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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“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.
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Latest News
Thomas & Thomas Fly Rod Giveaway
In the mid 1960s, Tom Dorsey and Tom Maxwell joined together in their hobby of making fly rods. However, by 1969, “with more and more people seeking out their craftsmanship, they decided to make a full-time go of it, opened … more
Video: Patagonia Explains Their New Selective Harvest Salmon Program
Fly-fishing gear company Patagonia’s ten-minute film explains their new initiative with the First Nations of British Columbia called the Patagonia Provisions program.
See More Fish with Bifocal Sunglasses
If you’re “of an age,” you probably already realize that sunglasses with built-in bifocals can greatly increase angling enjoyment. Brands including Ono’s and Costa Del Mar have released models to help anglers see fish that they once may have missed … more
Thomas McGuane on Small Streams
One of the remarkable things about Thomas McGuane’s fishing writing is that you can return to something of his years after you first read it, read it again, and marvel all over again at the clarity of thought it contains. … more
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
- Osprey Rescue, Salmon and Trees, Digesting Climate Change, New Material for Fly Rods
- Know Your Tarpon, New GoPro Product, Too Many Cooks in the Kitchen, South Platte River Rebound
- Tippets: Fishing During Runoff, Fairbanks Outfitters to Close, The UN and Unprotected Waters, Hemmingway’s Mother
- Call for Artists, Old Wives’ Tales, New Species, Anglers and Their Books
- Tippets: Whitney Gould Wins Again, Importance of Small Fish, Mississippi’s New Course, Fly Fishing Literature’s Elements of Style
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.
