Backing, Jeff Bright

By The Hatch, Uncategorized
  The sport of fly fishing that we all love and share is dripping with art, passion, and inspiration. What that inspiration leads to is the media and artistic content that we devour  in person, in print, and now more commonly online. Via the lens, key-stroke, brush or pencil of a few, the rest of us can share and partake…
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December Report

By Fishing Forecast, Fishing Report
The Big Wood River has been fishing very well on the right days. I like overcast and warmer days for good fishing. There are some fish on top feeding on midges but the nymph fishing can be very effective. Dry flies in sizes 20-24 work well and also have some light emergers that sink very gently. One of my favorites…
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Fine Art

By The Hatch, Uncategorized
  Travis Sylvester can really draw. Most people who see the artwork he has created are shocked when they realize what they are looking at is not a rich photograph or painting, but hand drawn with color pencils. Here on the left is the original photo I took of this thick brown that slurped down a big black beetle pattern…
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Videos That Fish

By The Hatch, Uncategorized
http://vimeo.com/10529635 Fly fishing and techno-rock? Well it's a little over the top when it comes trying to make fly fishing an "extreme" sport, but none the less it's great to watch some fly fishing footy that is so well shot and produced. Gets your mind out of the office and motivated to fish even with the coming months of snow…
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Get Your Bass On

By The Hatch, Uncategorized
Fly fishing + bass. The two do not exactly roll off the tongue like peanut butter & jelly or Bonnie & Clyde. However the reality is that bass are quite happy to eat flies, and surface oriented "poppers" at that. The takes can be violent and explosive. The fight intense and satisfying, and  diversifying your standard fly fishing routine is…
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Inch By Inch

By The Hatch, Uncategorized
Small fish are great. Not only do they represent what the future holds in store for the waters in which they live, but they often wear the most vibrant colors and stunning patterns. Does it take a big fish to feel reward in a catch? Certainly most anglers hope for the largest fish at the end of their line, but…
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