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Mayfly Outdoors, the award-winning manufacturer of high-performance fly fishing products and parent company of Abel Reels, Ross Reels, and Airflo, is excited to announce that world-renowned fly fisher, guide, author, and conservationist April Vokey has joined the Mayfly family as a brand ambassador. Known for her work through Anchored Outdoors and...

Louis Cahill has been a wonderful voice in the fly fishing community, almost since I realized there was such a thing online. I've loved his stories at Gink & Gasoline, and have shared them often here at MidCurrent. Unfortunately, Louis's home was hit hard by Hurricane Helene, and he's in need of some help. I encourage you to read through his story about...

Hilary Hutcheson, a renowned guide and writer from Montana, recently wrote an important story in Fly Fisherman Magazine profiling The Redside Foundation. The Redside Foundation is a group dedicated to addressing the mental health challenges that come with being a guide, and Hutcheson's story does a spectacular job getting at the human element involved...

Ansil Saunders, the legendary bonefish guide and civil rights activist from Bimini, Bahamas, passed away last week. Saunders was a pioneer in chasing bonefish in the Bahamas, and served as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s guide when Dr. King visited the Bahamas. The greater fly fishing world was introduced to Saunders in the film "Mighty Waters." The Bahamas...

Henry Winkler, the actor who's had a wonderful career and is perhaps most beloved for his portrayal of The Fonz in Happy Days, recently sat down for a Q&A with GQ, all about fly fishing. Yes, you read that correctly. The Fonz, talking about fly fishing, in GQ. Fly fishing isn't bohemian anymore, and might be at risk of becoming decidedly mainstream. On...

Michael Corcoran, over at the website Texas Highways, recently released a great story about one of fly fishing's most prominent guides, Alvin Dedeaux. Dedeaux used to be a singer for a funk band called Bad Mutha Goose and the Brothers Grimm, but he left that lifestyle to become a fly fishing guide. You can read all about that journey here.

Chris Dombrowski is one of the most celebrated fly fishing writers in recent memory. He recently sat down with the folks over at Hatch Magazine to talk about his journey to becoming an author, as well as his most recent book, The River You Touch.  You can read the conversation with Dombrowski here.

Tom Dorsey, one of the founders of Thomas & Thomas Fly Rods, passed away on February 14, 2023, at his home in New Haven, Connecticut. Ross Purnell, of Fly Fisherman Magazine, wrote a wonderful tribute to Dorsey, which you can read here.

If you're not familiar with Chico Fernandez, then you can't miss this recent story from T. Edward Nickens in Garden & Gun. He takes readers through Fernandez's story, and how the man from Cuba helped shape fly fishing. It's an excellent read, and you can find it here.

The headline might sound like clickbait, but according to the folks over at GoErie.com, a Pennsylvania angler has gone fly fishing for 1,400 days in a row. Tony Sobina has been fly fishing every day since April 13, 2020. This streak started thanks to some friendly banter with his brother, but it's now taken on a life of its own. You can read more about the...