In contrast, fly fishing has a rod, a reel, a line, waders, a vest, and some flies. Okay, maybe I understate a bit, but it is still a relatively low-gear operation compared with the Normandy Invasion logistics required to go bass fishing.
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2012 Fly Fishing Gear Guide
After months of preparation, MidCurrent's 2012 Fly Fishing Gear Guide has been released into the wild. It’s the largest and most complete guide to next year’s fly fishing products that you’ll find.
This year's Guide has more than 160 new products offered by 140 brands, along with 150 videos. Review products by category and brand, check features and prices and leave your comments!
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“Fine Lines”
Current and quotable.- "Having a conversation with another fly fisherman can be either on the level of one thoracic surgeon talking to another thoracic surgeon about how to resect a pesky aorta, or as gestural as a married couple exchanging the odd glance or nod." - Jack Ohman
- "At some point, I think we need to respect fly fishing—like jazz music—for its inherent niche appeal." - Kirk Deeter
- "It isn’t easy to break a fishing rod in several places. Sometimes one must find a couple of cinder blocks so that one may lay it between them and stomp it." - Greg Keeler
Fly Fishing Jazz: The Best “Improv” Flies
I’m a big believer in fishing few flies many ways, rather than stuffing fly boxes with hundreds of variations. That’s partly because I’m cheap, and also disorganized.
Read more...“Ask the Experts”
Latest News
Quick Fix: Use Medical Tape to Make a Sunglass Retainer
A couple weeks ago I was on location for a photo shoot in the jungles of Guyana and realized the sunglass retainers I had with me did not fit the larger ear stems of my Costa Del Mar sunglasses. I … more
Video Hatch: “Jazz & Fly Fishing, Season One”
As jazz is a conversation between human and instrument, so fly fishing is a conversation between human and water. And the four men—Håvard, Joona, Fredrik, and Tapani—who make up Jazz & Fly Fishing are masters of both. Tight lines you …
California Steelhead Take Backseat to Wine?
A group of scientists recently conducted a study that links higher steelhead death rates to low water levels and the amount of vineyard acreage upstream. In the late summer and early fall of dry years, when water is at a … more
Video Hatch: “Imago Amphibian Light Boot”
Imago Fly Fishing claims to be “The Brand of a Generation.” I’m part of that generation, and while this video is pretty cool, the biggest factor is if they can hold together through at least two seasons. And not everyone …
Books »
- The Longest Silence
"Small Streams in Michigan": An excerpt from the first chapter of Thomas McGuane's classic book "The Longest Silence."
Flies »
- Tying The Surf Candy
You can tie a Surf Candy to imitate almost any baitfish, from a tiny one-inch baby sand eel to an eight-inch needlefish used for barracuda.
Tippets
- Tippets: Whitney Gould Wins Again, Importance of Small Fish, Mississippi’s New Course, Fly Fishing Literature’s Elements of Style
- Tippets: “The Best Sport,” Colorado After Low Snowpack, Muskie on the Fly, Rivers Create Jobs
- Tippets: Keeping Fish on the Table, Gray Drakes, Road Music, The Bonefish Bug, Raul Navarette Passes
- Tippets: Buy Michigan Mineral Lease Rights, Washington Fly Fishing Fair, Ghillies Fly Shop Closes, South Twin Lake
- Tippets: Grasshopper Forecast, LumaLux Line, Yellowstone Opening, Hospodar Gets Bent
Gear »
- Retro Rod Review: Four Graphite Models that Changed the Fly Fishing World
A rod is still a rod, and in some cases, some graphite “classics” still have a look and feel that cannot be replaced, even by the very manufacturers that shelved these models in favor of the “faster, lighter” brands they replaced them with.
People »
- Kathryn Maroun: “Stan and Me”
"Stan and Me" is fly fisher Kathryn Maroun's touching account of her friendship with Stanley Bogdan, the legendary inventor of the Bogdan reel.
Techniques »
- Q&A with Daniel Galhardo of Tenkara USA
MidCurrent interviews Daniel Galhardo on the whys and wherefores of the fast-growing style tenkara.
