Watch Video:Flies & Fins 2008
What a year! The best year ever! I wonder what makes every year so much better than previous years? Maybe it is all of the new technology and whiz bang features we implemented on the site? No, the technology and features are minimal and virtually exactly the same as when the site started six years ago. Maybe it is the dedication to perfect writing styles and grammar, super duper mega pixel pictures and better than HD videos? No, the writing is more about soul than structure (loaded with “mistakes”) and everyone uses cheap point and shoot cameras. Maybe it’s the fact that we all gravitate to the newest hottest fly fishing trends and dedicate our lives to one style of fly fishing. No, as long as a fly is being using on a fly rod with fly line … there is no one method of fly fishing that is better or worse than another method of fly fishing. Maybe it is all of the experts who know it all about fly fishing and grace us with their infinite knowledge? No, everyone is in a constant evolution of learning and it is universally agreed upon that it is 100% impossible for any 1 person to have fly fished for every species in the world and fully understand every ocean, lake, pond and river in the world. Maybe it’s the fact that we are all from somewhere like Montana where “A River Runs Through It” was filmed? No, we are from all sorts of places like the Netherlands, Denmark, Argentina, Hawaii, Guadeloupe, Austria, New York City, Australia, Michigan, Florida, Montana, Utah, California etc.. Some of us are born in raised in Montana. Some of us only fly fish the saltwater and have never caught a trout. Some of us have never left Argentina. Some of us have never traveled further than Wyoming. Some of us have never fly fished outside our home state of Colorado and some of us have never left Canada or been to the USA. You get the point. We are basically a melting pot of fly fisherman from all over the world. Maybe it is the fact that we all have tons of money and big time jobs and high end careers? No, many of us are painters, carpenters, web designers, window cleaners, HVAC repair men, Vietnam vets, Soldiers, fly fishing guides, teachers, airport baggage handlers, truck drivers etc.. So what could it be? What made Flies And Fins 2008 so great and what makes every year better than previous years? I got it! It’s the people! It is all of the characters that we all meet along the way. And, with every passing year, the number of characters and crew-members grows bigger. Flies and Fins started with a very small crew, just a couple guys who loved to fly fish and “got it.” Not much has changed. Actually, only one thing has changed. The crew is no longer just a couple guys who “get it.” As of today, the Flies And Fins crew is comprised of 4,932 people who “get it.” So, if Flies And Fins is about anything at all – it must be about a state of mind and like-minded people and all of the characters we meet throughout our fly fishing journey, who somehow “get it.” Thanks to everyone for making Flies And Fins so much fun, being part of The Flies And Fins story and for “protecting a state of mind.”
Well said my friend. It is the people for sure. Being able to share the incredible experiences and places that fly fishing gives us with other people. That is exactly what makes it so much fun and so amazing. Great video and song, it brings it all together perfectly. Love the outtakes at the end, classic!
incredible year. Well said Jer. Each year new people make it better. Without the people there wouldn’t be anything. Great work on editing the vid. I loved it. “zoom in on his brain” too funny. 2009 is only going to get better. Best to everyone.
The “state of mind” while fishing gives you a chance for clarity and peace from the emotional debris left from a week of verbal wrangling with your world. How you feel directs how you perceive your world, Fly Fishing can change the way you feel and your perception of whats important and what is debris. As soon as my foot breaks through the surface film, I enter a different “State of Mind”.
Great video, I love when your stripping and the reel falls into the stripping basket!
What a year, way too many great memories. I always forget about the little mishaps, looks like they came back to haunt me this year. my apoligies to any broken reel seats and tangles on the “weapon,” they we’re undoubtably my fault! I’ll take all the blame this time. I can’t wait to see what happens this summer. it’s going to be great. Thanks everyone for making this past season special. I loved the video and song!
Fantastic video, thumbs up! You live the fishermans dream dude.
May 2009 get even better for you.
thanks for sharing
Dear Mr. Cameron:
I am quite impressed by your smooth, unflappable demeanor in the heat of the battle at 6:00 in the video. You hardly skipped a beat despite a major equipment failure. How do you do it? Are you really that experienced with equipment failures? or are you just a cool, focused dude who is never set back by anything? I M P R E S S I V E ! I guess that your “state of mind” needs no protection!
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ser parte de la historia 2008 de flies and fins en lo personal me llena de alegria , ver imagenes de la Patagonia es muy bueno
A la mayoria de ustedes no tengo el placer de conocerlos , solo conozco a Alex , Ed y Ray , tres grandes personas con las que aprendi mucho y comparti lugares de mi pais .
Tambien es cierto que nunca sali de Argentina , pero con cada imagen de flies and fins viajo con mi mente y se que en algun tiempo no muy lejano estaremos haciendo volar algunas unas moscas en el mar …o quien sabe tal vez en Bariloche .
gracias Jeremy por acordarte de la tripulacion de Argentina y hasta siempre
Miguel Sanchez
Bariloche-Patagonia -Argentina
Jeremy, this video is simply awesome, you just captured the “state of mind” that bring each one of us on the water and on Flies And Fins : fun, meeting people, fishing with friends, sharing stories…so much more. As in the surf world you have competitors and souls surfers, Flies and Fins is the souls fly fishers ground where each one can drop his memories after a great trip on the water.
Thanks to the small crew that start up the website and allowed it to be so Alive and to all that participate.
Thanks for sharing bro’ loved every minute of it.
Wow, what an amazing year of meeting great people and learning new waters,new fly fishing methods, and crushing beautiful fish. The video sums it up that fliesandfins has provided a network of incredible people all sharing the same dream and definitely ‘protecting a state of mind, and a way of life’. Love it man great tune and awesome video cheers to all the crew who make it all happen. Alex
man, yhis site has come along way since the time i stumbled upon it…truly an excellent resource in the fly fishing world. “protecting a state of mind” loved this. another year down and halfway through the next…insane man.
Excelente el video!!! Es fantastico formar parte de esas imagenes y de este grupo de gente con pasion por la pesca con mosca, Los esperamos en Argentina, para compartir nuestros asados, nuestros fuegos y por supuesto nuestras truchas.
Un abrazo Gigante a todos!
Wilfredo.-
its a state of mind and a way of life. and flies and fins brings people together that are passionate about fly fishing. i’m just glad to be a part of it. great video and see you out on the water. Ed
Another terrific video of the year’s best adventures, so well edited with song and humor; a F+F Hallmark. I’m looking forward to another year of ever-expanding fly fishing adventures on Flies and Fins and I wish all the crew the best this Holiday season!