People of Fly Fishing

People we met – Nic Samson from HOOKÉ on Vimeo. Originally from Quebec, Nicolas Samson had a 10-year career in the Canadian armed forces. For the last few years, to be closer to his true passions, he established himself in the Baie-des-Chaleurs in Gaspésie. During the winter, he hunts powder in the Chic-Chocs with his […]

I have to admit, in the ten years we’ve been running Chi Wulff and interviewing notable fisher folks from around the world, this is probably the most different and unique interview we’ve ever done. What follows is a group interview with the guys who are running as a block for the board of the Madison […]

Here’s the second part of our recent interview with Keagan Walls; see his introduction and the first half of the interview here. What’s your favorite Texas-based species to fish for and why? My favorite has to be the Guadalupe Bass. They don’t get too big, but they do put up a fight which makes it […]

It’s my pleasure to share today the first part of an interview with Keagan Walls, a new friend we’ve made down here in Texas. Keagan is the acting fishing manager at the Orvis in Plano and one of the more avid regional fishers I’ve met since being down here, chasing a host of local and […]

We’re back today with the second installment of our interview with artist and fly fisher Ethan Markie of Bozeman. See Part 1 here if you missed it yesterday, or just scroll down below. What do you consider your home water and what about it keeps you coming back time after time? The Madison. Hands down. […]

It’s my great pleasure to present today the first of a two-part interview with up and coming artist and longtime family friend, Ethan Markie, of Bozeman, Montana. Ethan has been one of Jake’s particularly close friends for years; they worked together for several years at the famous Bozeman Angler, have driven and fished many a […]

A poignant read via the TU blog – Voices From the River: The Next New Normal – written by a gentleman with stage IV prostate cancer and less than a year to fish and embrace all the natural world offers.

Earlier last week the Philadelphia Inquirer ran a great piece about Joe Humphreys and a recent reception there related to the release of his bioptic Live the Stream. Not often do you get to rub shoulders with one of the living legends in the fly fishing game… Well done.

A River of Memories from Deschutes River Alliance on Vimeo. Featuring the legendary Mike McLucas, this film tells the story of the lower Deschutes River through the eyes of someone who has fished and experienced this remarkable river for decades.

Hook And Vice Legends – Featuring Brian Chan from Hook And Vice on Vimeo.

Here’s part 2 of our interview with author Steven Sautner; if you missed part one and his brief introduction, read it here. And once again, all images by Jim Leedom. And that water above is the very water that inspired A Cast in the Woods… There are a host of aspiring writers in the fly […]

It’s my pleasure to post today the first of a two-part People of Fly Fishing interview with author Stephen Sautner. Stephen has been an active contributor to The New York Times “Outdoors” column. His stories have also appeared in The New York Times Magazine, Fly Rod & Reel, Angler’s Journal, Outdoor Life and Underwater Naturalist. […]

The New York Times has a nice piece posted memorializing Art Lee, another respected author and member of the old guard of fly fishing who recently passed away 25 July in New York. Many of you probably have or have read his Fishing Dry Flies for Trout or any number of his articles in the Atlantic […]