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If you’ve been on the water lately, you can probably feel it: fly fishing isn’t just having a moment, it’s having a whole new era.Outdoor Radio Network reports that fly fishing participation in the U.S. jumped about 25% in 2024, and the curve is still pointed up. More people are trading doomscrolling for drifting nymphs, and the industry’s scrambling to keep up: recycled-material rods, eco waders, and apps that tell you when your favorite tailwater is finally dropping into shape. Shops are doubling down on teaching, too—Euro nymphing clinics, women’s casting nights, even “first fish after work” happy-hour trips.Speaking of women, USAngling says the U.S. women’s fly fishing team just hosted the 4th FIPS-Mouche World Ladies Fly Fishing Championship in Idaho Falls this year, right on the Snake and its feeder waters. Team USA didn’t just hand out swag and smile for photos; they laid it down: team gold plus individual gold and silver. The cool part is their mission isn’t just medals—they’ve mentored dozens of new women anglers and logged hundreds of hours on habitat work. So if you’ve been wondering who’s really pushing the sport forward, it’s not just the old guard in drift boats; it’s these women building community and fixing streams between practice sessions.On the policy side, the lawyers have waded in—felt soles optional. Outdoor Life and Maine outlet WGME both report on a lawsuit in Maine where a family is challenging “fly-fishing only” regulations on 226 waters. Their argument is that fly-only rules favor wealthier anglers and clash with Maine’s Right to Food amendment, since some of those waters are catch-and-release or restricted to fly gear only. Conservation folks counter that fly-only stretches are one of the tools that kept some of those classic Maine trout ponds from turning into put-and-take mudholes decades ago. However this shakes out, you can bet managers around the country are watching; if Maine’s fly-only lines move, other states might start erasing or redrawing theirs, and that changes where and how all of us get to fish.Meanwhile, the map itself is getting smarter. The Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership reports that the MAPWaters Act has cleared Congress and is headed for the president’s signature. Once that kicks in, federal agencies will have to modernize how they share info on closures, gear restrictions, no-take zones, and all the messy little rules we usually discover on a faded sign at the boat ramp. Think of it as taking all the “Oh, you can’t use barbed hooks here” surprises and putting them in one digital place before you rig up.So yeah, from record participation to gold-medal women, court battles over who gets to fish what, and a new national map for the rules, fly fishing news this week is anything but boring. It’s a good time to be paying attention—and a better time to have a rod strung up in the truck.Thanks for tuning in, and come back next week for more. This has been a Quiet Please production, and for more from me check out QuietPlease dot A I.For more http://www.quietplease.aiGet the best deals https://amzn.to/3ODvOtaThis content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI

If you’ve been watching the fly scene lately, you know it hasn’t exactly been quiet.First up, the women are absolutely lighting it up. USAngling says the USA Women’s Fly Fishing Team is gearing up to host the 4th FIPS Mouche World Ladies Fly Fishing Championship in Idaho Falls in 2025, right on the Snake and a bunch of classic nearby waters. That means some of the sharpest technical anglers on the planet are about to be picking apart water that you and I weekend-warrior on. It’s competition, sure, but it’s also a big signal that women’s fly fishing isn’t “emerging” anymore—it’s here, organized, and deadly effective.On the regulation front, Maine’s got a little family feud brewing. MidCurrent reports that a Maine family is suing the state over “fly-fishing-only” water, arguing that these long-standing rules shut out gear anglers from public rivers and ponds. Local TV station WGME covered it too, saying the family wants every public water open to everyone, no fly-only zones. If that case gains traction, it could become a template fight all over the country: protect fragile fly-only trout water, or open the gates and let everyone in.Pennsylvania is sliding the needle the other way. The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission just approved a pile of new Class A wild trout stream designations and added more waters to the wild trout list, according to the agency’s own regulatory updates. That “Class A” tag means naturally reproducing fish and usually more protection and tighter stocking rules. Translation: more small, tucked-away creeks where you’re into wild fish that never saw a hatchery truck. It’s the kind of slow, nerdy policy stuff that quietly gives you better fishing five years down the line.Meanwhile, the business side of fly fishing is… interesting. Angling Trade recently dug into 2025 buying trends and said the pandemic boom is flattening out—some of the new folks have drifted away—but the hardcore anglers are still here and still fishing. Shops are seeing more road-trip style “regional” travel instead of big-ticket destination trips, and people are thinking twice before dropping cash on the latest $1,000 rod. Trout still own most of the wall space, but warmwater and salt are creeping in around the edges. It’s basically back to a real, core community instead of the COVID gold rush.All of this—world championships on the Snake, lawsuits over fly-only water, new wild trout designations, shops recalibrating after the boom—adds up to the same thing: fly fishing’s not going anywhere. It’s just getting a little sharper, a little more political, and maybe a little more local.Thanks for tuning in, and come back next week for more. This has been a Quiet Please production and, for me, check out QuietPlease dot A I.For more http://www.quietplease.aiGet the best deals https://amzn.to/3ODvOtaThis content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI

Hey folks, gather round the vice, its your boy with the latest buzz from the fly fishing front lines. First off, our US Youth Fly Fishing Team is geared up for a monster run at the 2025 World Youth Championship right here on home turf in Idaho Falls. US Angling reports these young guns, led by Captain Lawson Braun from North Carolina, with Max Logan from Colorado and the Pennsylvania duo Justin Hardie and Landon Cook, are chasing a three-peat after snaggin gold last year in Czech Republic. Theyll hit the Golden Triangle waters in Montana, Wyoming and Idaho come July, three-hour catch-and-release battles against squads from eight countries. Coaches Josh Miller and manager Jess Westbrook got em dialed volunteer if you can, its Olympic-style grit for the love of the game.Over in Maine, things are heatin up off the water too. WGME says a local family of spin casters is suin the state to crack open fly-fishin-only regs on public streams. They claim its unfair keepin bait and spin out, wantin equal shots at those wild brookies. Fisheries managers been usin fly-only for decades to protect the resource, but this lawsuits stirrin the pot could change access everywhere. Keep an eye, might mean more rods on your favorite runs or tighter rules.Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission just dropped news on wild trout streams, addin five new sections and tweakin one limit as of late October. Per their bulletin, theyre lockin in Class A wild trout waters under strict no-stock rules to let natural repro thrive. If youre chasin brookies in PA, grab the updated list those spots are gold for technical dry fly work.And hey, buyin trends? Angling Trade reckons the cores solid, trout still rules 75 percent of gear, but saltwater fly scenes blowin up though pricey. Newbies dipped post-pandemic, but Texans floodin Colorado shops for guides. Trackfly datas showin real numbers, not just stories focus on small streams and DIY to keep the tribe growin.Thats the scoop, tight lines and fat fish. Thanks for tunin in, come back next week for more. This has been a Quiet Please production, and for me check out Quiet Please Dot A I.For more http://www.quietplease.aiGet the best deals https://amzn.to/3ODvOtaThis content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI

Hey folks, grab your rods and listen up, cause the fly fishing world's buzzing with some real talk from the streams right now. First off, down in Maine, a family's stirring the pot with a lawsuit against the state over those fly-fishing-only rules on prime waters. They reckon it's unfair keeping spin casters out, and MidCurrent reports they're pushing hard to open up all public spots to everyone, no matter your rig. Could shake things up big time for us purists chasing those wild brookies.Meanwhile, Pennsylvania's Fish and Boat Commission just greenlit 20 new stream sections as Class A wild trout waters back on October 27, plus tweaks to spots like Freeman Run in Potter County for special regs. That means more untouched trout havens where you can nymph or dry fly hunt self-sustaining fish without the crowds—perfect for a locals' day out.Over in Arizona, Trout Unlimited broke ground on the Thompson-Burro Meadow Restoration near Alpine, fixing fire damage from 2011 to boost Apache trout habitat. MidCurrent says it'll help the Colorado River too, so expect epic native action once it's rolling.And hey, buying trends from Angling Trade show the core crew's still hitting regional waters hard—Texans flooding Colorado guides, newbies dipping but travel anglers loading racks for road trips. Saltwater fly's badass but pricey, so stick to trout for now.Winter reports? Yakima River guide Steve Worley notes warmer Novembers keeping bugs hatching late, reservoirs filling slow but fish findable if you hunt 'em. New York's 2025 regs from DEC lock in fly-only catch-and-release on Salmon River sections too.Man, keeps ya hooked, don't it? Thanks for tuning in, come back next week for more. This has been a Quiet Please production, and for me check out Quiet Please Dot A I.For more http://www.quietplease.aiGet the best deals https://amzn.to/3ODvOtaThis content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI

If you’ve been watching the fly scene lately, you know the news has gotten almost as spicy as a July afternoon on a crowded tailwater.Let’s start up in Maine, where WGME reports a local family has flat-out sued the state over fly-fishing-only rules on some of the best native brook trout water in the country. They’re arguing that limiting certain lakes and rivers to fly gear freezes out working-class anglers who don’t have the time or cash to get into fly fishing, and they’re tying it to Maine’s new “right to food” law. The state isn’t talking while it’s in court, but the case basically asks: are fly-only regs smart conservation, or gatekeeping on world-class brook trout? If you love those quiet, single-barbless-hook pools, this one hits close to home.Slide down the coast to Connecticut, where the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection just rolled out new inland sportfish rules aimed squarely at protecting wild brook trout. DEEP says 22 waters are now Class 1 Wild Trout Management Areas, locked into year‑round catch‑and‑release with artificial lures or flies and single barbless hooks only. They even tightened and clarified the definition of a “fly” and “fly fishing.” Translation: if you like sneaking up a tiny blue-line with a three‑weight and a box of parachute Adams and soft hackles, Connecticut is basically rolling out a red carpet for you and the native fish.Head west and the story shifts from law books to wallets. Angling Trade has been digging into 2025 buying trends and it’s a mix of realism and optimism. Shops are seeing that the pandemic boom has cooled off a bit—some of the “newbie” anglers bailed—but the core fly crowd is still fishing hard, traveling regionally, loading up roof racks, and chasing trout, smallmouth, and anything else that’ll eat a streamer. High-end rods and reels aren’t exactly flying off the shelves, but travel, education, and DIY gear are keeping the lights on. The takeaway: the industry is betting that 2026 is going to be a strong rebound year, especially for folks who want real instruction and better local water, not just another shiny 5‑weight.Meanwhile, conservation work with a fly angle is rolling along out in the Southwest. MidCurrent reports that Trout Unlimited just broke ground on the Thompson‑Burro Meadow Restoration Project in Arizona’s Apache‑Sitgreaves National Forest. The goal is to rebuild habitat for native Apache trout in a watershed still scarred from a 2011 fire—fixing channel incision, cooling the water, and putting structure back where it belongs. It’s the kind of slow, unglamorous project that quietly turns a trashed meadow into a place where, five or ten years from now, someone’s kid will catch their first wild Apache trout on a size 16 dry and have no idea how much work went into making that moment possible.So yeah, right now fly fishing news in the U.S. is this weird braid of lawsuits over who gets to fish where, tighter protections for wild trout, shops grinding through a softer gear market, and long‑game restoration that might just save some native species for the next generation.Thanks for tuning in, and come back next week for more. This has been a Quiet Please production, and for more from me check out QuietPlease dot A I.For more http://www.quietplease.aiGet the best deals https://amzn.to/3ODvOtaThis content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI