Fly Fishers International (FFI), the leading organization dedicated to the legacy and advancement of fly fishing, proudly announces the appointment of Tilda Evans as the first woman to serve as Chair of the Board of Directors. This milestone reflects FFI’s commitment to continued growth of the sport for future generations. A lifelong angler with a […]
With 91 entries, the 18th Open German Fly Tying Championship has reached its closing date! We are delighted that so many fly tiers have once again taken part and wish them every success when their flies are judged next Friday! The jury 2025 consists of: Hans van Klinken – Netherlands Peter Kunz – Switzerland Nadica […]
Exploring hidden jungle fisheries, Kendjam, Aitutaki, Greenland, Bhutan and lots more IN THE LOOP Magazine Our Spring-edition is now online. Huge thanks to all the contributors who’ve made it possible to release yet another magazine – 100% free for anyone to enjoy. This time around, we’ll take you to French Guyana’s hidden jungle […]
On Sunday, March 30th, the German Hunting and Fishing Museum in Munich, in cooperation with the Bavarian State Library, will be exhibiting for the first time the TEGERNSEE MANUSCRIPT as part of the special exhibition “500 Years of Bavarian Fly Patterns” in the fishing department. The TEGERNSEE MANUSCRIPT is an approximately 500-year-old manuscript containing […]
Welcome to this edition of We Are Fly Fishing Magazine. In this issue: Derek Olthuis takes you to the untouched wilderness of Alaska, father and son Barosselli take a serious trip to the Goiserer Traun, Grant Hall paints some of his summer memories, I myself will bore you with a rather technical story about sea […]
Season 4 of Fishing the Collection is here! We are back with some vintage bamboo rods in action on the storied Battenkill. Episode 1: Margie Kaat takes a short rod to the local Battenkill. Featured in this episode: Orvis Banty // 4’4”, 4wt // circa 1962 Episode 2: Battenkill Guide Brew Moscarello takes a Pezon Model […]
Amidst the amity of the Edison Fly Fishing Show, a full house gathered in the Strike Room at the New Jersey Convention and Exposition Center to pay tribute to the extraordinarily innovative fly tyer, Bob Popovics, who was posthumously honoured with the 2025 Izaak Walton Award. AMFF Trustee Fred Polhemus introduced a moving tribute video […]
Issue #84 is live, and we’re introducing a very special, long-awaited film by Todd Moen from the far northern European waters of Finland. But first, closer to Catch Magazine’s home is an essay by Brian O’Keefe called “Western Winters”,…snow-covered mountains and icy, trout laden waters requiring gloves and grit. Jeff Edvalds shares an essay of Chile’s summer. And Lucas de Zan captures fantastic photos of […]
The John D. Voelker Foundation and the American Museum of Fly Fishing (AMFF) are pleased to announce that submissions are now being accepted for the 2025 Robert Traver Fly-Fishing Writing Award (the Traver Award). The award is named after Robert Traver, pen name for the late John Voelker, author of Trout Madness, Trout Magic, Anatomy […]
In recent weeks, Fauna Hengelsport has moved to a beautiful, impressively large store at Elftweg 4 in Raamsdonkveer; this is diagonally opposite the old store. At the new location, all the major brands have their own department, whether it concerns brands for coarse fishing, carp fishing, predatory fishing, trout fishing or sea fishing. The […]