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Hooked
Photographer and Guide Jeff Forsee Reckons With Flyfishing Obsession
Conservation
Timing is Everything in California
Editor's Note: Shortly after this story was published in issue 16.2, on January 14, President Joe Biden officially designated the Sattitla Highlands National Monument, citing this region’s cultural, historic, scientific, water source, and recreational values as deserving of permanent protection...
Conservation
SOUTHERN RENAISSANCE
The phrase “heading south” typically refers to a time when things begin to fail or take a turn for the worse. Euphemisms aside, the waters of the southeastern United States hold an unrivaled amount of freshwater biodiversity, including many species...
Water Reportage
All Time Precious Cargo
Species: Music Man/CarpDate: SeptemberLocation: I-5 Corridor I take the railroad crossings, short spans of dirt road and other bumps as slow and careful as possible. I’ve got precious cargo in the back of the truck. Mid-to-late 70’s cargo. It is...
Travel
THE HATCH STARTS IN AN HOUR
First published in Volume 15, Issue 4 of The Flyfish Journal Jazz & What? Jazz & Fly Fishing—part jazz quartet, part quirky film project, and a dream come true—traces its beginnings to a pub in Helsinki, in 2008, when two...
Water Reportage
Touché Blue Line, Touché
Species: TroutDate: Late SummerLocation: Western Washington Blue Line I love to hatch the plan one hour before departure time. We’re going trout fishing, tiny trout creeking! I only make two wrong turns on the way—the maze of logging roads and...
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CROUCHING TIGERFISH, HIDDEN HIPPO
First published in Volume 15, Issue 3 of The Flyfish Journal Venture into the deep bush of southwest Tanzania to catch a fish, and you are officially taking your angling into a realm where humans’ position at the top of...
Gallery
Chloe Nostrant "To James"
First published in Volume 15, Issue 3 of The Flyfish Journal I was 19 when I met James Warren. He was best friends with my stepfather, Jamie, and as long as I have known Jamie I have known of James...
Contest
Smolt of the Month
*The Smolt of the Month contest is currently closed. For now. Stay tuned as we'll likely reboot things soon, and we'll be announcing the Smolt of the Year soon. Back by micro-demand, The Flyfish Journal is rebooting our beloved Smolt...
Conservation
The Good Dam
First published in Volume 15, Issue 2 of The Flyfish Journal It is nearly impossible to predict what random piece of media will catch the public’s attention and end up going viral. A few years ago, a short film from...
Cutbank
On Not Catching Fish In a New Place
Last summer we moved to St. Louis, MO—not too far from what I understand are exceptional streams full of trout and smallmouth bass, 90 miles or so southwest of the city. But not being able to get away from my...
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Whatcom's Resilience: The 1999 Pipeline Explosion and Creek Recovery
Step back in time to the fateful June day in 1999 when Whatcom Creek's course was forever changed by a devastating explosion. Against the backdrop of urban waterways and lush green spaces, witness a powerful narrative of resilience emerging from...
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Sando Chunk
We need stories about the mundane things, like sandwiches. Films based on something small, and even poorly defined, but nonetheless enough to spur creativity. In fact, the stickiest memories may actually come from the small things found in the margins...