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10 Great Online Fishing Films

Montana Wild — Tue, 07 Feb 2017 17:16:29 +0000

Fly fishing film. It’s come a long ways in the last five years yet also remained surprisingly stagnant. Technology has helped put the tools to create great film in almost everyone’s hands and documenting the sport has never been easier. With a younger crowd pushing into the industry the look and feel of the content has slowly began to shift. On the other hand it seems little progress has been made towards new and creative content. Each year’s film tour is filled with the same storylines, slow-mo tarpon jumps, and exotic locations only the rich or connected few will ever see. Some would disagree but hey that’s just my opinion. The emergence of quality fishing films really started about 5-6 years ago in my opinion and since then there have been thousands of films made. As filmmakers we continually look to progress the realm of fishing films and to some extent I think we have although not without ruffling a few feathers. The fishing community can be a touchy bunch. As such though we try to keep an eye on what other films are coming out and we appreciate the work others put into promoting the sport of fly fishing. At the end of the day that is really what fishing film should be about, promoting the sport and passion for catching fish and as a result of that passion we want to protect the places those fish live. With that said here are 10 of our favorites from over the years. Over half of them are now two years old and to me that says something, I’ll let you interpret the meaning for yourselves. Without further ado watch, enjoy and please leave me a comment below with your thoughts on remarkable fishing films you feel we may have overlooked!

Trout Is All

Rolf Nylinder is one exceptional filmmaker and storyteller. He graces this list twice and for good reason. His films have style and this film merges much of why we trout fish into one beautiful short film. No egos, just fishing, beautiful places and rising trout.

Double Down

Shot five years ago this film is one that hasn’t lost any appeal since then. Still moody as ever and filled with great fish and some great shots. The underwater shot a 2:00 is still a personal favorite.

Mighty Mouse

Mice, trout, AK. Need we say more?

Breathe

RC has become a beast behind the camera over the years. From competing against him at the Simms Shoot Out in 2012 his progression has been rapid. This film of his came out about 4 years ago but still rings true as ever. Fishing is good for the soul and sometimes all you need is a deep breath and a fly rod in hand.

New Zealand – Dream Come True

Great music, big trout, & beautiful New Zealand. This is a more recent piece and many fishing films have come out of NZ but this one we seemed to like a bit more than the rest. Did we mention we’ve got a trip in the works?

Early Morning Jungle Poon

The music and editing might be a bit jarring but the shots at 1:40 and 3:00 are easily worth the admission.

Plan B

Faceless Fly Fishing has been around for a good long while and this film from 5 years ago is a classic. Cutties, bull trout, browns, brookies and falling buildings.

The Field Coffee Diary – Ep4 – A Late Hatch

Rolf with more poetry in motion.

Streamers Inc.

Breaking the mold here with a funny parody about streamer fisherman.

Knocking On The Door

The next generation is here. These guys are all about stoking out the next generation and embracing the next wave of anglers to take up fly fishing.

Picking only 10 makes it tough so please share with us in the comments some of your favorite fishing films that are free and online!

–Zack Boughton

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Open Terrain – VIDEO

Montana Wild — Mon, 01 Aug 2016 19:16:15 +0000

Montana’s Antelope draw results came out today. If you put in go to MyFWP to check your draw status. With that said we decided to put up a short film we shot in 2013 that documents our first successful archery antelope hunts. We learned a lot and were fortunate enough to come back with two bucks.

Also, be sure to check out our store. We have updated our inventory on some of our hats and T-shirts as well as added a few new products. Our Outlaw knife is also back in stock. You can check it all out here > Montana Wild Store

-Zack

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Speedgoatin’

Montana Wild — Fri, 29 Aug 2014 15:35:52 +0000

Well the calendar keeps rolling forward and Montana’s General Archery opener is quickly approaching. This past week we were able to get the time off to go brush up our archery skills by chasing around some of the elusive antelope. Conditions started off with temps in the upper 70s and low 80s but deteriorated quickly by the time mid-week hit. The last 4 days of our hunt saw rain for the most of every day. Quality gear was a must this year as the rain can quickly put you back in the truck if your not prepared. After getting some real good stalks in early we decided to go meet up with our good friend Branden VanDyken who is the co-owner over at BeTheDecoy. We quickly got started with him as Travis was able to lay down a nice goat our first day out as a crew of three. I was able to get one down on the last day after a long and stressful day prior spent in a constant downpour. Life is total chaos right now trying to get ready for elk/deer so I’ll leave you with some photos from the hunt.

This is what it looks like when the 3 bucks you just stalked in their beds pop up and don’t give you a shot at 30 yards.

The sun sets on Day 1.

Zack hunts smart before hunting hard on Day 3. Being able to wake up and pull out the spotter is the nice part about living out of your truck.

Travis uses some natural barriers to get to 30 yards before slipping an arrow through this bedded buck’s chest.

Travis with his 2014 Montana antelope.

The guys packing out Travis’ goat. Not much weight when it’s split in half.

Looking for the “Hundred Dollar” buck in the pouring rain.

Tony being a turd and forcing us to bump him out of the wheat.

The final stalk. The antelope was bedded below the rock and Zack was able to slip down the hill using the rock as cover. After getting to the rock it was an easy 20 yard downhill shot that ended our day with the 2nd tag being filled.

Zack with his 2014 speedgoat.

The final pack out and the lightest we’ll have all year.

If you have never bowhunted antelope I’d highly encourage it. When we set out on Day 1 I told Travis that I didn’t feel very deadly. I hadn’t hunted in months and it was awesome to get back out and start hunting again with the bow in hand. By the end of the trip we definitely felt ready to tackle just about anything we could encounter come elk and deer season. Good luck to everyone this year! And thanks to the companies we work with that make some of the best gear out there – Vortex Optics – Bear Archery – Mystery Ranch – Sitka Gear – YETI Coolers –FHF Gear – Danner Boots – Trophy Taker –

-Zack

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