Archive for the ‘fly fishing news’ Category
Jan
24
Posted under
fly fishing news,
fly fishing reports by Dave Teper
A lot of people have heard, some haven’t, some care, and others don’t give a shit. A couple weeks ago we had an unusual weather event that cooled our water down to levels that were too low for certain fish like snook tarpon, and bonefish to survive. I was unable to go out and witness the carnage first hand because I was in the rathole finishing up our video for the fly fishing film tour this year. Most of my friends (guides) were ultra-depressed and all doom and gloom about the scenario, but everyone was aware that this kind of thing happens. Thousands of fish died. Big hit to the fishery.
Or is it? What percentage of our winter resident snook and tarpon actually died? It seems like nobody really knows. Over the last few days we have heard that some biologists and scientist types have been booking up days with Everglades fishing guides to assess the damage. It looks like it was a serious enough event to require professional interaction. I can’t wait to find out.
In the meantime all we can do is come to our own conclusions. Most of the initial talk on the internet is very negative. Things like “we didn’t find any life” or “all we saw was a lot of dead fish”. Now don’t get me wrong there has been a bunch of good things posted, but none really good enough to really offset the bad vibe. Until now…
I’m not going to get into the details of it, but 5 days after I finished editing a part of our new movie about the best snook (fish) of my life, I go out fishing once, when the fishing is supposedy as bad as it has ever been, and catch a snook that was better than the one I just spent all this time trying to tell about. The fish was a bit longer, and probably weighed about the same, but none of that is what it is even about. Its got nothing to do with even catching the fish. What it is about is hope. Now granted these fish are down, been beaten up, some to death, and are very vulnerable (a perfect time to actually stand a chance with a fly rod), and I will honestly say that I went out looking to kick something big while it was down. But in the process of catching and releasing her, great respect was paid not to wear her down too bad and to make sure she swam off exactly how we found her. And she did. It was at that moment that Jeff and I realized how symbolic it was. At a time when many lost all hope, there was still a trophy out there willing to eat my stupid little fly and prove to all of us that it is FAR FROM OVER!
Dec
01
Posted under
fly fishing media,
fly fishing news by Dave Teper
Our Fly Fishing Film Tou
r project is coming down to the wire. We have just shy of 6 weeks left to turn it in, and are getting ready for quite possibly the best two weeks of our lives. Will, the Bear, and a few others are on there way to Everglades City as I type this, to hook up with Jeff and I for our last main shoot of the year. Our plan (what there is of one) is to head out into the everglades and explore deeper than any of us have ever been before. We have a boat for just about every situation we will encounter, and aren’t afraid to use them… If you see a caravan of Hell’s Bay Whiprays or a tiny boat that you don’t recognize (Skate) in the park over the next couple weeks, it’s probably us. Feel free to stop by and see whats going on.
The fishing recently has been nothing short of spectacular. With the warmer than usual weather and light winds, we have had no issues finding fish to throw at. The redfish have been where they should be. Snook have started to move into their backcountry haunts. Tarpon have been laying up on the calmest days. And when the tide has been too high to sightfish, the albie (bonito) bite off the beaches has been on fire.
Oct
05
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fly fishing media,
fly fishing news by Dave Teper
Here we go again. It is that time of the year for us to start readying our piece for the Fly Fishing Film Tour for next year. We’ve decided that this year we are going to showcase one of the most unique fisheries in the world, the Everglades. We have been filming this piece for the last couple years, and are making a hard push to complete it over the next 3 months. The fall/winter fishing in SW Florida is some of the best of the year. There are some big tarpon around still, but that is not our main objective. We are looking to showcase the incredible shallow water sight fishing opportunities that the low fall tides present.
Snook and redfish thrive in the Everglades, and as the weather cools, these fish start to move around and look for shallow pockets of warmer water. This movement gives fly fishermen and those who prefer to sight fish opportunities to have multiple fish days in mere inches of water, and us the opportunity to show the world that our backyard here in the Everglades is worth checking out. If you really like “the hunt” of shallow water fly fishing than you’ll love our next video, as well as the Everglades winter fishery. Keep checking our blog for updates and highlights of our adventure as it unfolds.
NOTE: There are a few partnership opportunities still available. Would your company or organization like representation on the Fly Fishing Film Tour, and exposure in the saltwater market space? If so, contact us to see how we can help.
Sep
14
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fly fishing news by Will Benson
Lets have some fun…The picture is of Andy Mill and some dude eyeballing one of Will’s not so best casts. I wonder what he is saying? Help us figure it out. Click on the gallery, save the original file, run it through your favorite image editor, and fill in the blank. Then email it to shitcast@worldangling.com with the subject line “shitcast”. The best quote winner will be announced if anyone actually plays. Winner gets nothing, unless someone has something to give the winner, then they’ll get that.
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The forth annual Drake Magazine Video Awards concluded the other night with SLAM sharing the “Best Fishing Video” with our friend R.A.Beattie’s video: Dank. We opened the show to tremendous fan fare as the crowd held on to every clip. The emotion climaxed when the audience reeled back as I slammed my face into the casting platform on the south side of the Marquesas. Yes that was me, Yes it hurt, but No, that’s not real blood. There were some really great films this year as the quality seems to be getting better and better. Noticeably absent was Felt Soul Media, as new-commers On The Fly took home the honors of “Best Overall” for their film Once In Blue Moon. I believe that Mikey Weir and Brian O’keefe were also in the winners circle for “Best Story” and “Best Cinematography”. I might be wrong however as Tom Bie made good on his promise of free beer. I was pretty pumped and they were going down fast while I watched from the Scott Fly Rods section on the upper level. Obviously, I want to thank the other film makers for their efforts in getting their videos together for the show. This event would not be possible without artists like yourselves putting in an amazing amount of time and hard work to make it happen. Similarly, many thanks to Cloudveil, Yellow Dog, Scott, Smith, Scholler, SA, Hatch and New Belgium for sponsoring this event. I also want to thank Oakley for hooking us up with some new shades, and Craig C. at Vanstaal for being the coolest dude ever and hooking us up with his badass reels. But most of all, I want to thank The Drake, our loyal fans, and those who showed up, for being really, really loud when our film was playing! All in all, it was great to get out to Denver and see everyone again. We will be looking forward to the Fly Fishing Film Tour early next year, and some much needed time off in the southern hemisphere.
Sep
03
Posted under
fly fishing news by Dave Teper
We are so f*&cking excited to show our new video SLAM to the masses. We will be releasing it at the Drake Magazine Video Awards at Cervantes Ballroom, 2637 Welton St. Denver, CO, on September 10th at 8:00pm. Admission to the show is free, as well as the beer. We will be web releasing the movie the same time on our home page. We tried to pass the bandwidth off to vimeo, so hopefully the servers will be able to handle the traffic. we are expecting like 500,000,000,000 views that night:) In the meantime, we are going to tease you with a password protected video file. We don’t even know the password, so there is no chance of seeing it until the release, sorry:) Thanks for the support.
If you missed it here is the write up:
In case you didn’t already know, saltwater fly fishing here in South Florida is a contact sport! And our latest film, SLAM, will let you feel it about as much as you’d feel a whack in the face! Filmed in our back yards here in Key West, the Everglades and the Bahamas during the 2009 season, SLAM focuses on all the major species we target: Tarpon, Bonefish, Permit, Redfish and Snook. This film portrays the most important aspects of Saltwater fly fishing. Beginning with what it looks like when you first see them coming in, to the adrenaline rush you feel when you hook up, to the heartbreak of watching them get away, and finally, the joy of releasing them to swim free. There’s no waxing poetic about the meaning of it all, we’ll let you figure that out for yourself, we just bring the goods and showcase the coolest fish in the world. We don’t have a big budget, or a helicopter, just an incredible natural resource, and a passion for what we do. For all of you out there that get it, and want more, WorldANGLING gives you SLAM!
A lot of people have heard, some haven’t, some care, and others don’t give a shit. A couple weeks ago we had an unusual weather event that cooled our water down to levels that were too low for certain fish like snook tarpon, and bonefish to survive. I was unable to go out and witness the carnage first hand because I was in the rathole finishing up our video for the fly fishing film tour this year. Most of my friends (guides) were ultra-depressed and all doom and gloom about the scenario, but everyone was aware that this kind of thing happens. Thousands of fish died. Big hit to the fishery.
