Fly Fishing Daily

If you’ve been busy organizing flies and not doomscrolling, you might’ve missed that fly fishing has been sneaking into the news in some pretty wild ways lately.First up, Colorado’s Lower Blue River is turning into a full-on river soap opera. FlyLab’s recent writeup on the new Colorado Parks and Wildlife survey spells it out: big landowners along the Lower Blue have been blaming “floating anglers” for a trout crash, but CPW’s own biologist points the finger mostly at pellet-fed fish programs crowding the river and spreading gill lice, not folks drifting it with a 5‑weight. Colorado Parks and Wildlife even said angler-caused mortality on that catch‑and‑release stretch is minor compared to natural causes. So while some private interests float a 10‑year permit system for boaters, the science is basically saying, “Hey, maybe stop feeding trout like feedlot cattle and then blaming the guys in drift boats.”Slide west to Oregon, where the Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife just locked in the 2026–2027 regs. ODFW and Northwest Steelheaders both break down a new nine-dollar Ocean Endorsement if you want to chase marine species offshore (not salmon or steelhead). That fee is funding nearshore surveys, which is nerdy, sure, but it’s the kind of data that tells you where bait, rockfish, and predators are stacking—pretty handy if you like swinging big flies in the surf or probing jetty current seams. They also cleaned up kokanee rules: 10 a day, year-round in many zones, simple and clear. It’s not classic fly flicking for wild bows, but a lot of trout folks quietly love a glassy morning in a float tube with an intermediate line and a bright kokanee streamer.Meanwhile, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is quietly doing something every wading angler should care about: opening more water. A recent breakdown on Spreaker highlighted that national wildlife refuges in Idaho, Montana, and Washington are adding over 87,000 acres of new fishing access. It all lines up with state regs and, crucially, there’s no surprise federal “no lead tackle” twist in these stretches. For anyone who loves sneaky little refuge creeks with spooky cutthroat and browns, this is basically a map of new side missions for the next few seasons.And for the folks who like their fly fishing with a side of beer, stickers, and fish porn, the Fly Fishing Film Tour is already teasing its 2026 North American run. Flylords Magazine has been talking up the “Rooster Fly Project” film, and the F3T schedule shows this will be a big anniversary year for the tour. Expect packed theaters, loud hollers when someone sticks a giant tarpon on a 12‑weight, and at least one film that makes you want to sell your truck and move to some tiny trout town.Point is, while the broader news cycle is a mess, if you drill down to fly fishing, 2026 is shaping up like a good hatch: a little complicated, but if you pay attention, it could fish really well.Thanks for tuning in, and come back next week for more. This has been a Quiet Please production, and if you want more from me, check out QuietPlease dot A I.For more http://www.quietplease.aiGet the best deals https://amzn.to/3ODvOtaThis content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI

If you’ve been wondering what’s brewing in the fly fishing world lately, there’s actually some pretty fun stuff in the news that might nudge you to clean the line, patch the waders, and hit the road.Let’s start out West. The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife just rolled out their “What’s New for 2026” rules, and there’s a couple sleeper changes that matter if you like to sling bugs in the high country. According to the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, kokanee now have their own separate limit in a bunch of zones, with a 10‑fish daily bag, open all year and no size limit. That’s tailor‑made for those of us who like to swing soft hackles or strip small streamers on the kokanee lakes but don’t want to burn our trout limit doing it. They also clarified that crayfish are basically open all year almost everywhere in lakes and streams, which means you can flip rocks after an evening hatch and gather a campfire snack without wondering if you’re poaching.Slide over to Colorado and things get a little spicier. FlyLab’s recent write‑up on the Lower Blue River highlights a big fight over what’s really hurting the trout down there. Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s survey report says the pellet‑feeding programs on that stretch are causing overcrowding, disease issues like gill lice, and higher mortality, even as some landowners are pointing fingers at floating anglers. The fun twist for the fly crowd is that CPW specifically noted angler‑induced mortality is minor on that catch‑and‑release, fly‑and‑lure only stretch. So while some folks are trying to tighten access with a “10‑year pilot permit system” for floaters, the state’s own biologist is basically saying, “No, the real problem is the feed train, not the guys drifting nymph rigs.” If you care about public water and honest science, that’s a story to keep an eye on.Up in the Northern Rockies, there’s a quiet access win that feels pretty big if you like exploring. A recent podcast breakdown of 2026 fishing regs reported that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is opening up more sport fishing on national wildlife refuges in states like Idaho, Montana, and Washington, adding over 87,000 acres of access that line up with state rules. No goofy lead‑tackle drama, just more spots to walk in, swing a soft hackle, or grease a dry along a refuge side channel that used to be off‑limits. It’s not flashy, but for locals who like having a backup plan when the main river looks like a drift‑boat parade, that’s gold.And if you’re more of a “talk fishing while not actually fishing” person this time of year, the calendar’s stacking up fast. FlyFishers International and the folks behind the International Sowbug Roundup are already hyping the 2026 Sowbug as the premier tying and fishing expo in the country down in Arkansas. Meanwhile, the Fly Fishing Film Tour’s 2026 U.S. schedule is shaping up to be a big milestone year, with a fresh batch of films hitting shops, breweries, and little theaters all over the place. Between shows like that and the local fly shop events, you can basically wander from one dark room full of fish nerds to another all winter, talking hatches, watching big-screen tarpon eats, and pretending you’re “scouting conditions.”That’s the quick lap around the current fly fishing headlines. Thanks for tuning in, and come back next week for more. This has been a Quiet Please production, and for more from me check out QuietPlease dot A I.For more http://www.quietplease.aiGet the best deals https://amzn.to/3ODvOtaThis content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI

Hey folks, grab your rods and wade in, cause 2026s got some killer fly fishing buzz hittin the US rivers and regs right now. First up, Colorados Lower Blue River near Kremmling is blowin up with drama. Colorado Parks and Wildlife dropped their December 2025 fishery survey, blamin pellet-fed trout for overcrowdin, gill lice, and dyin fish more than us floaters. Biologist Jon Ewert says feedin jacks up biomass past natural limits, spreadin disease to browns and rainbows, while angler kills are minor under catch-and-release rules. Landowners like Blue Valley Ranch, owned by that hedge fund bigwig Paul Tudor Jones, wanna slap a 10-year pilot permit on drift boats to fix it, but locals are pushin back for better flow data from Green Mountain Reservoir. Keep an eye on this access scrap, brothers, it could cramp our drifts.Shiftin west, Wyomins Snake River below Jackson Lake is openin wide. Wyoming Game and Fish is endin a 70-year October closure next year for fall laker action, and doublin the tailwater trout limit from three to six daily, no size caps on them fat browns while cutthroats stick at three with one over 12 inches. Fly swingers like us can finally sight-fish big boys without old rules squeezin the vice.Out in Oregon, ODFW just locked in 2026-2027 regs with a cheap nine-dollar Ocean Endorsement for marine fly chasin, excludin salmon and steelhead. Funds better surveys on stripers, plus they simplified kokanee to 10 a day year-round and opened spearfishin on bass and walleye to ease pressure on natives. Cleaner runs for our steelhead swings ahead.And big win for access: the Feds at Fish and Wildlife are unlockin over 87,000 acres of refuge waters in Idaho, Montana, and Washington for sportfishin, alignin with state rules, no lead tackle bans. Plus, the MAPWaters Act passed the Senate, headin to the prez, makin it easy to check public rivers on your phone.2026s shapin up sweet for us fly addicts, with better spots, smarter regs, and fights worth watchin. Thanks for tunin in, come back next week for more. This has been a Quiet Please production, and for me check out Quiet Please Dot A I.For more http://www.quietplease.aiGet the best deals https://amzn.to/3ODvOtaThis content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI

Hey folks, grab your rods and listen up, cause 2026 is shaping up to be a wild ride for us fly flingers across the US. Over in Oregon, ODFW just adopted the 2026-2027 regs according to the Northwest Steelheaders, slapping a nine-dollar Ocean Endorsement on marine fishing excluding salmon and steelhead, with that cash funding nearshore surveys so we know where stripers are staging. They simplified kokanee to ten a day year-round, no fuss, and opened spearfishing on bass and walleye runs to lighten pressure on our native steelhead swings, keeping those swing waters cleaner for dry flies and nymphs.Wyoming's dropping a bombshell on the Snake River near Jackson Lake per the Spreaker podcast on 2026 regs, ending a seventy-year October closure next year for fall lake trout action, and bumping the tailwater trout limit from three to six daily below the dam, no length caps on those abundant browns while cutthroats stay at three with one over twelve. Bait chuckers are stoked, but us fly guys can sight-fish big boys easier now without the old restrictions cramping our style.Feds at Fish and Wildlife are opening over eighty-seven thousand acres in refuges across Idaho, Montana, and Washington, aligning with state rules and no lead tackle bans, just pure public wade-and-cast gold as reported in that same Spreaker update. And heads up for the Sowbug Roundup in the Ozarks March 26 to 28, where pros like Davy Wotton will tie and teach delicate dries for White and Norfork rivers, straight from Fly Fishers International.Meanwhile, Colorados Lower Blue River is heating up with CPW's fishery survey via Flylab Substack calling out pellet-feeding as the real villain behind overcrowding, gill lice, and trout die-offs, not us floaters. Landowners want a permit system for boats, but the data says angler mortality is minor in this catch-and-release stretch, so keep swinging those streamers locals.Locals, mark your calendars, tighten those leaders, and get after it before the crowds. Thanks for tuning in, come back next week for more. This has been a Quiet Please production, and for me check out Quiet Please Dot A I.For more http://www.quietplease.aiGet the best deals https://amzn.to/3ODvOtaThis content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI

Hey folks, gather round the vice or the campfire, its your local fly slinger with the latest buzz from the US fly fishing scene. First off, that Lower Blue River in Colorado is blowin up like a bad hatch. Colorado Parks and Wildlife just dropped their December 2025 fishery survey, and its pointin fingers at those pellet-feeding ops on private ranches. Turns out, crammin big rainbows with chow is overcrowdin the joint, spreadin gill lice, and sendin diseases downstream to the Gold Medal Colorado stretches. Blue Valley Ranch guys are pushin back, sayin its low flows from Green Mountain Reservoir, not the feedin, but CPWs Jon Ewert aint buyin it—unnatural densities mean mortality spikes, period. Floaters might get a 10-year permit pilot, but anglers aint the main villains here; its the chummin thats got us worried.Shiftin west, the Colorados thirstier than a guide after a 10-hour day. Washington Post reports the basins seven states cant agree on new water-sharing rules expirin next year, with Lake Powell at 28 percent and riskin blackouts on hydro power. Blackfoot Challenge in Montana's scrapin by with drought aid just to keep water in the rivers—hay at 60 percent, fish stressin hard. La Nina snows are late in the Rockies, but fingers crossed for a late dump to save our tailwaters.On a brighter note, conservation fights are heatin up. AT News calls out Interior Secretary Burgums push to offload low-visitor parks like Knife Rivers to states, slashin NPS budget by 1.3 billion. Call your senators, locals—public lands access aint for sale. And big win: the MAPWaters Act sailed through Senate, headin to the prez desk for easy online maps of federal waters—boaters and waders, rejoice.Lookin ahead, 2026s packin events to fire you up. Fly Fishing Film Tours 20th anniv kicks off March 28 in Seven Devils, NC, with stops in Catskills, Dallas, Santa Cruz, even Pinetop, AZ. Dont sleep on the International Sowbug Roundup March 26-28 in the Ozarks—Davy Wotton and crew tyin delicate dries for White River trout. Fly tyins hot with Gen Z, shops rebounded for hands-on lessons, and expect more catch-and-release smarts on temps and PFAS.Thanks for tunin in, tight lines till next week. This has been a Quiet Please production, and for me check out Quiet Please Dot A I.For more http://www.quietplease.aiGet the best deals https://amzn.to/3ODvOtaThis content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI