Posts from the “Video” Category

Stages of Accepting the F3T Promotional Package

Posted on February 5, 2013

Overtures are made on behalf of the Fly Fishing Film Tour about receiving a promotional care package. Your first thought is that your fears of a continued slide into blog irrelevancy are momentarily abated. Or they had a long list. Your second thought is, you are an outlaw blogger, do they know what they’re getting into? Then you look down and you’re wearing khakis; self-assesment may be in order. Your third thought is, you’ve already read the post to end all posts about the F3T care package by the Reverend Roughfisher, and what else are you going to say? Thought number four: There’s beer inside the box. Ensconced in bubble wrap. Five: Free hat! Six: There’s no showing in New York City. Lots of people…

Can Fly Fishing Save A Community?

Posted on May 23, 2012

The sunglass maker Costa Del Mar has a new film out about fly fishing for arapaima in Guyana. I’ve only watched the trailer but am awaiting the DVD, and it seems well worth the screening. Sure all the protagonists are wearing Costa hats and sunglasses but so be it. I love fly fishing videos that go beyond just being awesome, and actually have some weight (see Rivers of A Lost Coast, Red Gold). This one seems to. It’s based on the premise that developing a catch-and-release fly fishery for these giant freshwater fish can create an eco-tourism economy and thereby save a community and ecosystem from habitat destruction. That’s a tall order, but I’m buying into it. I give Costa props for the message.…

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