Utah’s Green River is home to one of the world’s greatest blue-winged olive (BWO) hatches. Often times there are so many mayflies on the water that it looks like a shag carpet floating down the river, and the trout can’t resist gorging themselves relentlessly. If dry fly fishing to rising trout is your thing, then you’re going to love this video!
Home Water follows professional skier and lifelong outdoorsman Riley Leboe as he travels back to his childhood region of British Columbia. Connecting with his brother Jess, they share an unforgettable fishing adventure, realizing their Home Water holds opportunities to create new anglers and resource advocates in a sustainable way. In addition, they seek out the trophy rainbow trout the region is famous for.
Catch Home Water in the 2022 International Fly Fishing Film Festival. Grab your tickets HERE!
Filmmakers: Riley Leboe, Hungry For Adventure
Hook: 3x long Streamer hook sz 4-12
Thread: Ted or black Uni-Thread 8/0
Bead: Silver or Black Nickel
Body: Silver Holographic tinsel, a few wraps of lead
Thorax: Simi Seal Dubbing grey/silver
Tail: Flourescent White marabou, krystal Flash
The Simi Minnow is one of 6 patterns recommended by Jeremy Davies for his “patented” Trout System. Â Check out the full article in the Winter 2021/22 issue of Fly Fusion Magazine!
Denver will kick off the opportunity for everyday anglers to vote on their favorite gear.
The ever-popular Fly Fishing Shows are now in full swing, and this year, starting in Denver, February 11-13 at the Gaylord Rockies Resort and Convention Center, angler attendees will have a chance to choose the best fly-fishing products in a wide range of categories.
The Consumer Choice Awards are presented by Fly Fusion magazine and Angling Trade Media in partnership with the Fly Fishing Show.
Consumers will be able to vote on a variety of products in different categories, from rods and reels to waders and polarized eyewear. We’ve set up a fully automated system specifically to help voters peruse the options and track and tally the votes. *IMPORTANT: Exhibitors are able to enter products into the system now, before it goes live, by contacting Tim Romano. Don’t miss out on your opportunity to have the angling public send some love at the products you work so hard to produce and market!
We will naturally be reporting the results when they become available… it should be a pretty interesting check of consumer sentiment and brand positioning.
The Fly Fishing Show will be in Atlanta this weekend at the Gas South Convention Center. Also plan to check out the International Fly Fishing Film Festival (IF4) in association with the shows. The Atlanta IF4 is Friday at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $15 at the door, $10 in advance.
Also note the schedule for the remaining Fly Fishing Shows: Denver, CO, February 11-13, Pleasanton, CA, February 25-27, Lancaster, PA, March 5-6, and Marlborough, MA, April 22-24.
GIVEAWAY TIME!
Particles & Droplets was a 2020 Official Selection in the International Fly Fishing Film Festival! If you didn’t see the film on the big screen or at one of the many virtual screenings that ran throughout the year, now’s your chance to watch…and maybe WIN some swag while you’re at it!
To enter watch “Particles & Droplets” on YouTube Thursday (Feb 3) and LEAVE A COMMENT for your chance to win one of 15 prizes. The lucky 15 winners will be chosen and announced Monday (Feb 7). Film goes live Thursday 8:00 AM (Mountain Time). All comments left between Thursday and Monday will be included in the giveaway.
The Kola Reserve has recently gathered a cadre of professional fly fishing pioneers led by Stephan Dombaj of Fly Fishing Nation on a mission to determine whether rumors of the existence of two phenomenal, lost and completely private Atlantic Salmon fisheries on the northern coast of the Kola Peninsula in Russia were true. Adding to the intrigue and speculation was the fact that both rivers flow north into the Barents Sea at a point only slightly southeast of the trophy-laden Yokanga and to the northwest of the prolific Ponoi. They are dead-center in the heart of a region famous for trophy-sized Atlantic salmon, numbers of grilse, and large Osenka (fall run) Atlantics. The rivers are completely private and have been designated catch-and-release, fly fishing only fisheries that will remain shielded from poaching, commercial harvest, and exploitation.
Simms, Costa, and the American Museum of Fly Fishing release Cold Collaborative’s Award-Winning film Showcasing the Life and Legacy of Bimini’s Ansil Saunders.
Cold Collaborative’s Mighty Waters depicts the life, legacy, and philosophy of Ansil Saunders — a man whose life-long dedication to justice and equality inspired one of the most significant civil rights leaders in history.
This film follows a few mates on a season of fly fishing through the different regions of New Zealand’s South Island, exploring a hand full of remote and pristine back country rivers, travelling on foot, mountain bike and pack raft.
Filmmaker: Wilderness Lens
A Season on the South is a 2022 Official Selection in the International Fly Fishing Film Festival! Visit flyfilmfest.com for locations, tickets and or book a screening near you!
Hook: Scud Hook sz 14-22
Thread: Olive or black Uni-Thread 8/0
Bead: Gold reg or tungsten
Body: Olive Uni-Thread
Thorax: Ice Dubbing Olive
Tail: Brown or Olive Floss
Rib: Fine Gold wire
The BWO Killer is one of 6 patterns recommended by Jeremy Davies for his “patented” Trout System. Â Check out the full article in the Winter 2021/22 issue of Fly Fusion Magazine!
Hook: Scud sz 12-18
Thread: Blue or Black 8/0 Uni-thread
Bead: Blue, black or nickel silver
Body: Blue Holographic tinsel
Thorax: Blue Ice Dubbing
Gill: Fluorescent Orange Antron Yarn
Rib: Orange or Fluorescent orange wire
The Blue Dog Chironomid is one of 6 patterns recommended by Jeremy Davies for his “patented” Trout System. Â Check out the full article in the Winter 2021/22 issue of Fly Fusion Magazine!
