Brown Drake Symphony | Filmmaker: Capture Adventure Media

Welcome to the 2026 Stimmies Angler’s Choice Awards, presented by Scientific Anglers, Fly Fusion Magazine and IF4™. After being selected as finalists by our panel of judges, these outstanding films are now in your hands. Voting opens July 27 and closes August 31.

This year, The Stimmies features two award categories, and you may cast one vote in each category. Simply click on each film to watch it, then vote for your favourite in that category. Each category winner will be recognized, and the film receiving the most votes overall will be crowned the 2026 Angler’s Choice winner, earning the Grand Prize, including consideration as an Official Selection in the 2027 International Fly Fishing Film Festival.

As an added bonus, every voter is automatically entered into our weekly draws for incredible fly fishing gear and prizes throughout the voting period.

When you get a call that the hatch you’ve been hoping for is going off but will likely only last one more evening, you have to make a decision. Do you get in the car, drive 400 miles and hope your buddy isn’t wrong, or wait again for next year. Its simple, you get in the car and drive.

It happened to be the right choice. A cloud of insects, hungry trout gorging themselves, and an angler with a camera enjoying the moment for what it is.