Need a kick in the butt to get your winter #flytying started? Join us this Sunday to chat about Pheasant Tail Simplicity: luma.com/akkf1x0e

ICYMI: Craig Mathews and I sat down to chat simple flies, what most fly fishing anglers get wrong, and the paradoxes inherent in stocking hundreds of patterns in a fly shop when you only need to use five or six. www.currentflowstate.com/talking-phea...

Craig Mathews is a heck of a storyteller. From tenkara-wielding biker gangs to ghouls scooping up roadkill feathers, it's all here:

Just got off the line with the incredibly gracious and cool Craig Mathews, part of our continued Pheasant Tail Simplicity love-fest. Stay tuned, our wide-ranging conversation—from roadkill to his all-time most-tied fly—drops in next week's newsletter. #flyfishing #flytying

One surprising side effect of writing this story about outdoor brands and Grateful Dead collaborations is a bunch of friends and contacts at said brands are sending info on upcoming GD collabs. There's not much I can say beyond boy is that train _rolling_. www.currentflowstate.com/brand-dead-g...

Fly fishing friends, Western Alaska got absolutely mollywhopped by a storm recently and Josh Mills is over on Instagram coordinating various auctions to fundraise for relief efforts. www.instagram.com/millsfly And the hash tag #fliesforalaska

So everyone’s an “Angler” nowadays, they all dress a like, spend way too much money on their trucks and $1000’s on their gear just to put a bobber on a oversized rod that they can only cast 10’ in front of em. They’re fishers I guess but If you see a dude dressed in this with a fly rod he a catcher🎣

Here it is, hot off the presses, this week's CFS newsletter: a crafty Q&A, tariff peril for the fly fishing industry, YETI chronicles the union of Japan and Jamaica, and more. www.currentflowstate.com/win-a-free-c... #flyfishing #flytying

I don’t have the world’s greatest fly fishing newsletter *every* Monday, but once in a while I put one together and wish I could blast it as soon as it’s ready to go. Subscribe for a fat, buttery toad in your inbox tomorrow: www.currentflowstate.com/subscribe/ #flyfishing #flytying

Stinging nettles would get her good here in the Driftless. 0/10 would not recommend.

I couldn't find a list of which Orvis stores were closing, and feared for my local in Lake Oswego, so I called around and made a list. #flyfishing #flytying www.currentflowstate.com/which-orvis-...

There’s no doubt Montanans and tourists alike love the Flathead River. However, recent reductions in staffing have led to tension between the benefits of loving this river and the consequences of loving it too much to the point of overuse. 🌊 Read more: www.americanrivers.org/2025/10/lovi...

A fence post at New York’s Bowling Green still showing the rough saw marks where, in July 1776, colonists cut off the crowns that used to adorn the tops. Colonists also pulled down a statute of King George III that once stood where the fountain is today.

We're going to be giving away a copy of Pheasant Tail Simplicity courtesy @patagoniabooks.bsky.social to one lucky attendee to our virtual discussion; RSVP and join us if you're interested! www.currentflowstate.com/fall-is-for-... #flytying #flyfishing

It was a joy to catch up with CFS Member @cagrimmett.com to learn more about the creative craft that enhances his #flyfishing practice: #flytying, #woodworking, boat building, and more. Thanks, Chuck! www.currentflowstate.com/cfs-member-p...

Trump take fly fishing. Oof.

Honestly this is going to need a few more pockets to be functional #flyfishing apparel.

This is one of the best designed fly tying books I've ever seen (and I have read dozens). If you're at all fly-tie-curious, pick it up, it's a great introduction.

ICYMI: Come hang virtually, or IRL in Portland, and tie some of the super easy patterns in Pheasant Tail Simplicity: www.currentflowstate.com/fall-is-for-... #flyfishing #flytying

I'm really jazzed about the new Patagonia #flyfishing and #flytying book Pheasant Tail Simplicity. We're hosting several (IRL and virtual) events in November to discuss the book and tie some flies. Learn more and RSVP here:

First grab of the year on the swing. I’m gonna get a fish this winter, by god. #flyfishing #steelhead

Humpy better get a ring

Instant classic. Rooting for the Tigers but happy for the Mariners and folks here in the PNW. What an epic ballgame.

The baseball gods are on one this postseason.

If you care about the future of our planet, one of the best things you can do is go fishing. Better still, take your child or grandchild. My latest column, on how to build a consensus to combat climate change: more "boots on the water." Gift link. wapo.st/4n1Umee

A lot of people say they would want to be Brad Pitt’s casting double in “A River Runs Through It,” but me, I’d be much better at the Rapid Double gig. #flyfishing

ICYMI: Connecting discipline, routine, and the purposelessness of it all at the heart of fly fishing: www.currentflowstate.com/purposelessn...

ICYMI: Wrist control is essential for beginning casters. Learn about how to take your wrist out of the equation early-on: #flyfishing www.currentflowstate.com/your-first-f...

What can Harry Potter teach us about casting a fly rod? #flyfishing

Congrats to lucky winner @cagrimmett.com who identified the mystery fish and wins a fun river-themed prize pack! Thanks all, for your support during this member drive! www.currentflowstate.com/last-day-tha... #flyfishing

In today's newsletter: Christopher Guest, Jock Sutherland, and finding the perfect wave (or the fly fishing equivalent) through routine, discipline, and ultimately purposelessness:

Help me, science Bluesky! Anyone know any fish biologists working on hybridized trout and other exotic and rare trout / salmonid subspecies? #biology #marinebiology #fishbiology

ICYMI: Did Simms just jump the shark? #flyfishing www.currentflowstate.com/brand-dead-g...

Bird nerds: Is LISTERS the greatest #birdwatching documentary of all time? www.currentflowstate.com/what-do-the-...

My man @nickparish.bsky.social offers up his thoughts on private equity and its effects on fly fishing and the outdoors industry. Where do you weigh-in on how PE impacts the quality of the gear we choose to buy and our most beloved brands?

Also in media culture, if you are feeling bad about Jimmy Kimmel being bored now that he is off the air (obviously notwithstanding the circumstances), consider owns the South Fork Lodge in Swan Valley, ID and is probably getting to spend some quality fly fishing time up there: www.southforklodge.com

Are Dancing Bears the canaries in the coal mine of brand quality decline? #flyfishing #outdoorindustry www.currentflowstate.com/brand-dead-g...

TIL Christopher Guest ties 3,000 flies a year and sleeps in his truck on angling missions. #flyfishing #flytying

@greenwell.bsky.social you can add fly fishing gear to the list of things PE is ruining, but with a groovy tell: www.currentflowstate.com/brand-dead-g...

Today's Classic Anime Girl is Kiki, main protagonist of "Kiki's Delivery Service" (1989)!

If you’re looking for indie media to amplify and back with your cash, we have 34 publishers participating in the Back Indie Media Drive who could use your money to stay in business projectc.biz/backindiemedia

I love the smell of progress in the morning! We're making headway on revealing our mystery fish—and recruiting 10 new CFS Explorers: www.currentflowstate.com/two-new-expl... #flyfishing #backindiemedia

Our September Member Drive is looking for 10 new CFS Explorers to step up catch the stoke. 🎯 Subscribe today! Let's fill up the mystery fish: www.currentflowstate.com/announcing-t... #FlyFishing #IndependentMedia

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Lo I was led up by the spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil, and I spurned the foul serpent. #flyfishing www.currentflowstate.com/do-you-want-...

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Great advice for novice flyfishers.

Invest in your angling, surrender to the flow, and become a Current Flow State Explorer today: www.currentflowstate.com/membership/

In case you missed it: Six Steps to Start #flyfishing from Penn State's amazing angling educator George Daniel:

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