The Red Stick Fly Fishers of Baton Rouge, LA, held their annual banquet and fly fishing seminar on March 4, 5. The weather and Mardi Gras seasons did not cooperate, and attendance at the event was not its usual 150-200. However, those that did attend were most enthusiastic, and participated in the demonstrations and presentations […]
Pleasanton was a three-day show that was more than very well attended this year. As in all the Fly Fishing Shows, there were classes on casting, fly tying, and other topics such as entomology, writing for the outdoors, nymphing, and so on (depending upon presenters present). Then there were Power Point presentations, casting demonstrations by […]
I’m headed to Pleasanton, CA, tomorrow to give talks and demos at the Fly Fishing Show held February 25-27 at the Alameda County Fair Grounds. This has always been a great show, but this year it promises to be bigger and even better. If you’re in the area, come on out and say Hi. Watch […]
The Fly Fishing Show is headed to Pleasanton, CA, this coming weekend (February 25-27), and I’ll be there to sign books and give casting demos, fly tying instruction, and presentations on “Fishing the Film” and “Nymphing.” And as I always do, I will offer a non-denominational Bible teaching on Sunday morning. If you’re in the […]
The Fly Fishing Show came to Pasadena again this year amidst a heavy storm that dumped a river of water into the valley and coated the hills with snow The roar of the crowd was strong as they over-ran the booths, poured into the lecture halls, and stuffed the destination and adventure theaters and filled […]
The Badger Fly Fishers held their spring opener On February 5th at the Raddison in Madison,. It was a fun filled day of talking, tying, and getting to see old friends again. The presentation room was filled with winter-weary Badgers looking for little virtual fly fishing experience. My very good friend and fishing buddy, John […]
I will appear on Roger Maves Show–www.AskAboutFlyFishing.com tonight, February 2, 2011, Ground Hog Day, at 7pm Mountain Time. We will be discussing Fishing the Film and other topics. Let’s hope I get it all right the first time so I don’t have to do it endlessly until I do. See you then.
For more info, click here. From the website: Tom Helgeson’s Great Waters Fly Fishing Expo will continue this year on April 1, 2 and 3 at a wonderful new location — The National Sports Center in Blaine. As you may have heard, Great Waters founder Tom Helgeson died in November after a brief battle with […]
Sunday, day 3 at the Somerset Show, sported a good crowd of enthusiastic people who attended the presentations, destination theaters, adventure theaters, demonstrations, workshops, and filled the Show floor. I managed to visit my friend Ken Reinard, the Colonial Angler, at his “shop,” that he had set up at the show. Ken has spent a […]
Day Two—Saturday—at the Somerset Fly Fishing Show was crowd deluxe. Yesterday’s snow storm held the crowd to a respectable size, but today’s crowd was simply smashing. I managed to visit a couple of long-time friends in the industry, and get caught up on their activities. Simon Gawesworth,, Spey caster extraordinaire, was at the Rio booth, […]