Category Archives: Humor
Video Hatch: “Fly Fishing Filmmaking Tips”
This year’s Orvis Rendezvous in Missoula, Montana, features a highly acclaimed guest speaker: fly fishing film maker (and humorist) Hank Patterson, who gives a preview with some tips and tricks of the trade in this film short.
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Fly Fishing Under the Nose of the Supreme Leader
Scott Bowen reviews A Bridge To FUBAR: Long Walks and Nice Casts in North Korea 2006-2011, the story of how a an elite Special Forces LRS team managed to explore and map undiscovered North Korean blue-ribbon trout streams—all while surveilling secret … more
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Video Hatch: “Best Guide Never”
High-holed and skunked on the river, Hank Patterson is back in this trailer for the film short featured in the upcoming Fly Fishing Film Tour.
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Video Hatch: “Hank Patterson – Episode 3″
Back with more expert advice in episode three of “Reel Adventures,” fly fishing guide Hank Patterson gives the inside scoop on everything from creating your own hatch to why waders need barn doors.
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Lizz Winstead on Fly Fishing
Comedian and the co-creator of “The Daily Show,” Lizz Winstead, wanted to do something special for her 50th. And at the invitation of a friend, she headed to the Naknek River in Alaska to learn how to fly fish. From … more
Quick Tips: The Importance of a Spare Key
Spare key? Yes, I swear to you it’s almost as important as a spare rod or reel. It doesn’t matter if you’ve got a random shuttle driver moving your car from one location to the next during a long float, … more
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Twenty Questions with Hank Patterson
In the most recent edition of Chris Hunt’s 20 Questions series, star of the REEL Adventures film series and expert guide Hank Patterson takes the hot seat. Covering everything from wombats to fighter pilots, Party of Five to Schaeffer Light, it’s … more
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Tenkara Outlaws?
Jason Klass of Tenkara Talk has some witty advice regarding a serious legal subject involving Tenkara anglers, and it involves velcro and a reel. This comes after the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s statement that “tenkara fishing on fly fishing … more
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Labash: The Anti-Tying Contingent
Youngsters these days: first they fish lures and call them streamers, and now they distance themselves from the ancient art of fly tying. “The former (fly fishermen) always feeling guilty and inadequate if they don’t become the latter (fly tiers/bug … more
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ITU Kepler22-b Fly-Fishing Expedition an “Awesome Success” Despite Tragedy
ITU’s Ganymede headquarters are abuzz this week with the triumphant return of “Team Earth,” the first interstellar fly-fishing expedition, just back from their exploration of the fishing opportunities on Kepler-22b, a water planet about 600 light years from our solar … more
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