People of Fly Fishing

Mark and John (Arnold) have had quite the run as the founders and proprietors of the Headhunters Fly Shop in Craig; Mark is always ready, willing, and able to dish out wit and wisdom about the Mighty Mo.

A Fishing Story: Lori Ann Murphy from NEIGHBORHood1o1- Jesse Reardon on Vimeo.

For 16 year-old Joey Maxim, the way back to life after a near fatal car accident started with a fly rod in his hand. Missed this one when it dropped months back, kudos to Orvis for the reminder…

TIME from The Fly Fishing Film Tour on Vimeo. TIME is an exploration of Lefty Kreh’s legacy among some of the sports greatest living legends. Flip Pallot, Blane Chocklett, and Bob Clouser explore the backwaters of inland Florida- one of Lefty’s favorite fishing areas- and discuss how Lefty’s presence influenced their own trajectories in a […]

The art and science of building fly rods that work well has long fascinated me; no matter what materials are used for the rod stock or other components or whatever the intended use of the gear, to make a fly rod work on the water there’s a lot more science and very intentional, behind the […]

I don’t know about you, but I’m fascinated by men and women who give significant parts of their time, energy, resources, and lives to pursuing their passions and practically and logically working to preserve aspects of the natural world we all love and admire so deeply. Great (short) piece from the Native Fish Society on […]

Fly fishing luminary Oliver White dishes on a wide range of topics with Texas’ own JT Van Zandt on this edition of the Drifting with JT Van Zandt.

For decades, Costa Pro Chuck Ragan seemed to be in constant motion, first touring with the influential punk band, Hot Water Music, and later as a solo artist. But in 2015, Ragan got his guide’s license and downshifted to life in Grass Valley to spend more time with his wife and young son, while putting […]

Poetry in Motion: The Maxine McCormick story – Teaser from Mikey Wier on Vimeo.

Legendary Texas fly fisher JT Van Zandt and Yeti have posted a series of pretty damned interesting podcast interviews of late – the Jako Lucas and Alvin Dedeaux podcasts are well worth the effort to track these down – find them here.

People we met – Derek Martin from HOOKÉ on Vimeo. Native of New Brunswick, Derek has been a true fly fishing enthusiast since he was very young. The Miramichi River is the heart of his passion and plays an important role in his life since he decided to settle there. Father, entrepreneur, and nature enthusiast, […]

Here’s the second part of Quinn’s interview; if you missed the introduction in Part 1 – read it here. And note, I’ll be opening a giveaway for a hot off the press copy of Quinn’s book (Wilderness of Hope: Fly Fishing and Public Lands in the American West) tomorrow. There are a host of aspiring […]

It’s my distinct pleasure to bring to our Chi Wulff friends today’s People of Fly Fishing interview with author Quinn Grover. That name will ring a bell with longtime Chi Wulff readers as Quinn used to write with us a bit on Chi Wulff (see some of his previous CW works here); he and his […]