People’s Choice
category nominees: Predator by Gin-Clear Media Eastern Rises by Felt soul Media Geofish by Motiv Fishing Connect by Confluence Films Only the Rivers Knows by Kokkaffee Media
Best Saltwater
category nominees: Tapam by Danel Goz and Jan Back Kristensen Connect by Confluence Films Predator by Gin-Clear Media Geofish by Motiv Fishing Riding High by Waterline Media
Best Pioneer
category nominees: Iceland by AEG Media Running Down the Man by Felt Soul Media Tarpon by UYA Films Angling Addiction by Beattie Outdoor Production The River Time Forgot by Burl Productions Location X by Howard Films
Best Meltdown
category nominees: Low & Clear by Finback Films The Reel Adventures of Hank Patterson by Travis Swartz / Reese Ferguison/Trout Jousters Connected by World Angling / Will Benson, Dave Teper
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Best of the Web
category nominees: Bulls on Top by Shallow Water Expeditions SUP by Permit On A Fly – Skinny Water Culture / Chris lewis Magnetic North by Fly Out Media
Best Adventure
category nominees: Connect by Confluence Films Thai One On by Cinema Digital Productions & Travis Lowe Geofish by Motiv Fishing Soulfish 2 by Burl Productions
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Best Personality
category nominees: Xenie Hall Low & Clear – by Finback Films Bonefish Charlie Drift – by Confluence Films Bret Gilleland Magnetic North – by Fly out Media
Intermission Video
Intermission by Beattie Outdoor Productions
Best Cinematography
category nominees: Sea-Swallow’d by Ryan Peterson Connect by Confluence Films Only the Rivers Knows by Kokkaffee Media Eastern Rises by Felt soul Media Low & Clear by Finback Films
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Best Humor
category nominees: Skagit Master 4 by New Water Media Red Gold by Felt Soul Media The Reel Adventures of Hank Pattersonby Travis Swartz / Reese Ferguison/Trout Jousters Only the Rivers Knows by Kokkaffee Media Eastern Rises by Felt Soul Media Off the Grid by Beattie Outdoor Productions
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Best Story
category nominees: Low & Clear by Finback Films Only the Rivers Knows by Kokkaffee Media Doc of the Drakes by Silver Creek Films / Bryan Husky
Best Freshwater
category nominees: Only the River Knows by Kokkaffee Media Eastern Rises by Felt Soul Media Off the Grid by Beattie Outdoor Productions Sipping Dry by Sharp Tail Media Leviathan by Gin Clear Media
Best Conservation
category nominees: The Last Salmon Forest by Detonation Studios Wild Reverence by North Fork Studios Red Gold by Felt Soul Media Enough is Enough by Keith Brauneis Silver Lining by Jekyll Works / World Angling
DRAKE Vid Winners—2012
RENO, NV—This month the Biggest Little City in the World played host to the booziest little film awards show in the country. Now that the dice have been rolled, A/V dust-ups adverted, and films/beers consumed, we are proud to present to you The Drake Magazine’s 7th Annual Fly Fishing Video Awards, presented by Simms, in…
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Troutification
Our favorite troutified Swedes are at it again with their new Troutification site—and this banger Vimeo trailer—dedicated to all things troutish. Check it.
Tailwater Weekend: Tikal
Like many extinct civilizations, the ancient Mayans may have eventually just grown too big for their own brilliance. Tikal, for instance, once supported 60,000 to 80,000 inhabitants—part of an estimated population of five million in the overall Maya lowlands by AD 700. And like us, they also relied on dams to manipulate environments to help…
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Wham Bam Carp Slam
Since synchronized carp fondling didn’t make this year’s list of esteemed Olympic alternative sports, Denver once again will play host to the 6th Annual South Platte Carp Slam. The pro-am event, which raised more than $30k last year for local river rehab efforts, kicks off on August 25. Tickets for the New Belgium-fueled Evening on…
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Back to the Beach
Ma Nature continues to show she’s a badass on the Elwha River, where top to bottom changes are unfolding fast. Since the dams dropped the river has started coughing up millions of cubic yards of sediment and other debris trapped in its reservoirs since the early 1900s. According to experts on the scene the river…
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