Meet the brothers Justin and
Brandon Francis. These two brothers
profess that they are fly fishing fanatics.
Talking to them for a few minutes and you just know that they are very
good at catching fish. Catch and release
for sure. Their smart phones are just
chock full of big fish pictures. They
are not species specific and their picture collection includes Steelhead, Bass,
Bull Trout and everything with fins. Their
home water is the Deschutes but many other fishing opportunities are nearby. Justin and Brandon believe that Bend, Oregon
is the perfect location for fly fishing fanatics such as themselves. Perfect for the variety of water and variety
of large fish with wide shoulders.
The Fly Fishers International was started in the northwest United States. We are involved in all aspects that pertain to fly fishing. We have grown and now have become an international organization. It might be best explained by going to our website, flyfishersinternational.org.
Monday, October 13, 2014
Friday, October 10, 2014
CALIFORNIA TRIES GIANT WATER COOLERS TO SAVE FISH
BY ELLEN KNICKMEYER
ASSOCIATED PRESS
ASSOCIATED PRESS
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- State and federal wildlife officials are resorting to installing giant water chillers in some of California's fish hatcheries, as drought, over-allocation of water and climate change all combine this year to make temperatures too warm for some baby salmon and other fish to survive.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service workers installed the coolers at the Livingston Stone National Fish Hatchery at the foot of northern California's Shasta Dam this summer when water temperatures hit the mid-60s - too tepid for the half-million winter-run baby salmon growing there, said Scott Hamelberg, a federal hatchery manager. To continue reading click here. http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_CALIFORNIA_DROUGHT_FISH_COOLERS_CAOL-?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT
ANGLER'S ELBOW
The Cause and The Cure
by Tom Dempsey, Mobile, Alabama, USA
Anglers, like all athletes, are subject to musculoskeletal injuries acquired in pursuit of their specific sport. Fly fishers have uniqueaches and pains that can make them uncomfortable. One of the most common problems seen in the fly fisher occurs from using the elbow repetitively to swing a rod and line.
Generically this was referred to as “tennis elbow,” an inflammation of the ligament insertion on the outside of the elbow which produces pain on flexion and extension of the elbow, i.e., during the casting stroke. It can be exquisitely tender to the touch.
To continue reading click here. http://www.fedflyfishers.org/Portals/0/Documents/Casting/The%20Loop/TheLoopFall2014.pdf
Proceed down to pages 21, 22, and 23.
Wednesday, October 8, 2014
Hold Onto Your Bobbins
When you first see Dave Roberts
at his tying bench in his own home, you know that tying flies is not just a
passing fad. One wouldn’t call him a
hoarder of fly material but he is well supplied. This is the result of a lifetime of fly tying
emersion. Add to that his Marine Corps
background and you just know that his selection to be the Fly Tying Chair for
the IFFF 2015 Fair was no happen-stance choice, and a darned good choice too.
Dave can be a practical joker
but you can bet that when mid August rolls around, he will be all
business. We just have to tell one
story. Every New Years Day two of the
fly fishing clubs in Southern Oregon have a chili feed at a local flies only
area we call the Holy Water. That
particular day another angler was fishing so as to be the first to catch a fish
in the New Year. He hooked up and was
trying to bring the fish to hand when Dave started throwing snowballs at the
fisherman and encouraged all the others present to join in and they obliged. Yep, that’s Dave.
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