We all have our hangups, and mine involves marrying the latest high-modulus technology to supposedly smooth, bendy small-stream fly rods, the idea being the two rarely play nicely together.Ī lot of today's fly rod marketing involves words like "power" and "performance," and neither is much in demand on a stream you can jump across. I'll be honest I was prepared to *not* like the Orvis Superfine Touch fly rod. I think that overall, the quality of both the cinematography and content of the films is the best yet.Can A Modern, High-Tech Fly Rod Really Turn The Head Of A Cranky, Low Modulus Small Stream Fly Fisherman? If you have the chance, I’d say go to this year’s F3T. The most impressive moments of this film for me are the absolutely magnificent footage of Redfish hammering those poppers. Needless to say, they find them and proceed to catch a bunch with poppers and surface fly patterns. That’s exactly what several younger fly-fishers and guide David Mangum do when they head out in search of Redfish off the Louisiana Coast. The premise of the film is that cell phones rule our lives and it might not hurt to turn them off when you go fishing. I can’t sign off without a quick mention of “Out of Touch” by Shallow Water Expeditions. You’ll end up a believer in what the program can do for our veterans. The good news is that Fivecoats hooks up with Project Healing Waters, a program that introduces vets to fly-fishing, and he begins to turn things around. Fivecoats was involved in heavy combat during the conflict and came home with post-traumatic stress syndrome, which he still deals with today. It’s a journey that will hold your interest.įor anyone old enough to remember the Vietnam War era, the first part of “Breaking Through: The Story of Larry Fivecoats,” produced by Scott Thompson, will be difficult to watch. The answer is more complicated than it appears, so a crew of fly-fishers heads out to fly-fish for carp across the U.S. The question is whether carp are “trash fish” or gamefish worthy of a fly-fisher’s attention. “Carpland,” produced by Beattie Outdoor Productions, provides lighter fare when it takes a look at the history of carp in America and how a small group of avid fly-fishers is dedicated to catching these golden giants. fisheries are connected in many ways and cooperation between the two countries is crucial for the protection of these fisheries. The film emphasizes that Cuban and the U.S. “90 Miles,” produced by World Angling, tackles the good and the bad of what might happen when Cuba opens up to hordes of American sport fishers and how to prevent mistakes made when the Florida Keys sport fishing boom took hold of local economies and gamefish resources. The film strongly advocates that we still have a chance to turn things around and the tools and technology are available to do just that, but we must act now and the United States needs to lead the way. The film features fly-fishing industry luminaries Craig Matthew of Blue Ribbon Flies, Yvon Chouinard of Patagonia, Steve Hemkens of Orvis, Tim Romano of Angling Trade and Todd Tanner of Conservation Hawks. “Cold Waters,” produced by Conservation Media for its client Conservation Hawks, grabs the bull by the horns and takes a thoughtful look at how climate change is the single biggest threat to the future of sport angling. There is ample footage of monstrous fish getting air and the attendant smiling, jiving, screaming, dancing fly-fishers and fly-fishing guides to sate your desire, but in addition to the “usual,” I also noted a more serious tone to several of this year’s films. More information is available at So what about this year’s F3T? If you’ve attended the tour in past years and expect the usual fish porn, the 2015 tour delivers. Vrain Anglers Trout Unlimited chapter for restoration of the Buttonrock Preserve tailwater fishery damaged by the flood. The conclave, which bills itself as “a gathering of anglers who build, collect and enjoy fine bamboo fly rods and other vintage tackle,” wasn’t held last year due to the effects of the 2013 flood in Lyons, but it has returned for 2015 as a nonprofit fundraising event.Īll net proceeds from the Aug. Two days later, after intermittent shoveling broken up with rest breaks and “quiet” time, I powered up my computer and broke out the DVD.īefore I give you my impression of a few of the films, I should say that the tour comes to the Boulder Theater on April 1, but if you miss that, the F3T will also be shown later this summer as part of the Ninth Annual Colorado Cane Conclave, sponsored by Planet Bluegrass and F3T. I made a deal with myself that I had to shovel the foot or so of snow off my driveway and the paths to the outbuildings around my place before I allowed myself the reward of watching the preview disk.
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