Videos

Sage ONE Rods

With the holidays right around the corner, I thought I would show ya’ll a product that you might find on an angler’s wish list.  Last August, Sage announced the release of their new rod series for 2012: ONE.  Sage claims that this rod was three years in the making.  It is constructed from Sage’s Konnetic technology, and is the ideal rod for both experienced and novice anglers.  Other features of the rod include:

-Fast action

-Fuji ceramic stripping guides

-Hard chromed snake guides

-High grade, custom tapered, shaped cork handles

-Walnut wood and Golden Bronze-colored aluminum anodized freshwater reel seat

-Weights 6 through 10 have an all Golden Bronze colored aluminum anodized reel seat

-Black powder coated aluminum rod tube with Sage medallion

While I own a rod that is a fifth of the price of a ONE rod (715-745$), I can still wish.  Click the above photo for more information on Sage’s website.

The River Why

Here is the trailer for The River Why, a new film that is currently being screened in select cities.  The movie is an adaptation of David James Duncan’s 1983 novel of the same name.  It stars Zach Gilford, William Hurt, and Amber Heard.  Judging by the trailer, the movie contains some beautiful shots of fishing in Oregon.  I guess you can say it’s a more modern version of A River Runs Through It.  Plus, if anyone is a Friday Night Lights fan, does a movie get much better than Matt Saracen fishing?

Urban Fishing in New York

Here is an interesting video produced by New York state’s Department of Environmentalism.  While many people do not associate fishing with New York City, there are in fact many places to fish.  Though not specifically fly fishing, the video documents places for anglers and fishing enthusiasts to fish in both saltwater and freshwater.  This style of fishing has been aptly titled urban fishing.

 

Once in a Blue Moon

I know this video is old, but here is the trailer for Once in a Blue Moon. The video documents the adventures of fishing in New Zealand. I wish I was there right now. Enjoy.

Tell President Obama: Stop the Keystone XL Pipeline

The new proposed Keystone XL pipeline, which would carry oil from Canada to Texas, is being described as “essentially game over” for the climate by climatologists.  The oil would come from Canada’s tar sands oil fields to Texas in order to be refined.  The pipeline project requires a presidential permit, which means it is only up to Obama to grant the permit or not.  As the CREDO ACTION website states:

“The Alberta tar sands are a carbon bomb. The 3rd largest oil field in the world, the difficult extraction and transportation of the tar sands oil ultimately produces up to three times the carbon emissions of traditional oil (And extreme environmental devastation along the way).  The Keystone XL pipeline is the fuse to this bomb – a highway to swift consumption of this dirty, dangerous crude. As if that wasn’t enough, it poses a massive spill risk in the six states along the pipeline route, including over the Ogallala Aquifer which provides up to 30% of our nation’s agricultural water.”

So I urge you all to sign the petition to prevent the construction of such an unfriendly environmental monstrosity:

http://www.credoaction.com/campaign/keystone_obama/?rc=homepage

History of Fly Fishing in North America

United States anglers are thought to be the first anglers to use artificial lures for bass fishing.  Prior to that, most anglers used live bait.

Anglers began to develop fly patterns (artificial lures) to fish for specific species of bass.  Eventually, each fly pattern began to be associated with a specific species of fish.

Anglers, such as Theodore Gordon, during the late 19^th century began using flies to fish the Catskill Mountains of New York.  They used the flies to fish the trout filled streams and rivers of the area such as the Beaverkill and the Willowemoc.

These anglers developed new fly patterns, and often wrote about the popularity of fly fishing in the area and the United States.  Charles F. Orvis, the founder of Orvis, helped to popularize fly fishing as a sport.  He designed new reels and fly designs.  Fly fishing historian Jim Brown described Ovis’ 1874 reel as the, “ benchmark of American reel design.”  The Orvis company began to supply Americans all across the U.S. with fly fishing equipment.

The popularity of fly fishing peaked in the early 1920s in the Northeast and the Midwest.  Ernest Hemingway helped to popularize the sport by writing about it.  After the 1920s fly fishing’s popularity decreased.  However, in the 1950s with the help of fiberglass rods, synthetic fly lines, and monofilament leaders, fly fishing became popular again.

Patagonia SST Jacket

If you have recently come into some money and are into fly fishing I suggest purchasing Patagoina’s Fall 2011 SST Jacket.  On Patagoina’s website the jacket retails for  $449, but it is well worth the investment.  Besides the jacket being beautiful, it offers:

• Lightweight, highly breathable and durable 3-layer nylon double ripstop fabric, with a waterproof/ breathable H2No® barrier and a Deluge® DWR (durable water repellent) finish; all seams are sealed
• Integrated hood with single-pull adjustment
• Waterproof, corrosion resistant ririAQUAzip® front handwarmer pocket and back pockets
• Large gusseted chest pockets are waterproof (set high for wading, with inside tippet pockets, large back pocket); forceps stash inside left chest pocket
• Reverse StretchCoat® cuffs; Y-Joint™ sleeves and anatomically curved elbows
• Two Beastie D-rings on front, one on back; hidden rod holder; double belt loop at lower back
• Drawcord at hem, fabric at hem is mesh to allow for drainage
• 3-layer, 3.5-oz 40-denier 100% nylon double ripstop with a waterproof/breathable H2No® barrier and a Deluge® DWR (durable water repellent) finish. Cuffs: Reverse StretchCoat

 

Fly Fishing is a Joke

This is a beautiful video made by Henry Harrison.  This was his thesis for the MFA program in Science and Natural History Filmmaking at Montana State University.  Besides its aesthetic appeal, the video does an excellent job of understanding the draw of fly fishing.

Fall on the Farmington River

Here are some photos my friend Kyle Yanagihara took of a trip we made to the Farmington River in the Fall of 2010.  Check out more photos from this trip and other trips on Kyle’s blog.

Kyle With a Nice Big Brown Trout

Nice Little Brown Trout

Choosing Flies at UpCountry Sportsfishing in New Hartford, Connecticut