Events

The Illinois Trout Unlimited council announced the dates for a Youth Camp this summer, from July 21-26 near the Au Sable River in Michigan. You can learn more about the youth camp from a press release below. the Council is now accepting prospective  campers’ applications.  According to Council Chair Dan Postelnick, “campers 13-18 receive instruction...

The folks over at Orvis have announced their winners of the 2024 Orvis-Endorsed Awards. Each year, "The Orvis Company [recognizes] excellence in sporting experiences through its Endorsed Lodges, Outfitters, and Guides Program (ELOG)," writes Phil Monahan. While many criteria factor into winning in a given category, Monahan explains that the most important...

The American Museum of Fly Fishing (AMFF) is honoring the legendary Jackson Hole One Fly Tournament with its 2024 Heritage Award. With that award comes the opportunity for one angler to win a spot to fish from the Chairman's Boat during the One Fly Tournament. Raffle entries cost $150, and all raffle entrants will get a limited edition set of One Fly x AMFF...

The folks over at Fly Fusion have announced the dates for their new Trout Tour. This tour features trout-focused films from the likes of Gilbert Rowley, Phil Tuttle, The Braker Bros, Todd Moen, RA Beattie and Fly Fusion Films. The tour will premiere at Sundance in March, then continue through the American and Canadian West. You can view the dates and tour...

In this touching post over on the Orvis blog, the team over at that company took the time to honor and support those who have served in the American Military, in honor of Veterans Day. You'll also be treated to a primer on Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing, a group that helps veterans handle their PTSD through fly fishing. You can read the story here.

The folks over at Keep Fish Wet have announced the start of their annual fundraiser. The fundraiser will consist of a series of raffles, and an auction, that run until November 12. All the money raised goes towards efforts from Keep Fish Wet to educate anglers and create more outreach programs based around their science-based catch-and-release fishing...

The Fly Fishing Hall of Fame, in Livingston Manor, New York, announced that it has inducted five new members for its 2023 class. Those members include John Atherton, Arnold Gingrich, Will Godfrey, Frank Mele, and Samuel Phillippe & Son. All of these individuals made sweeping contributions to the sport of fly fishing, whether it was building bamboo fly...

This is a special story for the MidCurrent News section from Beau Beasley, author and director of the Virginia and Texas Fly Fishing Festivals.  On Saturday, October 14, 2023, more than a hundred people stood shoulder to shoulder in a cold, steady rain to honor a fly-fishing legend. The throng had gathered in Baker Park in Frederick, Maryland, to remember...

Dry fly fishing is emblematic of fly fishing as a whole, and it's been romanticized since we started opining about the sport. But effective dry fly fishing is arguably the most difficult aspect of angling to master. One way to improve your dry fly fishing is using the right leader setup, which according to Dom Swentosky over at Troutbitten, is the George...

The youth team for Fly Fishing Team USA won the gold medal the International Youth Fly Fishing Competition in Bosnia, per a story by Brooke Snavely in Central Oregon Daily News. Snavely's story focuses on local teen Kage Kossler, from Bend, OR, who took home the silver medal for his individual performance at the competition. You can read her story here.