Tippets: New Zealand Browns, Restoring Flows to the Yampa, Stillwater Tactics

March 13, 2014 By: Erin Block

  • Ross Purnell, editor of Fly Fisherman magazine, returns from a recent trip to New Zealand with some amazing footage of the big brown trout of the Ngongotaha Stream.
  • Change the Course and the Colorado Water Trust partnered up to execute a water lease program that restores flows to healthy levels on the Yampa River, saving fish and making it possible for river-based businesses to open again. Read more via National Geographic NewsWatch.
  • Tailoring fishing tactics to feeding behavior and times is essential, especially in stillwaters. Brian Chan lays out advice for fishing lakes and reservoirs in a recent post on the Sage blog.