Category Archives: Culture
Redington Profiles Artist Josh DeSmit
Here’s a quick one on a guy going big and trying to become a full time artist. Having grown up in an artist’s family I know the trials of this. However, as my father has proven, it’s possible to make … Continue reading
Posted in Backcountry, Culture, Videos
Tagged fish art, Josh DeSmit art, Redington fly fishing
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Farmed Atlantic Salmon Versus Wild and Sustainable Alaska Salmon. Go Wild.
I’ve never reposted content, but I feel inclined to set this piece at the top of the stack again. It’s that important. This post was first seen in 2013 and it is one of the most read pieces on Angler’s … Continue reading
Posted in CANADA, Conservation, Culture, Northwest, Uncategorized, US & Canada
Tagged Denver, Farmed salmon, Jax, seafood, wild salmon
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Fly Rod & Reel Spring Issue Available Now
Just wrapped up the spring issue and it will be hitting the newsstands soon. I think you’ll find it well worth reading with lots of solid technical information along with numerous fun reads, including the second installment of our essay … Continue reading
Hatch’s $100 Nippers and Simms’ Quick Stash Lanyard . . . until death do us part
The question isn’t whether paying a hundred bucks for a pair of nippers is worth it. The question is how are you not going to lose them after you fork out the dough. Hatch’s nippers come on the heals of … Continue reading
Posted in British Columbia, CANADA, Culture, Gear, Northwest, Spey, Travel
Tagged Hatch nippers, Hatch Reels, Simms Fishing, Simms Quick Stash Lanyard, Steelhead gear
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The Color of Steelhead
I think it’s interesting how, many times, we can tell what a person is fishing for and where just by the color of the flies they carry with them. A spring box in Montana is all about worms, skwalas and … Continue reading
Posted in British Columbia, Culture, Flies
Tagged Best Steelhead Flies, flies for steelhead, top steelhead flies
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Haida Gwaii, British Columbia Round Two
One of the most remote steelhead outposts on earth is Haida Gwaii, which consists of two magical islands off British Columbia’s northern mainland coast. I visited the islands several years ago and vowed to return. Last week I made good … Continue reading
Montana Wild Filmakers Busted By FWP, NFS
A well-known local film company is in hot water for not following laws in film and fishing while shooting a piece on fly fishing for Montana’s bull trout, which is only legal on a few waters in the state. After … Continue reading
Posted in Conservation, Culture, Montana
Tagged Bull Trout Montana, Fly Fishing For bull trout, Montana Fly Fishing
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New Protections for Great Bear Rainforest’s Old Growth and Nimmo Bay Resort
This is not an end-all solution to what plagues British Columbia in general and the Great Bear rainforest in particular, but this is great news for the continued health of this wonderful area, including its fisheries. The Great Bear offers … Continue reading
How To Get Through Winter: A Fly Fisher’s Guide to Big Dreams
It actually rained in Missoula, Mont., yesterday and it’s expected to again today. That makes the existing snow on the ground patchy at best. Roads are a mess of slush. Potholes go six inches deep. Piles of snow near the … Continue reading
Elements: Redington’s New Video Mini-Series
Yesterday we ran a video from Redington’s series called Find Your Water. Today we are showing you a clip from Redington’s new video series called Elements, a mini-series about the moments that define fly fishing, meaning the little things: repetition, … Continue reading