Ambassador. Innovator. Icon. A few words to describe the career of Brian O'Keefe and the impact his presence has had on the sport of fly fishing. From Pike to pineapples, ask him about nearly any fly fishing destination on the globe, and he'll not only detail the fishing there, but even mention a few memories from the few years he…
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"GoPro/POV" videos are every where now and fly fishing has not been overlooked. They are the single easiest kind of video for anyone to make for a couple reasons. One is the ease of use and the other is the functionality of available mounts. Literally the cameras are going everywhere. Strap one to anyone or anything and Let'er Buck! The simple…
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"Popular literature has suggested that all the world’s problems are caused by unhappy people, so to find happiness in oneself is really a gift to the world. And to their credit, there is no happier than the trout bum." Hard to argue with that, and Shauna Stephenson has a solid grip on perspectives that many of us share. Reinforcement to…
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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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Whatever you want to call it, we've all spent some time in one. Maybe even been a bit jealous, or already have one of your own? It's a place for gear, equipment, lucky charms and animal parts. Trophies or keepsakes, all things that the better judgment of ladies won't allow on display out in the living room. So the shrine…
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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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There are spectacular things all around us that can so easily go un-noticed. It has to be very calm and quite to hear the calls of migrating snow geese that pass far overhead. Equally rare that they are ever noticed amongst the busy bustle of every day life unless they are first heard, then with any luck the wavering strands…
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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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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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