Headlamps, Fly-fishing Writing and a Conversation With Dylan Tomine

Headlamps, Fly-fishing Writing and a Conversation With Dylan Tomine

‍Hatch reviews a new book by Paul Schullery and Steve Raymond: This Artful Sport: A Guide to Writing about Fly Fishing. “Many if not most newcomers find that learning to be a good writer isn’t as much fun as learning to be a fly fisher…”

From Flylords, the Best Headlamps For Fly Fishing 2024: “Diehard anglers know that some of the hottest fishing can occur at dawn, dusk, and the dead of night, so showing up prepared with proper illumination is a must…”

Ken Baldwin at Sports Illustrated with a short primer on the benefits of fly fishing for mental health issues. “With the advent of computers and cell phones, our heads are down and fingers are flying, but the rest of the body is pretty much dormant…”

‍Skwala partners with the Wild Steelhead Coalition: “If you’re seeking virtual steelhead connection, consider the Wild Steelhead Coalition as an alternative to vapid, vicarious YouTube vlogs. Their website serves up plenty of fishy photos and videos with a bit more substance…”

‍Flylords with more coverage on the attacks against public lands: Utah and 14 Other States Attacking Public Lands. “Let’s be very clear: these are not Utah’s lands to begin with,” said BHA President & CEO Patrick Berry. More from our coverage earlier this fall about Utah’s attempts to privatize and profit from the public’s land ownership: Is There Something in Utah’s Water?

From The Flyfish Journal’s Sidechannels podcast: a conversation with Dylan Tomine (author, filmmaker, Patagonia Ambassador and diehard conservationist). “His first book, Closer to the Ground, is an exploration of ‘an outdoor family’s year on the water, in the woods and at the table…’”

For Christmas, enjoy Brian O’Keefe chasing freestone browns at the Owen River Lodge on New Zealand’s south island: long leaders, tough casts, big, wild tout…