Tom L

These are beautiful. Thanks Mike.

Mike,

I agreed on both the musics and stories. I watch the films last night. I got thru only half of the films and had to turned it off. This new film CONNECT is not as good as their first 2 films, DRIFT AND RISE. It is too commercialized, while DRIFT AND RISE are more spiritual and captivated (at least to me anyway).

It is true that the spirit of fly fishing or any fishing in general doesn't have to involve traveling to exotic places. I love walking and fishing our local streams and lakes. But these films provided me some small peeking windows into other worlds and other species of fly fishing in a much inexpensive way. And they also make good winter companions, beside reading and tying flies.

There is a new film just came out in October called "Off The Grid" by Beattie Out Door Productions. It features some Midwest fisheries in Wisconsin, Michigan and Ohio. Here are some of clips.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLTx0Dzjqvw

Maybe Eric and help put something together to feature our beloved local fisheries.

Eric - That is a good idea. I'm willing to share my fishing DVD collections with our ISA members.

DRIFT Trailer

RISE Trailer

CONNECT - A Confluence Film is released I just got my in the mail today. Can't wait until I get home to watch it. These guys made awesome fly fishing DVDs. I have two of their previous films, DRIFT and RISE.

CONNECT Trailer

The River Why DVD is released. I got my copy in the mail yesterday. I've been waiting for this movie to come out for a long long time. It is a very beautiful movie, shut in beautiful locations.

http://www.amazon.com/River-Why-Zach-Gilford/dp/B005FXXTIW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1320943728&sr=8-1

For those of you not familiar with it. The River Why is a modern classic fishing novel by David James Duncan. Make a good winter reading.

http://www.amazon.com/River-Twentieth-Anniversary-David-James-Duncan/dp/1578050847/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1320943534&sr=1-1

Here is a trailer.

Highly recommended.

John - What did you catch them on? I thought these Asian carps are vegetarians (algae eaters). In the first picture, it looks like you had a fly attached to the reel, or maybe they were just some dried flowers on the ground.

Hi Rob,

I'm interested in buying your fly line. Is the $25 included shipping?

Tom