Flatlander Fly Fishing

18/08/2017

Always cool to be recognized by Orvis!

Welcome to the latest edition of the Orvis News Friday Fly-Fishing Film Festival, in which we scour the Web for the best fly-fishing videos available. I was on vacation last week, but I've made up . . .Read More »

07/08/2017

NEW VIDEO! It's been a minute, but here's some motion picture evidence of the good time we had in NW PA last week!

https://vimeo.com/228682362

Quick look at our late-July day trip to the NW PA. Cameras: Mavic Pro, GoPro Hero5 Music: CAAMP

06/08/2017

http://flatlanderflyfishing.com/?p=1799

I am often amazed at the ease I find in getting out of bed at some ridiculous hour so that I might go fishing. The alarm will often blare at an hour in which many people are mid way through their nightly slumber. In my house, the early alarm is often followed by a slight groan from my wife. The groa...

22/07/2017

Matthew and I had the chance to fish one of the pristine Ohio streams this afternoon! https://www.instagram.com/p/BW3MgJKgX6f/

29 Likes, 4 Comments - Matthew Joseph Murphy () on Instagram: “And the river runs through it ”

21/07/2017

http://flatlanderflyfishing.com/?p=1791

Over the past two years, I have taken a bit of a sabbatical from my writing. I needed to step away and reexamine why I was writing this blog. I had lost my sense of selfishness, and I was attempting to satisfy an audience. My tone had taken on a great deal of cynicism that I was attempting to hide…

21/07/2017

How all the best fly fishing films start: rain, and several days of no fish. But this is a beautiful little look at why we do this. https://vimeo.com/222005361

A fishing expedition through the alpine lakes of the San Juan high-country. _ Presented by: Yeti Cycles yeticycles.com/feature/excursions/high-altitude-lines _ Directed…

05/07/2017

Mike goes to the Keys. Kinda catches fish.

http://flatlanderflyfishing.com/?p=1773

04/07/2016

Celebrating the 4th in the Flatland with a few fish!

20/03/2016

I managed to find a few of these today. Feisty and fun!

02/02/2016

Dude. Mammal-eating trout.

Video: “Mighty Mouse II” in Western Alaska Written by: Phil Monahan Here’s a second installment of the killer “Mighty Mouse” series from Fly Out Media, featuring some “hangry” leopard rainbows from the Aniak River of western Alaska chowing down on rodent patterns. The anglers are using barbless flie…

03/11/2015

These guys do good work, and now they've produced a fly fishing film.

05/10/2015

Just found this on Instagram - Very much wants!

https://squareup.com/market/chesterfish-outfitters

Chesterfish Outfitters provides high quality clothing and products for people who shed blood, sweat, and tears for tight lines.

25/09/2015

Must watch!

She's a right catch

28/08/2015

Mike's view at Maroon Lake last night, near Aspen, CO. No. It wasn't raining.

15/06/2015

A short video from last week's trip.

This is "Early Risers" by Shane Murphy on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

13/06/2015

There will be a write up soon!

08/06/2015

Our pals in MT make us all wish we were fishing RIGHT NOW!

Summertime is always a great time to enjoy the rivers and get outdoors. The bugs are plentiful and the wildlife is in full force. This is a small compilation of…

21/05/2015

Video: if this doesn't make you go "OOOOH!" then check your temperature (keep the sound volume up).

I love this video because it perfectly captures something that every fisherman has experienced; the unexpected boat-side eat. As you'll see, the angler is chucking a topwater frog against a bank. Just like most of us would do, he zips it back to the boat after nothing strikes close to shore, and jus…

11/05/2015

Win stuff!

It's contest time again boys and girls, and this time we've got a real humdinger for you. This week's prize pack includes a bunch of stickers, a new SCOF redfish shirt, a Costa Sunglasses Kick Plastic water bottle, and the grand poobah of prizes: a Simms Fishing Products Dry Creek Z Hip Pack ($199.95 retail). So all you have to do to enter is like, share, and leave a comment letting us know what you will use all this goodness for. Please make sure you are a magazine subscriber to win. Subscribe for free at http://southerncultureonthefly.com, and make sure you check out the spring issue while you're there. We will pick the winner next Monday. Have a great week, y'all.

05/05/2015

I'll just leave this here before Shane finds it and tries to convince y'all that Field & Stream wrote this for me.

Seems logical. Might work. It would only take a few times of it not working, however, for me to resort to my usual method: Cussing, flailing, and snapping leaders.

03/05/2015

My favorite new accessory!
http://flatlanderflyfishing.com/?p=1709

I love mail! Seriously. There is just something special about finding things in that box addressed to you. That is unless it is a bill. One of the perks of this blog is that people will send us things to try or review. This week I received an awesome package from Isaac Sheehan at MidAm Mercantile. H…

01/05/2015

Here in the Ohio Flatland we don't have these kinds of hook-setting problems. Unfortunately :(

https://vimeo.com/126329661

About 15 years ago a famous explorer and adventurer of our day told me about the Church of the Seven Day Adventurist. He enlightened me to the fact that almost…

30/04/2015

Cold-blooded carnivorous brown trout, from our pals at Montana Wild.

https://vimeo.com/126221383

With runoff in full swing here in Montana, the guys decided to load up the truck and head south. Our target were big, predatory brown trout and true to their nature…

27/04/2015

A little time on the water with my son!

26/04/2015

http://flatlanderflyfishing.com/?p=1720

There are stories and there are legends. Today, we fished in the footsteps of a legend. I am not sure when the legend began or how it even started, but myths becomes fantasy, and fantasy becomes fact. The fact is that Steely Dan is hero in the fishing world. A man that has set a standard that would…

25/04/2015

Birthday fishes with Zach Hawrot and Steely Dan! Expect a blog post soon.

16/04/2015

This is kind of like fishing with Mike!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGASamEkgA8&feature=youtu.be

Just in time for summer, Hank Patterson is back with some winter fly fishing tips. Enjoy these sure fire techniques to fishing size 39 midges for winter rain...

16/04/2015

Compared to rising trout, underwater pike strikes is a totally different kind of awesome...

Savage Gear Cannibal shad vs Pike

15/04/2015

http://flatlanderflyfishing.com/?p=1711

For many of you that follow us here, you know that I am addicted to trout. I don’t care how big or small they are. I love catching them. I love seeing them. I love everything about them. For me, trout are the perfect fish. They live in beautiful places, they sip dry flies, and quite frankly, they ar…

13/04/2015

The bass may have been small, but they were fun on the fly rod.