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Thank you so much for posting this. I grew up in the WC area as a young man. Took major interest into fly fishing after watching the American Sportsman episode on fly fishing in the NE US to get me out. This cartoon/magazine like book jumped out at me, “The Curtis Creek Manifesto” at the local thrifty store. I would still have it to this day but it made it out to the. Sorry, old story. Reborn love for the sport again. Andy helped me build my very 1st fly rod. I wanted a scott. Obviously being a 14 yr old in 1984 with a need to fly fish my local waters in the Mt. Diablo. I only found out today the date of his passing. A LOT has happened between then, & now. Remember casting at the lake outside of HF park. With DVFF I learned a lot. But it was Andy’s way of talking & easy going personality. He helped be build my rod shortly after moving into the PH location from WC. I loved how he would just let me grab any rod and just not even worry. Asked,” if I should tie some glo bug yarn to the tippet? At the beginning…he murmured and smiled said, your good. Thats why I’m helping you out. A Asian kid in the Suburbs why fly fishes. Yup 👍🏽 I’m sending flowers to his family
Get the net, Curt...Phil Harris' #1 hit in '68..punts with the bases loaded and no outs..magnificient..Curt and his son didn't seem to dig Phil's crooning...Curt goes when do we eat..
Found this one sound good thank you disregard the message I left on the other one about not having sound. Thanks for all your hard work & effort. Much appreciated 🧑🌾👍
Enjoying the content of you videos some of them I have on dvd. I read the comments about the volume being fixed but it’s still off on this video. Cheers 🧑🌾👍🎣🐟
I'm always curious what these guys do on the day to day. Are they biologists? Teachers? What does Cheech do or is he just a fly shop owner? Galloup is an easy one. What about Flagler?! I think most are authors or writers and contributors to publications.
Love it when these older videos pop up. I can remember pulling my own hair out wondering how these great tyers got their materials to do certain things. There are several examples of that in this video. Of course, even when you know the trick, it is not as easy as it appears. Thanks for sharing this classic.
Good question! It's hard to answer as I have been very fortunate to fish with so many well-known people. It was hard to pick because I lived in Jackson Hole and had a business there for over 60 years. I fished with some presidents and a few prime ministers; VP Cheney and I were boyhood friends; I fished with many actors and had beautiful friendships with Harrison Ford, Richard Pryor, Woody Harrelson, Tom Selleck, Don Johnson, the Fonz, John Denver, and a host of others. Athletes and coaches Arnold Palmer, Ted Williams, Denny Crum, Bobby Knight, and Dr. J. Wyoming's US senators Alan Simpson and Mik Enzi. Lifelong friendships and fishing partners such as Lee Wulff and Joan Wulff, Yvon Chouinard, and especially my famous sportscaster and second father Curt Gowdy, probably were my favorite as we fished together for over 50 years. Our stores and ski shops in Jackson Hole were a magnet for famous people who were our customers. We built an atmosphere and a fabulous outfitting business that attracted people from all over the world to fish with us. My guides have owned the outfitting business for the last 12 years and continue guiding fly fishermen, famous or not, treating them to beautiful experiences. I feel blessed.
@@jdswideworldofflyfishingan4759 Blessed indeed JD! Btw..Thanks for the "Western Fly Tying Manual" It is still one of the best go to books on fly tying out there, My buddies and I used it extensively in Nor Cal waters.
Thank you very much for your comment. No question now is the time for damsels on spring Creek some Stillwater's especially in the Rocky mountain area. Fly fishers who enjoyed fishing lakes need to understand the importance of fishing damsels. I fish lakes with my lifelong friend Randall Kaufman whose damsel patterns are highly regarded we love the visual fishing in the mornings when the trout are cruising looking for damsel moving to the surface it can be some of the most exciting visual fishing. Randall's book Patterns has an incredible list of damsels patterns also go on the Umpqua feather merchants website as a have an incredible collection of this important insect fly patterns.
Was this video part of a series? Where was it filmed (its pretty old, so i doubt you'd be giving anything away)? Interesting technique with the pupa. Leisenring lift?
Thank you very much for your comment. The complete video was produced by 3M in the mid-80s it's called anatomy of a trout stream and was filmed in 35mm. You can find it on our channel that you watched this little segment on caddis. We produced the celebration of caddis last year in May it was so popular that I'm rerunning it again. Just run a search on our channel celebration of caddis and you'll get all the episodes. I believe there was a 18 different segments
Strange video. Sets out to explain Spanish Nymphing, and mentions a long leader, but then drops the ball. The teacher who taught the US team the method (often? routinely?) used 20'-30' leader, but here is used a 9' leader. No explanation why a longer leader was needed for long casting/lobbing. Here it's said you can use a 4, 5 or 6 weight , weight forward line, with no reason given why the line had to have any weight at all. Here it's recommended to start off with a store bought tapered leader, with no mention of what the Spanish would usually use. It's said to use a fluorocarbon indicator section, or nylon, with no reason why fluorocarbon is 'preferred'.
This video was filmed over 20 years ago when the techniques this first being discovered. We did very first DVD for Cabelas and gave it the name Euro Nymphing. As coach of the US flyfishing team when it experience over 10 years before this of learning the techniques from the master 1989 world champion flyfishing Vladi. He came to the US and lecture and we filmed his techniques which new to the American public. It was essential that our team learn these techniques to be competitive in the world flyfishing championships against the strong European teams. After 2008 Americans had been inundated with input on the technique and now the information is overwhelming. I suggest you find on our channel. The complete original video which features the master Vladi. Pete Erickson the man who was teaching the technique was the world's flyfishing master contest last year won the gold medal. That was his first attempt after seeing the Spanish technique in 2003. To learn where we came from is a valuable lesson for the future. Thank you very much for your comment
For your knowledge that was the first televised blazer in Chevy history they were sponsor for the show and brought the car in a covered truck as it was going to be introduced when the program when air which would be six months later. The minute the shot was done it was put back in the truck and sent back to Detroit. We're not allowed to talk about it. It was even a closed set. Those were the days when things were done in secret. All of us could wait to buy one, I have Blazers and suburbans in our operation for over 50 years. The helicopter footage was the first time anyone had ever shot for an outdoor adventure program. ABC television handled everything it was a first for the American sportsmen. The budget for this show was $275,000 in 1968 which was the most spent on any American sportsmen production. It had the highest viewership in the American sportsmen series. The first view was after the AFL championship game which Curt was the announcer. It was rerun many times over the years of the program.
The strive for perfection is what makes Flytying so interesting and helps expand our brain power. The pursuit is one of the wonders of nature and its ability to rewire the brain. This is why it’s so wonderful for veterans.
My favorite American sportsman clip is when Kurt Gowdy , Lee Wulff, and Jack Nicklaus were goin' after giant tarpon in costa rica...Jack got into a monster and battled with it for what must have been an hour....finally that monster popped off and Jack, being the ultimate competitor, let out a yell in that unique high pitched voice ...Kurt goes what happened?..you can tell that Jack was somewhat annoyed with Kurt's ill-timed inquiry... its like, from my observation, that Jack's thinkin' ,whaddya' think what happened!..jusf priceless!
Many great moments in the American sportsmen history. Curt's favorite was when Terry Bradshaw hooked a Tarpon and the fish pulled the rod out of his hands then he jumped in and swam after the rod bringing it back between his teeth. Even the cameraman couldn't hold the camera steady he was laughing so hard. I was lucky enough to meet Terry and talk about the experience on a plane flight when he was seated next to me. Curt was the nicest sportscaster when Terry broke in to broadcasting and everybody else was nasty to him. He held Curt in high esteem. I was involved in five American sportsmen shows. Curt and I get lots of TV shows together. He was my second father.
Thanks for your comment .I've had several friends that have gone to Labrador and had incredible fishing with dry flies for large brook trout. From what I understand through some amazing efforts from Canada's game and fish they been able to make progress saving the brook trout. Atlantic salmon has always been a big issue and is not as prevalent as in the time of Lee Wulff. Lee was going to show me his camps in June in 1991 we were to fly their together in Piper cub. He died in February of a heart attack at 86 re- qualifying for his license. I was heartbroken I missed a chance of a lifetime. However in September 1990 I got to spend two weeks fishing with Lee in Wyoming and taking him to the fly tackle dealers show in Denver. I was blessed to know Lee and especially Joan was on my Jackson hole one fly board in the early days of the event. Life flies by very fast
They were the heart of the American sportsmen in the beginning. Phil and Bing Crosby were great friends. Bing suffered from terrible depression and abuse of alcohol. He locked himself in his cabin on the rising River in California. Phil would fly in and talk Bing out of the cabin. Bing really loved this flyfishing and helped him cope with his problems. Both of them spent lots of time with Curt who was a calming influence on their lives.
On my RU-vid site there is the complete video which will show plenty of fish being caught with the methods. Realize this video was shot over 20 years ago. The style of nymphing was in its infancy. It it hadn't even been given the name euro nymphing . It was first known as Czech nymphing as the coach of the USA world flyfishing team we realized that all the European countries have different versions of the same technique. I name this video Euro nymping to encompass all the versions much to the anger of CZECH flyfishing establishment. However it made more sense. I never envisioned it would take over the way it has we had to learn as team to be competitive in Europe. Realize that this method has many different versions but basically has been around since flyfishing started especially steelhead fishing on the West Coast of North America. It's more a confidence builder when you feel you need to catch fish in competition it was essential especially in waters that held large quantities of Grayling the staple of European flyfishing.
I had the privilege of taking several fly-tying classes from Andre at his shop in Pleasant Hill back in the 90s. I still have my notes and some of the original handouts from those classes which I cherish. I learned a lot of excellent techniques from Andre' and still tie the patterns he taught on a regular basis. We had a great time at those classes.
Always enjoyed reading any article Brian Chan contributed to. He is the professor of flyfishing and I learned a ton from his observations through the years.
