Wednesday, 3 January 2018

OWRD Grants Support Sprague and Crooked Rivers

Four water projects in Oregon have won nearly $6.3 million from state regulators, including two projects with a major impact on fish. The Opal Springs Fish Passage Project is a collaborative effort to secure upstream fish passage at Opal Springs … Continue reading →

source http://oregonflyfishingblog.com/2018/01/03/owrd-grants-support-sprague-and-crooked-rivers/

Video: “Musky on the Fly” Teaser

Ken Tanaka of  Wish4Fish headed to Minnesota in search of big muskellunge, and he seems to have hit the jackpot with this 40-incher, which he hooked while wading(!). The fish takes to the air . . .

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Master Class Monday: How to Fish Deep Nymphs

This week for "Master Class Monday"—our new feature about taking your fly fishing skills to the next level—we take another look at the topic of dry/dropper rigs. This video, by Dave and . . .

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Video: How to Tie JC’s Electric Caddis Larva

We have previously featured a cool caddis-pupa pattern by New Jersey fly tier John Collins, and now he’s back with a larva imitation based on the same design. This is a great winter fly, although it . . .

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Tippets: Alaska Water Wars, BTT at Twenty Years

  • The stories of Alaska Native people and their navigation of the benefits and risks posed by natural resource development projects are highlighted in a new multimedia project, “Alaska Water Wars.” “While the exploration and development of natural resources bring much-needed jobs and money to rural Alaska, Native communities have growing concerns about the impacts to drinking water, fish, wildlife, and their traditional ways of life.”
  • In this recent video, The Bonefish and Tarpon Trust looks back at the last 20 years of science-based conservation of bonefish, tarpon and permit. BTT is “is proud to be called, in the words of Forbes’ Monte Burke, “the little conservation engine that could.””


source http://midcurrent.com/2018/01/03/tippets-alaska-water-wars-btt-at-twenty-years/

Tuesday, 2 January 2018

Video: How to Tie the San Diego Jam Knot

There are plenty of good knots to use when you're chasing trout or warmwater species, but do you know which knot to use when you're after serious big game? Orvis ambassador Conway . . .

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Video: Dreaming of Summer During the Big Freeze

The arctic blast currently punishing the eastern half of the country may have driven thoughts of fly fishing to the far recesses of your mind, or it may have brought them to the fore, as you . . .

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