2016 Drake Magazine Fly Fishing Video Awards

2016 Drake Magazine Fly Fishing Video Awards

Best Freshwater

category nominees: Kamchatka Steelhead Project by Felt Soul Media Water is Life by Castaway Films Jungle Angler by RA Beattie Desert Drift by Todd Moen Turning Points North by RA Beattie Arctic Unicorns by Western Waters Media Carpology ep.1 by Todd Moen

2016 Drake Magazine Fly Fishing Video Awards

2016 Drake Magazine Fly Fishing Video Awards

Movie of the Year

category nominees: t. Falcatus by C1 Films Jungle Angler by RA Beattie Chasing Salty Dreams by The Endless Session Finding Fontinales by Travis Lowe Chanos Chanos by Jako Lucus Artic Unicorns by Western Waters Media Tidewater by TwoFistedHeart Productions Water is Life by Castaway Films

Gotcha Covered

IN JULY, the Bahamian government and the Bahamas Fly Fishing Industry Association (BFFIA) announced proposed changes to laws governing bonefishing in the Bahamas. Some of the proposals—like requiring visiting anglers to hire a guide—created public outcry, private controversy, and several scintillating blogfights. But our own investigative reporting uncovered a few lesser-known proposals: