“This is Fly” magazine #56 is online now

This is Fly Magazine’s Issue 56 packs a knockout punch with a brigade of superstar anglers, writers, musicians, artists and photographers. The latest installment takes readers around the world to unique destinations in pursuit of world class fly fishing.

This is Fly Magazine contributor Jako Lucas explains why catching Golden Dorado are worth trekking through the Bolivian Jungle and the marshes of Argentina. Stuart Harley and Mark Murray of Tourette Fishing are emphatic that once you get a taste of fly fishing for triggerfish, you will be addicted for the rest of your life. Travis Bradford goes Road Trippin’ on the Fly Fishing Show circuit and seeks species between each location. We are excited to showcase the writing and photography of Derek Olthuis who recently hosted a group of anglers at Fortress Lake and experienced Canada’s infamous Brook Trout.

This is Fly 56 This is Fly Magazine's Issue 56 packs a knockout punch with a brigade of superstar anglers, writers, musicians, artists and photographers. The latest installment takes readers around the world to unique destinations in pursuit of world class fly fishing.

Contributing author and photographer D Bone anxiously welcomes Spring and the streamer bite which is just starting to heat up. Cody Townsend, professional skier and co-founder of Arcade Belts, introduces you to Trout Unlimited’s Northern California Field Director David Lass. Dave Karczynski delivers Part 2 of The River San, where the author searches Poland for the gene that makes him think like a fish.

We sit down with Ken Morrish, our featured fly tier, who has created an arsenal of popular commercial fly patterns available through Umpqua Feather Merchants. We discuss his introduction into fly fishing, passion for photography and his successful company Fly Water Travel. We showcase Josh DeSmit an obsessed artist, trout bum, and fly tyer who explores the power of spray paint which he uses in many of his works. Lastly, our featured photographer is Nick Kelley, the Associate Editor and Photo Editor for Outside Magazine’s website OutsideOnline.

Enjoy and thanks for your support! Read now.

 

FEATURE: SEARCHING FOR DORADO GOLD

Searching for Dorado Gold is a feature by Jako Lucas who embarked on a South American adventure trekking to Argentina and the Bolivian Jungle in search of the ravenous Golden Dorado.
Searching for Dorado Gold is a feature by Jako Lucas who embarked on a South American adventure trekking to Argentina and the Bolivian Jungle in search of the ravenous Golden Dorado.

This feature embodies the true nature of exploratory fly fishing, here is a sample of what is waiting for our readers, “It is moments like these that make it worth all the excruciating hike up the Agua Negra river, with the humidity that feels like a tight noose around your neck, with the bugs everywhere, and not being able to take a shower for more than a week, or the jaguar tracks which were a constant reminder of just how rural your surrounding is.”

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FEATURED PHOTOGRAPHER: NICK KELLEY

The brilliant work of Nick Kelley the Associate Editor and Photo Editor for Outside Magazine’s website OutsideOnline.
The brilliant work of Nick Kelley the Associate Editor and Photo Editor for Outside Magazine’s website OutsideOnline.

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Website: www.thisisfly.com.

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