There's no salmon fishing in Yemen

The Yemen tourist board has warned would-be British holidaymakers that it does not have a salmon fishing industry, after a surge of interest due to the film Salmon Fishing in the Yemen.

LINK (via: The Telegraph)

Ewan McGregor Shows Off his Fly Fishing Skills

Salmon Fishing in the Yemen - vs - A River Runs Through It

The comparisons were inevitable.

The clover that holds these two worthy contenders together is four-leafed. Both are adult, coming of age stories, both evoke the romance of fly fishing, and both showcase the magnetic beauty of not just the respective stars — Emily Blunt and Brad Pitt — but the natural surroundings of Montana, Scotland and, yes, even Yemen (played here by that well known character actor, Morocco).

LINK  (Via: Movie SMACKDown) 

Review: 'Salmon Fishing In The Yemen'

A review of the just released Salmon Fishing in the Yemen courtesy of NPR and Kenneth Turan of the Los Angeles Times.

LINK

Ewan McGregor Interview - Salmon Fishing in the Yemen

New 'Salmon Fishing in the Yemen' Trailer

Salmon Fishing in the Yemen Starring: Ewan McGregor, Emily Blunt, Kristin Scott Thomas, Amr Waked, Rachael Stirling, directed by Lasse Hallström.

A fisheries expert is approached by a consultant to help realize a sheik's vision of bringing the sport of fly-fishing to the desert and embarks on an upstream journey of faith and fish to prove the impossible, possible.