A little over a week ago, on a whim, I decided to make the 51/2 hour drive from Bend, Oregon to Boise, Idaho to attend the Western Idaho Fly Fishing Expo. My reasons were simple. To get out of town for a few days and hang out with and learn from some other fly fishermen [...]
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We travel as much as we can in an effort to find new and exciting fly fishing opportunities. In those travels we have had the distinct pleasure of making some new “stream side” friends. We couldn’t think of better way to say thank you and Happy Holidays to you, our loyal followers, than to let [...]
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I fear that some of you may be a little upset with us over hear at Hooked Up Films when you learn that we have parted ways with our 1977 Toyota land cruiser FJ40…………and replaced it with a JEEP! Now, wait a minute. Before you assemble the lynch mob, let me explain. First of all, [...]
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I remember one time in the 5th or 6th grade completing what was clearly the best cardboard turkey in the entire art class. I also remember the teacher giving it a passing glance and saying, “That’s nice Eric”. “NICE! This isn’t nice……it’s stupendous!”, I thought to myself. Sometimes I wonder if the Middle Deschutes River [...]
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Here awhile back I had the good fortune of discovering a new breed of fly fishing movie…….one that falls into the “not boring” category. Com’on you know exactly what I mean. Most of the fly fishing movies out there either take themselves waaaay too seriously or are made by silly (barely 20 year olds) with [...]
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Hat, check. Breathable shirt, check. Toothbrush, check. Underwear, check. Hmmmm, “what about the fly fishing gear”? Great question. Traveling with your $1000 rod or with the heirloom fly box can be a little stressful. Nothing makes a fly angler pucker like the uninvited image of a broken rod tip or lost luggage containing his best [...]
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Since we are largely a video blog site, we felt inclined, nay, obligated to let our readers know about the Fly Fishing Film Tour. This is the angling communities version of the Banf Mountain Film Festival. Every year the best of the fly fishing video world is brought together and taken on tour. 2010 promises to [...]
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Introducing the best thing to come along since the “Lefty Deceiver” (well almost). The all new, totally cool place for all of us “long on art, short on marketing skills” outdoor blog nuts to congregate and display our shtuff! Thanks to some really neat people with more than a bit of vision, outdoor blog owners [...]
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Imagine December in the High Desert of Central Oregon for a moment. More specifically imagine that first cold snow. How it falls frozen and soft, drifting slowly downward in random patterns to touch down quietly on your arms and shoulders. How it tickles your face as it brushes past, and how when you look up [...]
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