2015 Drake Magazine Fly Fishing Video Awards

2015 Drake Magazine Fly Fishing Video Awards

Best Freshwater

category nominees: What Kind of Meat? by Provo Brothers The Lost Boys of Yantarni by Cory Louma/Fly Out Media YOW—Icelandic for Yes! by RC Cone Bucknasty Brown Trout by Montana Wild Carpland by Beattie Outdoor Productions Big Sky PMDs by Todd Moen

2014 Drake Magazine Fly Fishing Video Awards

2014 Drake Magazine Fly Fishing Video Awards

Best Fresh

category nominees: The River Keeper by Matt Dunkinson GeoBass Adventures by Motiv Fishing Oh My God – A Flyfishing Adventure by Kokkaffee Media Blood Knot by TwoFisted Heart Productions Waypoints by Confluence Films

2014 Drake Magazine Fly Fishing Video Awards

2014 Drake Magazine Fly Fishing Video Awards

Best Story

category nominees: 50 by Graham Morton of Waterline Media A Kinetic Loop by Sharptail Media Blood Knot by TwoFisted Heart Productions The In-Between by World Angling Tributaries by RC Cone Alaska La Frontera Norte by RA Beattie Mending the Line by Uncage the Soul Productions

2015 Drake Magazine Fly Fishing Video Awards

2015 Drake Magazine Fly Fishing Video Awards

Best Humor

category nominees: Streamers Inc by John Arnold / Headhunters Fly Shop Stripn Lebowski by Strip’n Flywear Carpland by Beattie Outdoor Productions Hank Patterson’s Reel Montana Adventure by Hank Patterson / Travis Swartz Mongolia – Flyfishing Evolution by Beattie Outdoor Productions

2015 Drake Magazine Fly Fishing Video Awards

2015 Drake Magazine Fly Fishing Video Awards

Best Saltwater

category nominees: Early Morning Jungle Poon by Peter Christensen Chanos Chanos [Milkfish] by Jako Lucas / Cpt. Jack Films Strip by Jako Lucas / Cpt. Jack Films In Search of Grande by Angler’s Eye Media Ascension by Dan Decibel Out of Touch by David Mangum / Cavin Brothers Salt – Three Sixty Five by Tight…

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Wild Steelhead Action Alert

Well, well… it turns out steelhead hatchery supporters are highly organized, plenty loud, and politically savvy. That’s why the Wild Steelhead Coalition is asking all wild steelhead advocates to rally together and make moves toward tomorrow’s Washington State Senate Natural Resources & Parks Committee hearing. The purpose of the hearing is to discuss the recent Puget…

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Dead Flies Don’t Swim

When tricos bounce like puffs of smoke up and down Montana’s Missouri River, trout line up in skinny water to slurp, slurp, slurp. Mark Raisler, from Headhunters Fly Shop in Craig, is there waiting. Watch It Via Scumliner Media: “Mark Raisler talking about dry fly fishing and the late-summer Trico hatch on the Missouri River…

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Going Bush

According to most Kiwis the term “going bush” has no political or sexual connotations, but instead is a national past time that involves sight-fishing to massive trout in nonsensical settings. Backcountry North Island is Gin-Clear Media’s 7th flyfishing feature film. Check out the trailer. Watch It Via Gin-Clear Media: “The film follows six flyfishers, from different…

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2014 Film Awards Winners

With thousands of votes tallied for Reader’s Choice 2014 and a bevy of knockout films from the industry’s leading cinematographers, the 9th Annual Drake Video Awards in Orlando brought the thunder to the Theme Park Capital. The Wrinkle Neck Mules shook the house. The beers flowed. And generous sponsors made it rain swag all evening…

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Blessed be Thy Boat

It’s once again time to consecrate your honorable vessels with Stealthcraft’s 3rd Annual Blessing of the Boats in Baldwin, Michigan. The blessing starts at 9 a.m. on Saturday, followed by a float down the Manistee River. Then stick around for live music, food, beverages and giveaways from Scientific Anglers of Midland, Ross Reels, Mystic Fly…

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One Step Closer to Killing Pebble

United defenders of Bristol Bay, Alaska, this week applauded the Environmental Protection Agency’s latest “proposed determination” to protect Bristol Bay from large-scale mining interests using Section 404c of the Clean Water Act. “The EPA previously identified the threats posed by massive mining proposals in the region and now has issued some advance guidance that will…