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2026 Fly-Fishing Show Schedule | MidCurrent

Photo: USFWS Mountain-Prairie/Flickr Fly fishing show season is about to get underway! Attending one of these events is a great way to get out and involved in fly fishing, even in the dead of winter, when many of us just can’t be on the water. We’ve put together a list of consumer-focused fly fishing shows […] Read more
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Legendary Guide Steve Huff Receives the Izaak Walton Award

Steve Huff on the water. Photo via American Museum of Fly Fishing Back in 2011, writer Monte Burke declared Florida saltwater legend Steve Huff The Best Fishing Guide Alive, and the folks who gathered last week to honor Steve as the recipient of the Izaak Walton Award didn’t disagree. The event, hosted by the American […] Read more
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Shawn Combs to Join Scott Fly Rods

Shawn Combs makes the leap from Manchester to Montrose. Shawn Combs arrived at Orvis in 2011, a year after I did, and his influence on the quality of the company’s fly rods and reels—as well as the scope of the offerings—cannot be underestimated. He burst onto the scene in 2013 as the man behind the […] Read more
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Tying Tuesday: Thinking Outside the Box

This week’s Tying Tuesday features four fascinating patterns that will require tiers to think outside the box a little bit. We kick things off with an elaborate take on the classic Prince Nymph, as Gary Morin shares a version that he uses for steelhead. It will certainly also work for trout, especially in smaller sizes. […] Read more
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Podcast: All About Bamboo Fly Rods, with Shawn Brillon

  [Interview starts at 45:09] Want to know how a bamboo fly rod is made? How long it takes to make one? How many different hands touch an Orvis bamboo fly rod before you (and your children and grandchildren) become its lucky owner? And finally, what’s so great about bamboo fly rods? How are they […] Read more
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Finally Breaking the Double-Digit Barrier

For every game-fish species, there’s a benchmark size that fly fishers dream of. These can change from location to location—for instance, a “monster” rainbow in my home state of Vermont might be an average fish in Alaska—but the angler’s satisfaction is the same. Writing in the Anna Maria Sun, Rusty Chinnis describes Read more
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