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Apr
18
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fly fishing news by Dave Teper
So far so good for the Fly Fishing Film Tour’s Florida swing this year. I got a chance to catch up with the tour in Tampa, followed by Stuart, and the other night in Key West. Both the Tampa and Stuart shows were a big hit with more than 200 people attending each show. In Key West, about 50 people showed up, and we might have set the record for the smallest show to date! Last year in Key West, we had about 150 people, some driving down from the upper keys and Miami. I think word had gotten out about the showings at the IGFA on April 23-24, and this deterred people from driving down. I can’t blame them. All in all this year’s show is the best one yet!
A few weeks ago, we started thinking about ideas for what to do for next year’s film tour, and we came up with one. What if we can assemble a crew of people obsessed/interested in fly fishing for permit, take over a house in the Lower Keys, and spend a month this summer trying to capture the craziness?
Our idea: welikepermit.com
We are inviting everyone that wants to come down! For real. Just let us know why you like permit, and when you’ll show up. In the meantime, we’ll probably be out tarpon fishing if the weather will ever cooperate.
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
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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.
So far so good for the Fly Fishing Film Tour’s Florida swing this year. I got a chance to catch up with the tour in Tampa, followed by Stuart, and the other night in Key West. Both the Tampa and Stuart shows were a big hit with more than 200 people attending each show. In Key West, about 50 people showed up, and we might have set the record for the smallest show to date! Last year in Key West, we had about 150 people, some driving down from the upper keys and Miami. I think word had gotten out about the showings at the IGFA on April 23-24, and this deterred people from driving down. I can’t blame them. All in all this year’s show is the best one yet!
