Hampshire angler highlights prejudice in fishing
Standing knee-deep in the river, casting her chosen fly as the clear water rolls calmly by, is an angling influencer. Marina Gibson, a fly …
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Fly Fishing is The New Bird Watching
Step aside, goat yoga. The chic way to unwind now is fly fishing. According to this article in the NY Times, fly fishing is the …
The Story Behind a Local Fly-Tying Legend
5280, Denver’s mile high magazine profiles fly tyer extraordinaire Charlie Craven. When he was seven, Charlie Craven lost all of his father’s fishing tackle during …
Flybraries are little “libraries” for fly fishing
Much like the little book lending libraries, at “flybraries” people can leave a fly to share, or take one if they need one. And they …
A River Still Runs Through It
Nearly thirty years later we still have a love affair with “the movie.” Nearly thirty years after 1992’s award-winning, Robert Redford-directed film, A River Runs Through …
The art of fly fishing: How Ben Miller uses his fly rod to paint
It’s easy to see Ben Miller standing in the river. He looks like a fly fisherman as he snaps his rod back and forth. Look …
Then one man started catching trout in it
Past the homeless camps, plastic bottles filled with urine, funky smells and a coal-fired power plant, Alan Peak stepped into Fountain Creek and cast his fishing …
Stoned On Trout
Catching the same fish two years later. Hensley was sold on fishing stoneflies two years ago after that first fish of a lifetime. “I never …
Fly casting in the shadow of the Rose Bowl
Did you know that there’s a giant casting pond in the shadow of the Rose Bowl? The casting club, founded in 1947, appears to be …
Sometimes fly fishing can’t save lives
20 years later Columbine has claimed another victim. Austin Eubanks was 17 when two gunmen entered Columbine High School and killed 13 people, including his …