 Flies And Fins: 2007, An Amazing Year!
Posted by Austin on January 19, 2008
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Flies & Fins 2007 Video
Wow! I would have never expected to see so many beautiful things in 2007, or my entire lifetime for that matter. I had the privilege of fly fishing with so many fly fishermen from fliesandfins.com. I will never forget chasing albies and bluefin tuna with Jeremy, Greg, Pat, Waterwhippa, Kranefly, Boz, Alex, Ed, Mark and so many others. Fly fishing trips such as chasing bluefin tuna in my home state of Maine, and fly fishing some of the most beautiful and world renowned trout waters in the world in Wyoming and Utah will never leave my memories. But, I would say that the best part of my fly fishing season was living through other peoples fliesandfins.com fishtales and video's! A huge thank you to all of the people who contribute and make fliesandfins.com so much more than just another fly fishing website. It is amazing to think that fliesandfins.com started with just 2 people, Greg and Jeremy, and was nothing more than a simple little blog.
Just as I say that one season is over, I am reminded by what this next season can bring! Being too spoiled in 2007 with great fish, I remember that their are so many other species of fish to catch that I have never caught such as tarpon, bluefin tuna, skipjack tuna, marlin, snook, jack crevalle, delaware brown trout, bonefish, permit ... and the list goes on and on and I am constantly reminded about how special and fruitful the world we live in really is! I can only hope that 2008 will be as good as 2007 was. So, when Jeremy asked me if I wanted to
make the fliesandfins.com year end video ... I made no hesitations and got to work. I got to relive so many great fly fishing trips in the process of sorting through gigabytes upon gigabytes of digital media. It was amazing to relive the 2007 tuna season, fly fishing for springtime landlocked salmon in Maine, the red hot steelhead of western New York and so much more. I hope that all of you have a great year in 2008, and I look forward to "fly fishing" with you on fliesandfins.com through your fishtales, pictures and videos in 2008.
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Re: Flies And Fins: 2007, An Amazing Year!
by waterwhippa on January 19, 2008 | | totally stellar. Content is killer and editing was fantastic. I was just waiting for that reel to start smoking in the opening sequence. I know i have made a few bonds with fly fisherman over the past few years that are directly correlated to this site and will last a lifetime. it is such a privelege to have these trips chronicled on video and available 24/7. Shout out to Jer and Greg for the platform. So looking forward to 2008! I need to go fishing know. |
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Re: Flies And Fins: 2007, An Amazing Year!
by Shaq on January 19, 2008 http://www.theanglersnet.com | Great job Austin, Sweet to look back on the past, can't wait for the future!!
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Re: Flies And Fins: 2007, An Amazing Year!
by jeremy on January 19, 2008 http://www.fliesandfins.com | austin - fantastic work! don't know what else to say really, other than you constantly amaze me with your ability to pick up things and become very good at them in very short time ... from fly tying, to fly fishing to video editing to guitar etc... ... you are one of those rare kinds of people who just "gets it" .. and it doesn't matter what "it" is ... channel those skills in all that you do throughout your senior year in high school, throughout college and in whatever career you choose ... i have no doubt, if you apply the same kind of focus and dedication to anything else that you have applied to fly tying, fly fishing and video catpturing and production ... you will, no doubt, be successful at whatever you do in life ... keep setting high standards and goals for yourself and don't ever settle for mediocrity in anything you do .....
once again, amazing work this season, in so many ways! ... 2008 is gonna be even better ... just think of the species of fish that were on your hit list last year and you put in the time and got it done ... i am certain by the end of 2008 1 oe 2 more species will be crossed off your wish list! great work austin. |
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Re: Flies And Fins: 2007, An Amazing Year!
by simpson on January 19, 2008 | | Nice work Austin! 2007 was such a great fishing season for me and i look forward to what 2008 brings. it was incredible to meet and fish with everyone here and i enjoy reading and watching each and every story. the tales on flies and fins bring you to the water as if you were a part of it. Keep up the good work Austin. -Ed |
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Re: Flies And Fins: 2007, An Amazing Year!
by greg on January 19, 2008 http://www.fliesandfins.com | | That video shows a real talent and a true love for the sport. Next year your going with me and leave Jeremy at home. !!! |
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Re: Flies And Fins: 2007, An Amazing Year!
by KodiakCommando on January 19, 2008 | Awesome Job Austin!! The anticipation for this video was apparent and it was worth the wait!
One of these days i'll hook up with you main guys whether it's up here or down there or even better both places!
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Re: Flies And Fins: 2007, An Amazing Year!
by rhodyflyguy on January 19, 2008 | | Wow, that was absolutely incredible! I want to go fishing really, really badly right now. |
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Re: Flies And Fins: 2007, An Amazing Year!
by wrh on January 19, 2008 http://www.theanglersnet.com | | Austin well done. I hope 08 treats you so well. |
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Re: Flies And Fins: 2007, An Amazing Year!
by joey on January 19, 2008 http://www.fliesandfins.com | Great job Austin, I can only imagine the amount of content that you had to sift through to finish this video. You did great. Good luck in 2008 hopefully you can make it out my way to harass these trout. If not I'll catch ya on the other side. "life is short but sweet for certain" again great work and the best of luck this year in school and your fly fishing future.
best-
j- |
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Re: Flies And Fins: 2007, An Amazing Year!
by NiC on January 20, 2008 http://www.fly-only.dk | Nice vid Austin.
Seems like you had a fantastic fishing year. Looking forward to seeing how your 08 went ;) |
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Re: Flies And Fins: 2007, An Amazing Year!
by ChrisR on January 20, 2008 | | Great job Austin. You definitely captured how great the Bonito and Albie fishing was last year. Hope 2008 is a repeat of that. |
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Re: Flies And Fins: 2007, An Amazing Year!
by Boz on January 21, 2008 http://www.maineriverguides.com | Austin
Well done.
This will be playing on my pc often the next few frozen months...
2007 was another killer year on the water with many new species for alot of the fliesandfins folks. Can't wait to see
what this year will bring to hand and to the homepage.
Time to fill the arsenal...gimme a buzz when you want to spin some feathers on hooks. |
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Re: Flies And Fins: 2007, An Amazing Year!
by jinxed247 on January 21, 2008 http://www.jumpcut.com/flyfishing247 | | Great job Austin!! Great video....can't wait to see what this year brings!! |
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Re: Flies And Fins: 2007, An Amazing Year!
by yuhina on January 21, 2008 http://www.yuhinaillustration.blogspot.com | | Great video!! I love the backing running too... so cool... I also want to say Thank You to flies and fins.com... cool people are gathering here! |
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Re: Flies And Fins: 2007, An Amazing Year!
by msanchez on January 21, 2008 http://www.patagoniaflies.com | excelente trabajo y excelente pesca !!!! muy hermosa la pesca de ustedes alla y la camadareria que tienen , se nota que son un grupo muy bueno .
que el 2008 supere todas las espectativas
saludos desde Bariloche , Patagonia Argentina |
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Re: Flies And Fins: 2007, An Amazing Year!
by Fisherone on January 21, 2008 | | Way to go Austin! That video really makes my heart race! Nice job. What a truly amazing and varied sport and to have an outlet like Flies and Fins to share stories ( even those of fish lost ) and to give and receive advice is absolutely fantastic. The people posting here seem to have a sincere love not only for landing fish but for enjoying the sport on every level from conservation to peace of mind to the grueling feats of athleticism sometimes required to hook that fish. Awesome. Let's hope 08 is even better than 07! Tight lines, all. I'd love to wet a line with ANY of you any time. |
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Re: Flies And Fins: 2007, An Amazing Year!
by twocan on January 21, 2008 | The hits just keep coming great vid. I was hoping to see the burger toss!!
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Re: Flies And Fins: 2007, An Amazing Year!
by hedrush999 on January 22, 2008 http://www.worldangling.com | | Yeah dude, nice work, the vid has a great vibe! |
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Re: Flies And Fins: 2007, An Amazing Year!
by Jesse on January 22, 2008 | | Austin, What an awesome reflection of an angler's year of fishing. There's a clip of you tossing an Albie back in the sea and it is the best release I've ever seen on tape. It was perfect dude! Look forward to fishing with you sometime. |
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Re: Flies And Fins: 2007, An Amazing Year!
by Hunter on January 22, 2008 | | Sweet video. |
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Re: Flies And Fins: 2007, An Amazing Year!
by PeteD on January 22, 2008 | Austin,
In my opinion that video is one of the finest anywhere on the web. Nice work! |
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Re: Flies And Fins: 2007, An Amazing Year!
by bfc06 on January 22, 2008 | sick video; great work austin. screaming reels make the 9 hour days in my cubicle a little more difficult... ha
-jesse |
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Re: Flies And Fins: 2007, An Amazing Year!
by Shakeyfly on January 23, 2008 http://www.myspace.com/shakeyfly | Great video. I am inspired to go out and fish some more.
What song and artist did you use in the background??? |
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Re: Flies And Fins: 2007, An Amazing Year!
by alex on January 24, 2008 http://www.patagoniaflies.com | | Austin, wonderful work on putting together an amazing video for us to enjoy forever thank you so much for your great edit work and one can't ask for anything more.. It was a great year for all of us and I can't wait to fish with you this coming summer for monster bluefin.. see you soon keep up the great work..Alex |
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Re: Flies And Fins: 2007, An Amazing Year!
by sippican on November 10, 2008 | | You guys are the best. The 2006 wa smy all time favorite..this rivals it. Can I meet you guys this winter? |
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