In his new book Everglades: America’s Wetland, award-winning conservation photographer Mac Stone showcases the natural beauty and resilience of the largest subtropical wilderness in the U.S. In this behind-the-scenes vid, we see what it takes to capture the hard-earned cover image in a place where nature doesn’t always care to cooperate. “There is hardly a bird more…
Keep Keys guides keeping on, and throw down for bonefish, barracuda, and permit at the catch-and-release Sugarloaf Showdown at Sugarloaf Marina on Nov. 13 to 15, 2014. The inshore tourney, hosted by the Lower Keys Guides Association, is a fundraiser for the Guides Trust Foundation. The trust provides emergency means for fishing guides in the…
California Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill this week banning commercial production of genetically modified, hormone-juiced salmon. AB 504, authored by Assemblyman Wes Chesbro, D-Arcata, prohibits the spawning or cultivating of “transgenic salmonids” in the Pacific Ocean to all waters of the state. The hatchery production and stocking of such fish is also off-limits. “The…
FYI, “OMG” is a FTW baby tarpon video by Dan Decibel that will SRSLY make you say WTF. YW. Watch it Via Dan Decibel: This a baby Tarpon Video that I submitted to the “Poonfecta Fishing Tournament and Film/Art Festival” that was hosted by BARFLY SAFETY HARBOR. I ended up winning the film festival with…
Flyfishing has “gone snowboardin” this season courtesy of Union’s Kassmaster snowboard binding. The Danny Kass (aka Mayor of Mt. Weird) signature model features fish scale team highbacks bedecked with a cutthroat flank and a retro-ish looking fishing dude. “Hook into a pair now, because this elusive, limited edition Pro Model won’t be available for long.”…
Three weeks ago someone set fire to the house where flyfishing filmmaker Rolf Nylinder and his girlfriend were living. The young Swede escaped through the balcony. Minutes later everything he owned was engulfed in flames—including camera gear and all the footage he’s filmed over the last 10 years. “I got out in my underwear, and…
Fly-tying iconoclast Jack Gartside passed away in 2009 after a hard-fought battle with lung cancer. Chuck Kraemer of PBS’s Greater Boston profiled the legend and his ultimate deceptions in “Forever a Boy”. Well worth a second glance. Via Jack Gartside: “I think the desire to deceive is very much a part of the human make up.…
“Last days of a trip are a strange thing. Reaching down for the last bit of magic in a strange and wonderful place. Closer to home with every step and being in the moment feels crowded by all of yesterday’s footprints.” Check out this ethereal Iliamna, Alaska, edit from the LC Journal. And may your…
This Friday, the Environment Protection Agency’s public comment period closes at 8 p.m. AK time. If you dig wild Bristol Bay salmon over mega-mine contamination, send a comment to the EPA on their Proposed Determination for 404(c) action that would stop Pebble mine. Ask EPA to complete the Clean Water Act 404(c) process and protect Bristol…
Join Howler Brothers and Headhunters Flyshop this Sunday for the Howlin’ on the Mo’ party in Craig, Montana. The lineup includes free beer and food, live music from the Wrinkle Neck Mules, Howler Brothers giveaways, and more. “September means back to school, football, hopefully some cooler temperatures. We decided it was also the perfect time…
Oskar Blues Brewery is hosting Flies, Films and Foam on Sept. 25, in Longmont, Colorado. This is a 100-percent charity event, with all proceeds going to Casting-4-a-Cure—a worthy cause. Oskar Blues will donate a buck for every beer sold at the event—a worthy excuse to drink more. Films will include a mix of F3T content…
Atlantic salmon on central Norway’s Lærdalselva River pick up the pieces after a hard-fought battle with the aquatic parasite known as Gyrodactylus salaris. In this HD edit, several dudes sample the reopened fishery… and torture our eardrums with an outrageous Riverdance soundtrack. Check out Salmonfishing Lærdalselvi by Neteland Productions. Read More
An era of dams on Washington’s Elwha River has officially ended. Watch the final blast of the 210-foot high Glines Canyon Dam and see what freedom looks like. Watch it With this final blast, the last remaining section of the upper dam is gone and the river is truly running free again for the first…
From Yellowstone and Grand Teton to Glacier, Olympic, Everglades, and beyond, today all of the country’s 401 national parks have waived entrance fees in celebration of the National Park Service’s 98th birthday. Formed on August 25, 1916, by President Woodrow Wilson, the NPS serves a mission to protect and preserve America’s historic beauty and heritage. And…
The latest installment of GEOBASS is live. Follow the squad as they uncover the meaning of the “Botswana burrito” in Africa’s golden bass backwaters. #GEOBASS is a new award-winning epic adventure series following four expedition anglers on an around the world ultimate bass slam journey. Read More
We’ve dunked our heads in a few trout rivers, but this—bikinis and sailfish—is some next level shit. Stay tuned for GoPro athlete Roberta Mancino’s upcoming episode, where she visits Minneapolis and swims with a carp. Via GoPro: “Pro athlete Roberta Mancino to find the heart-pounding action side of things as encounters the fastest (and pointiest) fish…
Next month, the last pillar of concrete from Glines Canyon Dam on Washington’s Elwha River will be blasted sky high, marking the final step in returning a handcuffed waterway to its free-flowing state. As for the natural world, according to a giddier than usual scientific community, it knows exactly what to do: So far salmon and steelhead…
“We agreed that the only thing in life that really meant something was to catch a trout on a dry fly.” Amen. Check out episode one of Meanwhile Upstream, a new video series from Rolf Nylinder and the crew at frontsidefly.com. Watch it I call the series “Meanwhile Upstream” for no particular reason except the…
OK kids, let’s play a quick game of “What if?” What if… Pebble Mine was built? And what if all those lofty environmental promises spewing from mine stakeholders got washed away in a dam breach that sent billions of gallons of gnarly tailings cascading into salmon streams and lake systems? Well, the result would look a…
Beard-heavy Ozarks edit in lo-fi along the Norfork River. Via Fayettechill Clothing Company. Watch it “This Spring we had the chance to join FC team flyfisher Dominic Zametto and crew on the Norfork River to test out the Spring | Summer ’14 gear. We had lots of fun throughout the day catching trout after trout along the…
Back Country [North Island] by Gin Clear Meida Knocking on the Door by World Angling
Back Country [South Island] by Gin Clear Meida
If apps are your thing and selecting the right line for your rig isn’t, RIO might have the solution. Last week, the Idaho Falls-based company introduced its free Line Selector App, designed to make “…the connection to fish come easier for anglers whether it’s through its lines, leaders and tippet or through education on the…
Deciding whether you should go fishing with the boys shouldn’t be difficult, says Kevin Luby, who shot this short during a recent trip to southern Colorado. “It’s not like choosing a college, buying a house, or even ordering a drink. It doesn’t require research or high-level analytical thinking skills. It needs but a simple three…
Burn the red carpet. Ditch the fashion police. And enter the ocean and river juiced realm of the 9th Annual Drake Vid Awards—now available live and online. From Reader’s Choice to Best Humor, Adventure, Conservation, Fresh, Salt and Movie of the Year, catch all the quality films that blew minds and reigned supreme during this…
category nominees: In Search of Grande by Angler’s Eye Media Carpland by Beattie Outdoor Productions Hank Patterson’s Reel Montana Adventure by Hank Patterson / Travis Swartz YOW—Icelandic for Yes! by RC Cone 90 Miles by World Angling Bucknasty Brown Trout by Montana Wild
category nominees: DamNation by Travis Rummel, Ben Knight, and Matt Stoecker Mending the Line by Uncage the Soul Productions Waypoints by Confluence Films Blood Knot by TwoFisted Heart Productions Tributaries by RC Cone