As promised: Spey goodies. This is Juergen Friesenhahn’s contribution of German efficiency to the Spey world (especially the shooting-head side of things). I like the way the cast flows so smoothly and quickly, using a variation of skills that many Spey casters already possess (Can you make a Snap-T or Snap-V? If your answer is [...]

Don’t let the title fool you, this is actually a dramatic portrayal of a fly-fishing life intertwined with the sad realities of modern-day living, all reflected against a backdrop of canine competition. Last night, I watched (for the Nth time) one of my all-time favorite fly-fishing movies, Best in Show (directed by Christopher Guest). It [...]

As a few FF&W readers may know, I was fortunate enough to get some time on an early version of the Casting Analyzer way back in the dawning days of the device. (If you don’t know what the Casting Analyzer is, see the Castanalysis web site). Those initial analyzed casts provided a few graph’s worth of data [...]

Just a little eye candy from artist Paul Puckett to further satiate FF&W readers while I prep the next series of educational postings. I really like the look and feel of this piece (“Chilean Rainbow”), and I thought that a few of you might, too. In addition to Paul’s regular prints and originals, he also does some [...]

For those who have been putting up with my laziness waiting patiently since, oh, February, for me to get this back up at FF&W, here it is! While there was already a post that showed the videos, I think it’s best to include them here again (and if you want to see a serious curve, check [...]

Yeah, definitely check it out over at Castaway’s site. Check out the size of the water, and check out the size of the sea-runs. Reminds me of a little river I fished in Russia once, but maybe better… “FF&W Blog ‘Bow” courtesy of (who else?) Castaway Films.

It seems that someone has uploaded my father’s old (early 1980′s) Scientific Anglers film, “Fly Fishing for Trout,” onto YouTube (in six parts, see links below). Watching it makes me realize how fast the years have flown by when I think that my father was my current age (39) when this VHS(!) video was popular. Not so sure [...]

[ Javascript required to view QuickTime movie, please turn it on and refresh this page ] A favorite place: Oregon Coast. While this has nothing to do with fishing (unless you count the fact that out there in the ocean, salmon and steelhead are waiting to return), I still hope that you find it worth [...]

Yes, the day has come. A mere 17 years after its theatrical release, you can now snag a copy of A River Runs Through It on Blu-Ray. My copy is on its way today. Here’s to hoping that a few deleted bits from the fishing scenes are back…

Last month I posted about the new NZ-centric video, Once in a Blue Moon (mouse hatch!). Well, it appears that it is now ready to go, and available for early (pre-Amazon) purchase from Stu’s Fly Shop on NZ’s South Island (scroll down to see the packages Stu has with the DVD). If you decide to [...]

A little bandwidth consumption from the “From the Archives” department. Actually this is more like, “It’s Saturday night, I need to make a quick post, and look what I just found in a long-lost folder.” Origins aside, this is a much more visual follow-up to the Triple Shooting post that I put up here in [...]

Catch Magazine #5 is here and lookin’ good (as always). If you already subscribe to/read Catch, then you know all about it. If you don’t, you should! Go have a look. (And catch the Catch Blog here.)

Once in a Blue Moon 60sec promo from Bumcast on Vimeo. Just this 60 second teaser makes me miss N.Z. is a bad way. It has been far too long since I wet a line in those waters and watched a big South Island brown consider my offering.  I am eager to see the places [...]

In 2007, I wrote a brief piece looking back at the production of A River Runs Through It (watch It on-line). It was the 15th anniversary of the film’s release and I guess I was feeling a bit nostalgic. Anyway, the Trout Underground linked to it, and a bunch of traffic flowed to my (then) [...]