They say it's your birthday....

Happy Birthday to ya! R.L. Winston Turns 80 this month. We present the only video we could find on the subject via Youtube

South Holston River Float

The Leaper

Smith Optics Interlock Wins Award

Smith Optics Wins Prestigious National Geographic Adventure "Best of Adventure Gear" Award

Ketchum, ID (November 26, 2007) For the second year in a row, Smith Optics has been recognized for its forward-thinking product development with the prestigious "Best of Adventure Gear" award from National Geographic Adventure.

Smith Optics Interlock Technology received this honor among thirty-nine other products regarded as essential outdoor gear by a select group of outdoor experts. National Geographic Adventure’s review process differs from other magazines as it selects an independent panel of forty-four of the country’s leading outdoor authorities and retailers to weigh in on products which, in its expert opinion, are innovative, essential, and have created particular excitement in the marketplace.

"We developed the Interlock technology to combine high performance and style in one product without forsaking one for the other. This award is confirmation yet again that Smith is exceeding
market expectations with our innovative and fresh approach to product development," said Eric Carlson, Smith Optics vp of product and design.

The Interlock was awarded "Best of Adventure Gear" due to its ground breaking technology, superb functionality and the corresponding demand created in the marketplace by its introduction. "The Smith Interlock looks cool, the lenses are simple to change, bombproof when in place, and optically precise. They’re nothing short of the best interchangeable sunglasses. Ever," said product guru and Best of Adventure Gear editor, Steve Casimiro. "One twist to change your entire look." Announced at the Adventurer of the Year ceremony in Washington, D.C. in November, the Interlock appears in the November-December issue of the magazine.

For the 2007 edition of the award, SMITH received similar honors for its V Ti high-performance sunglass, a lightweight, single lens product employing two different titanium alloys
to provide a lightweight and perfect fit.

FYI - Just in time for the holidays Sierra Trading post has an great selection of Smith Sport Optics at excellent prices and we have links to all of them in one convenient place via the FlyFishMagazine.com deals on gear page.

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Shucks

NAISSANCE D_UNE EPHEMERE
envoyé par grand

Tip of the hat to Peddler from the SEFFF for pointing this one out.

This is a test....This is only a test...

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DVD Review: Roll Cast Productions - "Fishizzle"

Fly fishing video often tells the story of a person who forsakes the work-a-day world of the corporate stiff and heads off into the wilderness in search of fishing adventure. These movies make us poor corporate lackeys wonder what life might be like were we to ditch the world of 9 to 5 to seek our living as a fishing guide in the Alaskan bush. "Fishizzle" from Rollcast Productions might be described as the "flip side" of the typical fly fishing film.

Fishizzle tells the story of Steve, an angler who has worked as a fishing guide in Alaska for several years. His days are filled with tall tales, giant rainbow trout, and his fellow guides and fishing buddies. In short he is living his dream. As in all great tragedies, our hero awakens from this dream after a "brutal boat crash" and is forced to make a decision to either stay with his dream job or head back to civilization and start the makings of a proper career. Steve does the responsible thing and finds himself clad in a plaid and smack dab in the middle of city life with a job at Wooligans, "Your winter outfitter."

Steve's days at Wooligans just can't live up to the excitement and freedom of his "previous life" so he spends much of his time away from work reviewing his collection of fly fishing video footage and wishing he could find a way to make a a career of fishing. Along the way to his goal our hero must contend with a boss who thinks that his "head isn't in the wool," a bizarre lure salesman's infomercials, rivers filled with rafters and rowdy kids, and his responsibilities as a boyfriend. All of these things seeming to conflict with his love of fishing.

In Fishizzle! Steve Apple does something new in the world of fly fishing video. He manages to provide the compulsory fish porn (with some great pictures of big fish being caught) along with an great soundtrack, while at the same time telling an excellent story in a hilarious fashion. It is a proverbial breath of fresh air for your DVD player.

Fishizzle is available from Rollcast Productions via their online store for $19.95. We at FlyfishMagazine.com think that you won't be disappointed.

Pebble Mine: Just In case you had forgotten...

Here is Felt Soul Media's trailer "Red Gold" for their new film about the quest to stop the Pebble Mine in Alaska. Think barrels of cyanide at the headwaters of the worlds largest salmon fishery. This video took top honors at the Drake Magazine's five minutes of fly fishing video awards. Special thanks to WayUpStream for getting this out via Youtube.

SEFFF Members Nightfishing the Hex Hatch

Here is what happens when a video camera makes the trip to fish a hex hatch with SEFFF members DitchMonkey and SupaFlyGSR.

The Bow and Arrow Cast

The blue line fly fisher's best friend!

As if we needed a reason

To use streamers for brown trout

Catch and Release

Tonight the wife and I watched the film "Catch and Release." It's not really about fly fishing but when it comes to scenes of Jennifer Garner making out with the guy from Deadwood in a fly shop who really cares.