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  • Find A Spill or a Fish Kill? Get This Card And Know Who To Call
    by Tim Romano A number of months ago Hal Herring reported on the “Toxic Petroleum Sludge” that was infiltrating the waters of our beloved carp fishery here on the South Platte River in Denver. Local angler and fly fisherman Trevor Taner was fishing for carp in the river on November 27 when he noticed, “weird [...]

  • On the Spot: Fly Casting Master Jeff Wagner
    by Kirk Deeter Jeff Wagner wears many hats. For his day job, he’s part of the Cabela’s team, integrally involved in boosting that company’s fly fishing expertise and product offering. He’s also a writer, and one of the best casting instructors (a Federation of Fly Fisher’s Master) in the country. If you ever have a [...]

  • Video: L.L. Bean Recreates Vintage Fishing Cover
    by Tim Romano A couple of weeks ago the L.L. Bean catalog showed up at my doorstep like it has been doing for years. I’m not gonna lie. Typically I grab it out of the mailbox and head straight to the recycling bin. This one was different though, and I’m guessing many of you may [...]

  • Packing For The Tropics With a Foot of Snow on The Ground
    by Kirk Deeter Warning: The Following Stunt Was Performed by a Trained Professional It snowed about a foot where I live the other day. So naturally, I thought that was the signal for me to start packing for a bonefishing trip I’ll be taking to Long Island in the Bahamas (in three weeks). Thing is, [...]

  • Tie Talk: Tying a Clown Shoe Caddis in 7 Steps (with Photos)
    Today’s Tie Talk bug comes to us courtesy of flyrecipes.com and my friend Jay Zimmerman, who developed the Clown Shoe Caddis for my local stream here in Boulder–this is also a great caddis imitation to use anywhere. Jay says, “The fly is super buoyant, highly visible and easy to tie. It’s commonly used as a [...]

  • Fly Fishing for Carp Earns More Love
    by Kirk Deeter Carp fishing with flies is going even more mainstream, as evidenced today in the New York Times. A piece by my friend and author of the acclaimed “Fifty Places” books Chris Santella shows how carp fishing is stepping further out of the shadows and into the spotlight, as it should. After all, [...]

  • Surface Film II: The Best In Fly Fishing Photography
    by Tim Romano Last Thursday a group I’m involved with called The Greenbacks hosted our second annual photo show called Surface Film. The show was curated by myself and framed and hung by gallery owner Zach Custer and consisted of 25 images from some of the best photographers in fly fishing. The Greenbacks, in case [...]

  • On the Spot: “The Bug Guy” Robert Younghanz
    by Kirk Deeter Since we first introduced you to Robert “The Bug Guy” Younghanz last April, he’s been a busy man–hatching a cool new DVD set, spreading his wings on the speaking circuit, taking flight with new articles and tips (Okay, I’ll leave the hokey insect references out now).    I have always thought that [...]

  • New Videos From The Fly Fishing Film Tour
    by Tim Romano The Fly Fishing Film Tour has kicked off the 2012 season and as of last week added a few more trailers to wet the appetite of all ready for spring. From the looks of these additions it should be a good night if you make it out to a stop near you. [...]

  • The Fly Rod Beauty Factor: Does it Matter?
    by Kirk Deeter G.Loomis recently announced that it would be offering its NRX rod series in a slick new green finish, which I find interesting, because that tells me that aesthetics might be more important in marketing fly rods than I had assumed. After all, the original NRX with its robin-egg-blue wraps is hands down, [...]