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…
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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…
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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
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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…
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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…
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In the mid-’90s I was doing programs for the Canadian Sportsmen’s Show in Vancouver B.C. The event was at B.C. Place Stadium and I stayed in The Georgian Court Hotel across the street.
“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…
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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…
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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…
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Back Country [South Island] by Gin Clear Meida
Back Country [North Island] by Gin Clear Meida Knocking on the Door by World Angling
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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
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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
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category nominees: YOW—Icelandic for Yes! by RC Cone Palometa Club / Ascension Bay by Matt Jones Angler’s Alibi by John Landry Out of Touch by David Mangum / Cavin Brothers
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category nominees: GeoBass Adventures by Motiv Fishing Wild Reverence by North Fork Studios Blood Knot by TwoFisted Heart Productions 320 by Captain Jack Films
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category nominees: Socialis by Matt Dunkinson YOW—Icelandic for Yes! by RC Cone Out of Touch by David Mangum / Cavin Brothers Carpland by Beattie Outdoor Productions Xboundary by Ryan Peterson / Travis Rummel
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category nominees: DamNation by Travis Rummel, Ben Knight, and Matt Stoecker Oh My God – A Flyfishing Adventure by Kokkaffee Media Mending the Line by Uncage the Soul Productions Waypoints by Confluence Films
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category nominees: Find Your Water by Redington Oh My God by Dan Decibel Tuesday Zen by Doug Roland Trout, Give Me Some Respect by Stefan Agren
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category nominees: Mother’s Day Caddis Hatch by Drew Stoecklein // Lone Peak Outfitters Damsels in Distress by Sharptail Media My Passion by Paul Pryor & Ryan O’Connor Spring Run by Todd Moen/Catch Magazine
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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
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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
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category nominees: The Lost Boys of Yantarni by Cory Louma/Fly Out Media In Search of Grande by Angler’s Eye Media Carpland by Beattie Outdoor Productions Find Your Water – S1 Ep3 by Redington
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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
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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
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