Capture Adventure Media/Gilbert Rowley & Phil Tuttle Bahamas Main Event Todd Moen Kio Kio Costa Films Tomorrow’s Fish Ocean Media Institute/AFFTA Winner Best Saltwater: Glorious Bastards Capt. Jack Productions
Just a week ago, Hurricane Dorian carved a scar into the soul of the Bahamas. In this episode we profile a lifelong Bahamian guide, talk to a lodge owner about the current state of the island, and learn how you can help those affected by the storm from the seat of your fly-tying station or…
Why flyfishing works for traumatically wounded combat veterans The two pairs of boots sit next to each other on my closet floor: old, waterproof, knee-high LaCrosse Alphas, and the tan combat boots that I wore as a paratrooper fighting in Afghanistan. I’m attached to them both, but for very different reasons. I enlisted in 2008,…
“The Mend” is a heartfelt story about a promising high-school football coach, who’s star player is also his son. After losing the championship game to crosstown rivals, a rift forms in the family dynamic. Years later the father-son duo, with the help of a river, find a way to reconnect. Directed by Broc J. Isabelle.…
“Journey of the Silver King” follows Megalops Atlanticus on his poon-y quest for sex, grub and a seat at the throne. With the help of Bonefish & Tarpon Trust, his Keys Kingdom is looking prime for an on-time royal welcome. Journey of the Silver King from Bonefish and Tarpon Trust on Vimeo.
Chica de Mayo has proven to be a massively successful women’s flyfishing fiesta. And, if you’re anywhere near Bozeman on Saturday, May 11, be sure to drop by The River’s Edge West and SIMMS Fishing Products to see what’s new. “This year, we’re expanding our educational offerings and also hosting an event kick off social/trunk…
The John D. Voelker Foundation and the American Museum of Fly Fishing are now accepting submissions for the 2019 Robert Traver Flyfishing Writing Award. The author of the winning essay will pocket $2,500. (Enough beer money to see you through run off. Maybe.) The Traver Award was created in 1994 by Nick Lyons and the…
We’ve followed Chris Owens, Brian Jill, Thad Robinson and Jay Johnson onscreen, navigating gnarly fishing terrain and living to tell about it, for years. This month the well-vaccinated foursome brings the “Fish or Die” party to Animal Planet. “They are not survival experts, but these close friends are determined to work together and boldly follow…
Plastic is not only filling our landfills but is finding its way into our waterways and onto the flats. Kick Plastic was launched by Costa to help reduce the amount of plastic it uses as a company and to mobilize a movement. Abaco Lodge owner Oliver White is on board, eliminating single-use water bottles at…
Meet Jack Buccola — a 12-year-old angler from Bend, Oregon. In RA Beattie’s new film, NexGen, we see the rivers of the American West unfold through Jack’s eyes as he witnesses the impact of wildfires on his home waters, and explores new adventures on a road trip with his father, Ryan, friend, Judd Field, and…
Trout fishing in northern Minnesota in the summer is a good way to inhale a lot of bugs. Same for splitting wood, or cutting the grass, or any other sweaty, breathy work. Supposedly, my great-great uncle had a line for this, whenever one of the kids was choking and spitting on a mosquito:
