Media & Entertainment

"Mending the Line" To Stream on Netflix

The new fly fishing-centered movie Mending the Line is set to start streaming on Netflix this weekend. The film garnered positive reviews throughout its theatrical run, and features footage from some of fly fishing's most gifted filmmakers.

New Film: School of Fish

Colin Arisman and Oliver Sutro, with help from Orvis and Trout Unlimited, have released a new film titled School of Fish. This film paints a portrait inside one family's seasonal salmon rituals and their connection to the Bristol Bay Guide Academy, where local youth are empowered through fly fishing to serve as guides and conservationists. Indigenous...

Film: Rio Dorado

The folks over at Fly Fisherman Magazine and Side Channel Productions have released a brand-new fly fishing film. This one doesn't focus on trout, but on an exotic, wonderful species - the golden dorado. Anglers are probably familiar with dorado. They're big, mean fish that you chase with giant streamers. But in the Rio Dorado, anglers chase these...

Buffet Series Season Finale

This week, the season finale of the Buffet series - from filmmaker Gilbert Rowley - went live on YouTube. The finale episode is all about one man's quest to catch a permit. As you've come to expect from a Rowley film, the storytelling here is excellent, and so is the cinematography. Getting any fish - let alone permit - to cooperate with the camera is a...

Fly Shop, Barbershop All in One

You probably don't think about getting a shave and a haircut when you head to the fly shop. But for anglers in Wheat Ridge, Colorado, they can do just that, thanks to a barbershop and fly shop joining forces. According to a story for ABC News 7 in Denver by Brian Sanders, Cutthroat Barbers and Anglers and The Canyon Fly Shop share the same storefront, and...

Winston Releases "Low Range" Film

We're used to seeing fly fishing films sponsored by - or filmed by - some of the biggest names in the industry. They focus on trout, or tarpon, or dorado. Exotic fish in exotic locations, all packaged in a neat, slick way that's meant to make those experiences feel accessible. Most of them aren't, which is why many fly fishing films don't resonate with...

Interview With Filmmaker Gilbert Rowley

Gilbert Rowley is a filmmaker and fly fisher from Utah. He's produced a bevy of wonderful films like "Caddis Magic" and the "Modern Nymphing" series with Lance Egan and Devin Olsen. Rowley's latest project is the third season of his popular "Buffet" series. These videos are shorter, with their goal being to share the highlights of fly fishing, rather than...

Q&A With 'Mending the Line' Director

Josh Caldwell directed and produced the new film 'Mending the Line.' The film tells the story of two veterans healing from their respective wartime experiences. Caldwell sat down with Sage Marshall over at Field & Stream to chat about the movie and offer some insight into how it all came together. You can read the story here.

Review of Mending the Line

Mending the Line is a new feature-length film that focuses on the healing power of fly fishing in the life of a Iraq War veteran. It's filled with stars like Brian Cox and Sinqua Walls. But it's more than just another film about veterans dealing with the horrors of war, and it's more than a film about fly fishing, too. Ross Purnell, over at Fly Fisherman...

Mending the Line Trailer

A new trailer for the feature-length film "Mending the Line" released earlier this week. This movie tells the story of a war veteran experiencing healing through fly fishing. It starts Brian Cox and Sinqua Walls, among other celebrated actors. You can view the trailer below.