MidCurrent Fly Fishing News

Islamorada Film Festival to Honor Billy Pate

Sat Apr 30 19:15:58 2011

The first Islamorada Fishing Film Festival, scheduled for Sunday, May 22, at Founders Park (mile marker 87 bayside) at 6:30 PM will honor Billy Pate Jr., who died April 18 at age 80. The event is a fundraiser for the......

Thieving Wives and Tiers Turned Hairdressers

Sat Apr 30 19:02:55 2011

Late to the party but with typically excellent coverage, the Financial Times offered its take on the hackle-feather-hair-accessory craze this morning. Tim Neville describes ecstatic salon owners, tiers repurposing old saddle hackle, and wives turned suddenly curious about what their......

PBS to Air "Salmon: Running the Gauntlet"

Fri Apr 29 18:42:01 2011

On Sunday, May 1 at 8PM ET/PT, PBS will a air a 30-minute Nature special titled "Salmon: Running the Gauntlet." From the show description: "Nature goes beyond the ongoing debate over how to save an endangered species to expose a......

USA Today Update on Felt Sole Bans

Fri Apr 29 18:33:47 2011

In this morning's USAToday, Jeff DeLong summarizes the state felt sole bans that are either in effect or being considered. "The spread of didymo from Maryland's Gunpowder Falls in 2009 to the Savage River last year appears clearly linked to......

Son of Chota Founder Killed in Afghanistan

Fri Apr 29 17:56:58 2011

We learned yesterday that Lt. Colonel Frank Bryant, who was a fighter pilot serving in the United States Air Force, was one of those killed in the airport attack in Afghanistan that also took the lives of several other servicemen.......