Tag: fly fishing

Women and Fly Fishing Through the Ages: A More Complete Picture Emerges

Much has been written about the role of women in fly fishing over the ages, and much more has been forgotten over time. Women have always fished and have made many notable contributions to advancing the art and practice of the sport around the world. The record of many early pioneering women fly fishers of the early days would be lost without the photos, prints, and postcards rescued by collectors from the stream of time. What can we learn from the women and the memories captured in these images

12/31/2020•Moirajeanne Fitzgerald And Steve Woit

The Perfect Last Minute Gift for the Fly Angler on Your List

So, you’ve procrastinated like the rest of us, and you still have to buy for the difficult fly angler on your list. But what if you don’t know the first thing about fly fishing? What if you don’t know what they already have? At this point, it’s too late in the game to head to the local fly shop. There’s little chance of Amazoning the gift to their door, so what do you do? Fear not, for I bring you tidings of great flies that will be for all anglers – and every budget.  A gift they will love. Th

12/23/2020•Dun Team

The Fly Fishing Holiday Guide 2020

Ho-Ho-Ho Happy Holidays!  Now that the turkey has been consumed, you've done all the shopping you care to (or should) in person, it's time to finish up that shopping list.  Look no further! The ultimat fly fishing holiday gift guide has arrived! No doubt if you have a fly angler on your list you've thought about what the perfect gift would be to feed their obsession.  We've taken away the guesswork in this year's guide and have provided you with a lot of options regardless of your budget. These

11/30/2020•Jen Ripple

A Family on the Fly

The idea of “time flying” is never more evident than when one becomes a parent.  Sure, it’s something that adults say to kids growing up, but the gravity of the words never really takes.  Sitting in third period geometry seemed eternal, as did waiting to turn sixteen and get a driver’s license.  Graduating high school and heading off to college was a laborious grind in watching the clock.  Then all of a sudden, nine months of a pregnancy goes by in the blink of an eye, and then the bundle of joy

11/23/2020•Nick Delvecchio

A Guide to Photographing Your Fly Fishing

Fly fishing can create memories that last a lifetime. It's something Angelica Talan previously touched on in her 'Creating Memories One Fish at a Time' post, where she shared how fly fishing became her and her daughter's haven — a source of happiness, a chance to bond, and a way to de-stress. You might view fly fishing the same way, which is why you enjoy doing it over and over. So it is important to photograph your adventures, preserve those memories, and document your catch at the same. With

9/29/2020•Lorraine J Hall

Scientific Anglers Takes Packaging to the Next Level

I love it when a company that makes great products already comes up with a totally out of the box (or in this case INSIDE the box) idea.  It’s no secret that I’m a big conservationist. I’ve been shouting it from the riverbank for as long as I have been fishing. To me, fishing and conservation go hand-in-hand. You can’t have one without the other. That’s exactly why it’s important to me when a fly-fishing company pushes the bar upward with a product that has the potential to change the way we’ve

9/16/2020•Jen Ripple

International Women's Fly Fishing Day

Saturday, September 12th at 11 am in every time zone something incredible is going to happen. Female fly anglers from across the globe will begin posting photos of themselves at fly fishing events or doing something fly fishing related.  This is the start of something great. This is International Women's Fly Fishing Day. I caught up with Madeleine Kelly from Ireland, who is one of the two women at the helm of IWFFD.  Maddy and her co-creator, Pamela Dunlap from West Virginia (USA), are about to

9/8/2020•Madeleine Kelly

Fishing in a Pandemic

Things have changed around here.

8/21/2020•Steve Avril

Painting the Perfect Fishing Day

I recently had the opportunity to be a guest on Mark Hopley’s podcast, “Fly Fish 97” out of British Columbia.  He asked some really great questions throughout the conversation, but one question especially intrigued me.  I’ve thought of it several times since and decided to paint that picture in writing.  The question was, “How would you paint your perfect fishing day?”   I love early mornings for a number of reasons.  I’ve grown to love the pre-dawn stillness, the first glimpse of light as the

7/22/2020•Susan Thrasher

Introduce Your Kids to Fly Fishing

As fly-fishing parents, we share a common dream that our children will follow along at a young age, immersed in the experiences of our family's fishing expeditions. Traveling to our favorite rivers and lakes on a weekly basis will all become pleasant memories for them as we introduce them to our favorite sport and the art of fly fishing.  When we were growing up, spending time outdoors didn’t have to compete with spending time tele-learning on the internet, playing video games, and Zoom calls. W

6/29/2020•Steve Avril Angelica Talan

Tips for Upping Your Fly Fishing Game

Fly fishing is addictively fun because there are so many facets to understand and improve. If the sport starts to lose its luster, there’s almost always something to hone in on and work at. That sense of improvement reignites our love for the sport, then we’re back to obsessing and spending too much money again. Such is the cycle of fly fishing. In this article we’re going to point out a few facets of fly fishing that lovers of fly can geek on until the cows come home. The Zen of the Cast It’

5/27/2020•Kyle Rutten

Ten Things to Consider When Steelhead Fishing in the Pacific Northwest

Having grown up as an outdoor woman in the Pacific Northwest, it was a requirement to fish for Steelhead. As a child, I have fond memories of conventional fishing on the well-known steelhead rivers in SW Washington. Now an adult and fly angler, I have a complete obsession with only catching steelhead on the swing. The elusive steelhead is one of the most popular sport fish in North America. Despite the numbers decreasing each year, many fly anglers are still obsessed with their pursuit of feeli

3/3/2020•Heather Hodson