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Video: Curtis’s Top 10 Winter Flies

Winter fly fishing is a game of patience, precision, and—most importantly—having the right bugs in your box. In this video, Curtis from Fly Fish Food in Orem, Utah, is cracking open his “Cheat Code” Winter Fly Box to reveal the 10 specific patterns that have saved his season time and time again. When the water […] Read more
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Why Fly-Fishing-Only and Special Regulations Matter for Native Fish

A native brook trout from the North Maine Woods. Photo: Charles Hildick-Smith A couple weeks ago, we posted a story about some conventional anglers in Maine who are suing to gain access to waters that have been off-limits to them. In an essay in The Piscataquis Observer, well-known Maine fly fisher Al Raychard argues that […] Read more
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April Vokey Publishes a New Children’s Book

April Vokey—well-known steelhead angler, guide, and host of the Anchored Podcast—has published her first children’s book, The World Through Her Eyes. The book follows April and her daughter, Adelaide, as they explore fly fishing and nature from a child’s perspective. According to Vokey, her goal is to inspire the next generation of Read more
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Video: “Where Silence Flows” | MidCurrent

 When I was at Orvis, for several years I ran a holiday campaign called “Moment of Chill,” which was a series of short videos designed to help consumers pause and de-stress from the frantic pace of the holiday season and connect to the natural world. This video from Poland’s Wkra River would have been […] Read more
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Video: How to Fly Fish For Stripers in the Surf Zone

 Here’s a great quick lesson on fly-fishing for stripers in the surf with a two-handed rod. George Revel from Lost Coast Outfitters in San Francisco fishes the surf in real time, sharing practical tips and observations on reading water, positioning, casting in wind, fly selection, and adapting to changing surf conditions. These are lessons Read more
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Private Equity Is Ruining a Beloved Fly-Fishing Brand, Retailers Say

Simms waders on sale at Duranglers, in Durango, Colorado. Photo: Will Warasila for Bloomberg Businessweek Consolidation has played an increasingly important role in the fly-fishing industry over the past couple of decades—see companies such as Far Bank and Mayfly Outdoors—but interest from private-equity groups is a more recent thing. And Read more
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