It’s the offseason. I’ll be tying, hanging out with my kids being a dad, and working on a new short film project titled “Craft”.  This is a little short I made dinking around today. Look for a full length episode as part of a 4 Part Feature on the “Craft” of fly fishing around Thanksgiving. 

The Short Film “Craft” will touch on the loss of art in fly fishing in today’s world, but focus on where art and craft are very much alive with a particular lonely, solitary angler and the people he meets and those that share in the craft of this fine angling method and sport. The first episode due to show up around Thanksgiving titled “Craft…A Fly”.   

This isn’t for money or anything like that. This is a project that has been eating at me artistically for years and I’ve finally got the drive and ability to start. The entire film will be shot with an IPhone 6S+ and GoPro and edited with mobile app video editing software. I’ll even have some behind the scene stuff on Facebook.  Hell you might even find yourself in the film!   

Once it’s completed sometime next Fall I hope to submit it to some film festivals and put it in the web for people to enjoy and learn more about fly fishing. There will be conservation undertones but this film is about the art that goes into so many facets of fly fishing and the pursuit of honing those skills.  A focus on the art form that is lost in mass produced flies, super fast rods, the ever so popular hero shot, and the general mass marketing, popular culture that is now engrained in the sport of fly fishing.  

Swing by the Facebook for more updates as we move through the offseason. 

 

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I have been fishing the Yakima River and its surrounding tributaries, creeks, and lakes for 10 years. I have been tying flies specific to this river for 10 years as well. I have guided not only the river but also many of the hiking and mountaineering trails in the area and fished some of the more remote lakes and streams. I love to fish the Yakima River and have been running my driftboat here for 5 years. I guide a little differently than the other services here and have a slightly different philosophy on guided fishing trips. Its all about the experience, and while I can't promise there will always be cooperative trout, there will always be good times. I learned from some of the greatest anglers the Yakima has both on the water and at the vise and I guide to share and pass on that knowledge and expertise so others can enjoy this river as much as I do. I love to teach people to fish, I love to teach people how to read the river, and I love showing people the beauty and art of fly fishing. My service is a bit cheaper but that is because I have no shop taking a percentage. I use a lot of my own fly designs and patterns that no other guide has and have spent the past 10 years fine tuning my tying and patterns specific to this river. I have flies, leaders, tippets, and fly rods and reels, and always welcome anglers to bring their own gear. If you need waders and boots I can arrange for a rental. I support my local fly shop for my trips as well as it is important to me that our local shops stay open. When you take a trip with me it all about fishing and the experiences that happen along the river. I love getting my clients to have great moments with our trout here. Ask me all the questions you can, I want to teach as much as you want to learn. Whether you are an experienced angler or brand new to the sport I love sharing this river with people. I guide the Yakima River and many other secret waters in the area. When you give me a call I will ask you lots of questions as I want to make sure you have the best experience possible while chasing the trout we have here. Whether its a guided river float or a hike and fish, or a walk and wade to the secret places, I can help make your fly fishing experience memorable and fun. Give me a call today and lets set up a time to go fishing.

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