#Flyfishchat is tonight! 6PM CST/7PM EST

Consider yourself invited to #flyfishchat on @TwitterSpaces pic.twitter.com/4G1u62LCjM

— flyfishmagazine (@flyfishmagazine) October 7, 2021

There is a thing happening on twitter this week: #Flyfishchat

Join us on Thursday 10-7-2021 at 6:00 PM CST / 7:00 PM EST for our first ever #Flyfishchat using twitter's new #TwitterSpaces . Our 1st guest will be @captgordon re: Redfish on the fly. #TwitterSpaces are interactive audio chatrooms for IOS and Android via the app.

— flyfishmagazine (@flyfishmagazine) October 1, 2021

 

The COAF Field Team: Oklahoma Trout fishing Opportunities.

You can actually do some pretty decent fly fishing for trout within driving distance from the Dallas Metroplex.  Glenn with the COAF field team put together a great video that outlines three of these fisheries.  Give him a follow and crush the Like button on YouTube.

Gear: The Brook Silicone Vest Patch

I picked up this Brook vest fly patch at the Texas Fly Fishing and Brewfest, as an easy way to test out silicone vs foam as fly box insert material.  It worked well and as a bonus, fit perfectly on the velcro patch on my Orvis Pro waders (more to come on the waders).  The silicone vest patch is available from Brook fly fishing equipment with an MSRP of $12.99.  You will also want to check out their other offerings. .    
 

And now you know... Radar O'rilley invented the Magic Chum

Gary Burghoff of MASH fame is also the inventor of the Magic Chum, advanced fish attractor device.  And now you know...  

"An enhanced fish attractor device for use on a surface of a body of water to entice fish with a chum material..."
 

What's your favorite type of fly box?

Here is a poll for you. What's your favorite type of fly box for trout fishing? Not on the list below? Leave it in the comments. #trollpoll

— flyfishmagazine (@flyfishmagazine) March 31, 2021

WSJ Declares "Fly-Fishing Boom is Here!

 

Not since Brad Pitt asked the question, "What are they biting on?" has the fly fishing industry had such lofty news!   The Wall Street Journal has declared a new renaissance for the quiet sport.  It just might be getting a little more crowded on the water.

"Fly-fishing has been growing at an annual rate of nearly 3 percent, says the 2019 Outdoor Foundation report. And since Covid-19, local fishing has picked up. Between January and the end of August this year, for example, Connecticut saw a 6 percent increase in purchases of trout-and-salmon stamps, which tend to be more closely correlated with fly-fishing. New York State saw a 15 percent uptick in fishing licenses over a similar period. A wide variety of fish, including carp, northern pike and Amazonian peacock bass, are now deemed worthy of a fly-fisher’s attention, and additional techniques and tools have been devised to hook, land and safely release them."

They even mention a few well-known fly fishing personalities including April Vokey.  

Simon Perkins Interviewed on fly fishing through the pandemic

President of @TheOrvisCompany on #flyfishingthroughthepandemichttps://t.co/ZwtzftfY7f

— flyfishmagazine (@flyfishmagazine) August 28, 2020

With friends like that....

 

Buddy just Face Timed me from @YellowstoneNPS to ask me what flies work well there. I have a suspicion that he really didn't need to know and was just rubbing in the fact that I'm working and he is fishing. #hoppers. @paislarx1

— flyfishmagazine (@flyfishmagazine) August 27, 2020

Rest In Peace Charlie Garwood

Just learned that Charlie Garwood, one of the original members of the #BlueRidgeFlyFishingAssoc (pictured lower right), lost his battle with a brain tumor yesterday. Rest in Peace, my friend. #LifeisshortFishoften. Glad we could reconnect earlier this year via Zoom. pic.twitter.com/GLMyYuEJ4q

— flyfishmagazine (@flyfishmagazine) August 14, 2020

I plan to do a longer post with a few tall tales involving Charlie.  In the meantime please keep his family in your prayers.   

Street Casting?

When you don't have access to a nice pond try #streetcasting #flyfishing "I can practically hear them composing their caption: Dude fly-fishing in downtown Manhattan!"https://t.co/6Mn5B0ku04

— flyfishmagazine (@flyfishmagazine) August 11, 2020

Thanks to Tennessee....

And a big thank you to the State of Tennessee...https://t.co/xKadTnmcZL

— flyfishmagazine (@flyfishmagazine) June 25, 2020

Getting Small: Fly Fishing North Texas with an Orvis Practicaster

North Texas fly angler Glenn Bautista has come up with a novel way to fish his area ponds. He has outfitted an Orvis Practicaster practice rod (not normally used for fishing) with a reel and line.  This gives me all sorts of ideas.

Why you need a guide: Unicoi Outfitters Edition.

He stuck the landing...

Live from Silver Creek, Idaho