RIP - Jon Ain

I first met Jon Ain at the Fly Fishing Retailer show in Denver when he approached me about Patagonia sponsoring his March Merkin Permit Tournament. Despite not having the budget there was something about the man and his passion for permit that persuaded me that we should be involved. So that first year we scraped together some shirts and Patagonia's involvement with the tournament, and my friendship with Jon, grew over the years.

Every year Jon would invite me to his place in the Keys and every year either work or family obligations prevented me from making the trip. It wasn't until last year's Fly Fishing Retailer show in New Orleans that we had a chance to chase some redfish together. After a great day on the Bayou he insisted I make the trip to his place in the Keys for some permit fishing.

I'll never have the chance to make that trip, Jon passed away yesterday morning after a courageous battle with cancer. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family and many friends. Jon was a true gentlemen, a great angler, and his legacy will live on in those of us he inspired to protect the fish he loved.

Mel Krieger Patagonia - 40 years fly fishing in Argentina

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Fly Fishing for 2 with Economist Paul Volcker

Discuss the state of the economy and Fed monetary policy while fly fishing with Paul Volcker at the lovely Balsam Lake Club on the Beaverkill River in the Catskills.

Proceeds from the auction, running now until December 11, will go to The RFK Center for Justice and Human Rights.

Current Bid $2500

Winston Waters

Charles Kuralt narrates this 34 minute documentary on fly fishing in Montana. Filmed on the Beaverhead and Big Hole rivers, the film explores flyfishing philosophy as expressed by artist Russell Chatham, writer Tom McGuane and through four generations of rod building at the Winston Rod Company.

'He's still able to fish the pants off of all of us'

Anyone who's dropped a line in the North Umpqua River has probably seen him: an 89-year-old man who has made it his life's passion to be a good fisherman.

The North Umpqua is one of the world's premier fly fishing destinations. This river was put on the map thanks largely in part to the work of Frank Moore, fly fishing legend.

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Bill McGuire, A National Treasure

Dave Graybill takes this edition of "The Fishin' Magician" to the true magician of all things fishing, Bill McGuire.