Posted in General Comments

A River Runs Through It – 30th Year Anniversary

If any movie could be said to have launched the modern era of fly fishing, it is A River Runs Through It from 1992. And yet, as I wrote about five years ago (see here), it is a movie about…

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Posted in Technique and Tips

False Casting Isn’t Fishing

Many fly fishers spend too much time with the fly in the air and not in the water.  They spend their time false casting; on either forward or back casts, they wait until the line is almost completely unrolled and…

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Posted in Commentary and Reflections

A River Runs Through It – 25 Years Later

It’s been 25 years since A River Runs Through It was released. Based on Norman Maclean’s novella of the same name, the movie resulted in, by many accounts, a major growth in Montana immigration and tourism as well as interest…

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