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This Is Fly 32

Clive Mathias — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 01:48:41 +0000

Better late than never, heres the latest edition of This is Fly magazine for you viewing pleasure!

This Is Fly Volume 3 Issue 4

Clive Mathias — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 22:39:39 +0000

Another mouth watering edition of This is Fly is now ready for your viewing pleasure!

Flymage Magazine Issue 5

Clive Mathias — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 05:00:38 +0000

If you’re like me, you cant get enough of these awesome fishing zines. Here’s the latest from the good folks at Flymage!

Barracuda Jaws!

Clive Mathias — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 00:17:09 +0000

There are few smiles quite as menacing as that of the barracuda. They aren’t the brightest fish around, but they do love shiny objects and the are fun to catch!

via flickr

KokeMachine Invades Cuba

Jonathon Marshall — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 11:15:15 +0000

You may remember “KokeMachine” from an earlier post about urban fishing where he caught a huge bass right downtown. We’ll this time KokeMachine is in Cuba looking to catch some fish and dispense some tips. The video is quite entertaining, should be a good start to your monday!

Leaping Barracuda Hits Teenage Girl

Jonathon Marshall — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 12:59:06 +0000

There’s no doubt Barracuda can be very dangerous in the water, but you might not expect them to be as dangerous outside of the water, or even flying through the air. And of course, you’d be wrong. Just ask Koral Wira who was fishing with her father when a barracuda jumped out of the water and bit her arm!

Koral Wira, 14, was fishing with her parents and a friend near Venice, Fla., when a barracuda went for her dad’s bait and ended up biting her instead. Her dad, Rob Parker, submitted these photos and Wira told the story.

After anchoring the boat 4 miles off shore, Parker baited his rod with herring. Wira switched seats to get out of the hot sun, and watched as her dad cast. Moments later, she heard a splash and saw a long silver flash in the air. A barracuda jumped from the water and opened its mouth. As it hit her left arm, it clamped down with razor teeth.

Still her father, like any fisherman, was proud and happy to have the big fish, a crazy story, and the pictures to prove it. He even snapped this great shot when they docked. Though, I think at this point Koral was just ready to get to the hospital, heh.

More information, and graphic photos of the wound can be found on Field & Stream.

Flymage Magazine Issue 1

Clive Mathias — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 23:41:52 +0000

Yet another great online fly fishing zine has just come out, but I’m certainly not complaining. This magazine has some incredible articles and photos to see, including some absolutely gargantuan barracudas!

via Le Mouching

Barracuda Circle

Clive Mathias — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:50:00 +0000

My mom used to tell me stories about swimming with massive schools of juvenile barracudas when she was young, but I could never imagine what it would be like until I saw this photo. Although I’ve never heard of barracudas attacking swimmers, they certainly have the teeth to cause some serious damage and being surrounded by this many of them has got to be pretty unnerving!

Photograph by David Doubilet

via National Geographic

The Ugly Stik

Clive Mathias — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 02:29:46 +0000

There are few fishing rods as easily recognizable as the Shakespeare Ugly Stick. They’ve been around for 30 years and are the number one selling rod of all time. I own four of them myself, and they have never let me down. I’ve called the Ugly Stik the best rod in the world, and I’ll stand by that. I’ve put these rods to the test on multiple species and the Ugly Stik has always come out on top, see for yourself!

If you don’t have an Ugly Stik, heres you chance to save $25 off the regular price of an Ugly Stik Tiger from our OpenSky store! Just leave a comment below to let us know you are interested and we’ll pick a winner later this week! And if you already have an Ugly Stik, no problem! You can use that $25 toward any other item in our shop valued over $50!

Catch Magazine Issue 8

Clive Mathias — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:11:03 +0000

If you didn’t get your fill from This Is Fly today, maybe the latest issue of Catch Magazine will do the trick!