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Stimmies Virtual Vote: Gaula


Today’s finalist for the 2020 Stimmie Awards: “Gaula” from Focus On The Fly Media.

From the filmmakers: Gaula is one of the most legendary salmon rivers in the world and we wanted to introduce its character using the musings of three anglers that really feel a deep and true love for it.

As one of the finalists in the Stimmies Virtual Vote, “Gaula” is now open to public voting. You can cast your ballot for this film over at the International Fly Fishing Film Festival website.

Be sure to check out all of the finalists before submitting your vote. There are some great films ready to be seen!

Stimmies Virtual Vote: Belize Buffet

We have another finalist for the 2020 Stimmie Awards: “Belize Buffet” from Gilbert Rowley.

Belize reveals its amazing tarpon and permit fishery to us!

Phil and I had one of the most outstanding saltwater fly-fishing adventures with El Pescador Lodge based in Belize. Each day we targeted tarpon, and each day we jumped and landed multiples. We were presented with many shots at feeding permit each day, and a handful of other flats species. This fishery did not disappoint!

As one of the finalists in the Stimmies Virtual Vote, “Belize Buffet” is now open to public voting. You can cast your ballot for this film over at the International Fly Fishing Film Festival website.

Be sure to check out all of the finalists before submitting your vote. There are some great films ready to be seen!

Stimmies Silver Award: Passion on the Fly

 

We’d like to congratulate “Passion on the Fly” by Paul Angeli for receiving a Silver Award in the 2020 Stimmie Awards. You can watch the full film over at Fly Fusion Streaming (flyfusionstreaming.com/video/119).

From the filmmaker: At age 15, Carson has found his passion. His passion is fly fishing. Carson loves sharing his passion with anyone he meets along the stream, starting with his younger brother Wyatt. Join Carson on his journey as he shares his passion with others and you.

Stimmies Virtual Vote: A Winter Passion

Up next is another finalist for the 2020 Stimmie Awards: “A Winter Passion” from Callum Conner.

Winter fly fishing for grayling is one of the hidden gems of Scotland. Grayling are arguably one of the species we have the most prolific and consistent wild fishing available to travelling anglers. If the Atlantic salmon is the king of the river, then the grayling is the queen!

As one of the finalists in the Stimmies Virtual Vote, “A Winter Passion” is now open to public voting. You can cast your ballot for this film over at the International Fly Fishing Film Festival website.

Be sure to check out all of the finalists before submitting your vote. There are some great films ready to be seen!

Stimmies Virtual Vote: Through His Eyes

Up next is another finalist for the 2020 Stimmie Awards: “Through His Eyes” from Spencer McCormack.

Have you ever seen something so beautiful it affected you deeply? In some people’s eyes, art is the apex of existence. Take a peek though the eyes of world-renowned artist of the fly-fishing industry, Derek DeYoung.

As one of the finalists in the Stimmies Virtual Vote, “Through His Eyes” is now open to public voting. You can cast your ballot for this film over at the International Fly Fishing Film Festival website.

Be sure to check out all of the finalists before submitting your vote. There are some great films ready to be seen!

Stimmies Silver Award: It’s an Island Thing

We’d like to congratulate “It’s an Island Thing” by Pavel Francev for receiving a Silver Award in the 2020 Stimmie Awards. You can watch the full film over at Fly Fusion Streaming (flyfusionstreaming.com/video/120).

From the filmmaker: Four friends trying to compete Vancouver Island Trout Grand Slam. Will they succeed? Is it possible to catch dolly varden, rainbow, brown, and cutthroat trout on Vancouver Island?

Stimmies Silver Award: Rendezvous

We’d like to congratulate “Rendezvous” by Ed Sozinho for receiving a Silver Award in the 2020 Stimmie Awards. You can watch the full film over at Fly Fusion Streaming (flyfusionstreaming.com/video/128).

From the filmmaker: Since the mid-80s a group of friends have been gathering together for the Rendezvous. These trips around the west have been held together by long standing friendships and led by Dick Dahlgren. They find a resting place in the middle of Idaho along a beautiful and protective trout stream.

Stimmies Virtual Vote: After the Man

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The next finalist for the 2020 Stimmie Awards is: “After the Man” from Alec Salisbury.

After over two decades on the beaches of Baja, renowned roosterfish guide Grant Hartman has refined the hunt for the legendary “grande” roosterfish. An insanely difficult fish to catch, the roosterfish requires an angler to spend hours in the hot sun running up and down the beach, often casting against heavy surf and into a fierce wind. Sometimes days can go by without even laying eyes on one of these behemoths.

Only a select group of guides have truly figured out how to consistently land these huge fish. Grant Hartman is one of them. Grant’s passion for fishing is only paralleled by his love for the ocean and the time he spends on it with his family.

As one of the finalists in the Stimmies Virtual Vote, “After the Man” is now open to public voting. You can cast your ballot for this film over at the International Fly Fishing Film Festival website.

Be sure to check out all of the finalists before submitting your vote. There are some great films ready to be seen!

Stimmies Virtual Vote: Born to Fish

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Up next is another finalist for the 2020 Stimmie Awards: “Born to Fish” from Bouva Media.

Storytelling is a priority for Bouva Media, both through our projects with clients and through videos like Born to Fish. For us, our passion of cinematography and the outdoors are a natural pairing and although we have filmed fishing related content in the past, we have always wanted to showcase the sport’s diversity and put it together in one film.

By combining four stories into a short segment under 3 minutes, we hoped to capture the sportsmanship and passion that many fishermen in British Columbia encompass. By dissecting the process of these four stories, we were able to portray the similarities of each activity, from the early preparation to landing the fish. We tied these stories together with a bold script that was inspired by Earnest Hemingway’s The Old Man and the Sea.

In order to best capture the dedication of each fisherman, we planned for non-ideal conditions and dark, moody weather. Unbelievably, the weather was bright over the course of six days filming, which meant that more effort was put into post-production, including cutting, colouring, and sound than we had initially planned.

Overall, our team had a great time working on this project and we thank everyone who helped to make this film possible.

As one of the finalists in the Stimmies Virtual Vote, “Born to Fish” is now open to public voting. You can cast your ballot for this film over at the International Fly Fishing Film Festival website.

Be sure to check out all of the finalists before submitting your vote. There are some great films ready to be seen!

Stimmies Virtual Vote: Imperfect 10

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Here is the next finalist for the 2020 Stimmie Awards: “Imperfect 10” from Ben Fields.

Ten years. Eight countries. One lousy budget.

What promised to be a trip focused on catching enormous game fish quickly pivoted to a masterclass in cultural immersion the moment their flats-boots hit the ground.

As one of the finalists in the Stimmies Virtual Vote, “Imperfect 10” is now open to public voting. You can cast your ballot for this film over at the International Fly Fishing Film Festival website.

Be sure to check out all of the finalists before submitting your vote. There are some great films ready to be seen!