Two Fridays ago, the International Fly Fishing Film Festival (IF4) hit Jacksonville, in concert with Blackfly Outfitters' Floodtide Festival weekend. The IF4 viewing was held at the Univerisity of North Florida and was brought to the area by Bullsugar.org (more on them at the end of this post).While the turnout was respectable, but a little … Continue reading Three Highlights from IF4
Tag: Conservation
The Rocky Mountain Flyathlon
Couldn't help but enjoy this short video of the recent Rocky Mountain Flyathlon event in Saguache, CO. The video was done by Tenkara USA as some racers use tenkara rods for their portability, but don't mistake this as a tenkara-exclusive event.The theme is "Run - Fish - Beer," and the competitors need to run a trail … Continue reading The Rocky Mountain Flyathlon
Saturday Video: Signaling Silver
Pretty sweet tarpon conservation video "Signaling Silver" dropped the other day by BOTE Boards. Definitely worth the 5-minute watch: https://youtu.be/tNXaMZ0e2gM?si=P_H07iKSnItYNTx0 "This summer, we set out to Florida’s Nature Coast for an expedition tagging tarpon with Bonefish & Tarpon Trust and Florida Outdoor Experience. With a focus on protecting essential and historical tarpon fisheries before it … Continue reading Saturday Video: Signaling Silver
South Dakota "Atlantic" Salmon?
The barrage of daily emails can sometimes be overwhelming. I really need to hit the "unsubscribe" button rather than just automatically delete the messages that show up in my inbox each day. Most of them are just trying to sell me things, but sometimes you see one that stops you in your tracks... GFP News: … Continue reading South Dakota "Atlantic" Salmon?
Finding Joe Brooks
Hey, just a heads up... looks like there's going to be a pretty rad documentary on this weekend on several of the "outdoorsy" cable channels.For those of you unfamiliar, Joe Brooks played an instrumental role in developing fly fishing across the globe through his travels, writing, and television work. His footprint on the sport of … Continue reading Finding Joe Brooks