International Fly Fishing Fair this week in Bend

The International Fly Fishing Fair is happening this Thursday through Saturday in Bend, Oregon.

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Emergency closure of recreational fishing in most Olympic National Park rivers and streams

The beat goes on.

To protect fish during the ongoing severe drought conditions, an emergency closure of recreational fishing goes into effect today on most rivers and streams within Olympic National Park.

Current conditions have made Pacific salmon, steelhead and bulltrout exceptionally vulnerable because of low stream flows and high water temperatures.

The following river systems within Olympic National Park will close to all recreational fishing on Aug. 10: Bogachiel, South Fork Calawah, Sol Duc, North Fork Sol Duc, Dickey, Queets, Salmon, Quinault, and North Fork Skokomish Rivers (including East and North Forks) and their tributaries and Cedar, Goodman, Kalaloch, and Mosquito Creeks in the Pacific coastal area.

LINK (via: Peninsula Daily)

Fall Tailers Ball and Dog Days of Summer Film Fest

The Lowcountry gang is throwing a party and a little film fest in Charleston, Sep 9th. All vids to be unseen and in by Sep 1st.  

Send your Vimeo link to puckett@floodtideco.com or mail portable drive to:

Flood tide Co

1750 Jessamine Road

Charleston, SC 29407

More info HERE.

Bahamas Conservation Update

An update from Bonefish Tarpon Trust on the progress that has been made on their collaborations toward science-based conservation of the Bahamas bonefish fishery.

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More "hoot owl" fishing restrictions come to Western Montana

State wildlife officials have instituted "hoot owl" fishing restrictions on a section of the Blackfoot River and some of its tributaries.

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks has announced that no fishing will be allowed between 2 p.m. and midnight on Morrell, Gold, Belmont, Cottonwood, Copper, and Monture creeks as well as the North Fork of the Blackfoot River below North Fork Falls and Landers Fork.

LINK (via:KPAX)

For a statewide view of closures, view the Fishing Closures map.

A Special Appeal from the Abaco Fly Fishing Guide Association

AFFGA is challenging Prescott Smith and the Bahamas Fly Fishing Industry Association who they believe are the primary authors of the draconian fly fishing draft legislation that has caused so much panic in the flats fishing industry.

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